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Welsh History Podcast

Jonathan Williams

Welsh History Podcast tells the story of Wales from the early stone age to present day.

Episodes

20 of 368 episodes

Episode 275 - The Guns of Llanelli

On a warm Saturday afternoon in August 1911, in a tinplate town in Carmarthenshire, a nervous magistrate mumbled the words of the Riot Act t...

00:34:54Oct 19, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 14 - Humanitus

With the arrival of the Romans comes the establishment of a new trade centre and importantly the flood of the symbols of their version of ci...

00:27:19Oct 12, 2026

Episode 274 – The House at the Edge of Town

Every town in Wales had one. You knew where it was. You knew what it was for. And you spent your whole life hoping you would never have to w...

00:42:44Oct 5, 2026

Episode 273 – The Welsh Wizard and the People's Game

With a new century comes the true professional game that is at the centre of Wales even today and the first Welsh superstar. Follow us on so...

00:33:25Sep 21, 2026

Episode 273 – The Welsh Wizard and the People's Game

With a new century comes the true professional game that is at the centre of Wales even today and the first Welsh superstar. Follow us on so...

35:55Sep 21, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 13 - Nomen et Fama

In this episodes it is a tale of two versions of the man. First, we will follow the real Caratacus through his war, his defeat, his betrayal...

00:47:53Sep 14, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 13 - Nomen et Fama

In this episodes it is a tale of two versions of the man. First, we will follow the real Caratacus through his war, his defeat, his betrayal...

51:23Sep 14, 2026

Episode 272 - Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn

A special episode where I sit down with Charlie Leah, author of Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys about the life of...

00:54:48Sep 7, 2026

Episode 272 - Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn

A special episode where I sit down with Charlie Leah, author of Last Man Standing: Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn, Prince of Powys about the life of...

58:18Sep 7, 2026

Episode 271 - From the Cottage to the Cabinet

This episode I talk about the remarkable and controversial life of David Lloyd George. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @Welsh...

00:52:21Aug 31, 2026

Episode 271 - From the Cottage to the Cabinet

This episode I talk about the remarkable and controversial life of David Lloyd George. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @Welsh...

55:51Aug 31, 2026

Episode 270 - The Rise of the Labour Party

The story of the founding of the Labour Party, runs straight through Wales. Not around it. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @W...

00:44:37Aug 17, 2026

Episode 270 - The Rise of the Labour Party

The story of the founding of the Labour Party, runs straight through Wales. Not around it. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky: @W...

48:07Aug 17, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 12 - Ferro et Fossa

The Fosse Way is a mighty road from Lincoln to Exeter which acts as a the spine of the Roman campaign a bridge between two legions and we ar...

00:46:18Aug 10, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 12 - Ferro et Fossa

The Fosse Way is a mighty road from Lincoln to Exeter which acts as a the spine of the Roman campaign a bridge between two legions and we ar...

49:48Aug 10, 2026

Episode 269 – There is No Traitor in this House

In this episode we are going to Bethesda. And we are going to tell the story of the Great Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry, which began on the t...

00:56:09Aug 3, 2026

Episode 269 – There is No Traitor in this House

In this episode we are going to Bethesda. And we are going to tell the story of the Great Strike at the Penrhyn Quarry, which began on the t...

59:39Aug 3, 2026

Episode 268 - The Peak and the Pit

At the height of Wale's economic power King Coal ran much of the Welsh valleys. But that success came at a price and we are going to talk ab...

00:44:09Jul 20, 2026

Episode 268 - The Peak and the Pit

At the height of Wale's economic power King Coal ran much of the Welsh valleys. But that success came at a price and we are going to talk ab...

47:39Jul 20, 2026

Roman Britain Episode 11 - Instrumenta Servitutis

Claudius may have accepted all the surrenders and made his way back to Rome but there was still a lot of work to do. And it was just the beg...

00:45:09Jul 13, 2026