Episode 266 - Advancing the Classroom

Welsh History Podcast by Jonathan Williams

Jun 15, 202639:33Society & Culture

From 1890 to 1913 Wales saw a revolution in the classroom. As education into secondary schools were advancing for the first time for middle class and lower class students.

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