Welsh family history

05/08/2021

Carew Castle, the only place in the UK where that the coats of arms of Henry Tudor, Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur (Henry Tudor's first son and heir) are seen together. It is almost unimaginable to think how things would now be if Prince Arthur had lived, and Henry VIII not taken the throne

05/08/2021

This Saturday underneath the great castle at Pembroke.

21/06/2021

20/05/2021

Both parents, not just the father, will now be named on marriage certificates in England and Wales.

01/04/2021

This webinar is organised by the Scotland's Rock Art Project (ScRAP) and is the third of 12 monthly webinars presented live throughout 2021 by experts from B...

31/03/2021

Tour the Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska, helping to preserve the history of Welsh immigration to North America.

25/03/2021

A glimpse into trench life. Captain Evelyn Byrde took this photograph of the second battalion of the Monmouthshire Regiment in the trenches in Le Bizet, April 1915 ⬇
http://bit.ly/TrenchesLeBizet1915

Via The Regimental Museum Of The Royal Welsh

19/03/2021

22/02/2021

The last invasion of mainland Britain came when the French invaded Fishguard, Wales in 1797.

12/02/2021

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/12/stonehenge-could-have-evolved-earlier-welsh-stone-circle/

The prehistoric monument may have actually been an act of unification, a way to bring together British tribes several thousand years ago

24/01/2021

It is said that King Street in Brecon got its name after King Charles I escaped Parliamentary forces by running up this lane! ⬇️
https://bit.ly/KingStreetBrecon1920s

Thanks to The House Historian Wales for the information and photograph.

13/01/2021

On the 13th January 1879, just before midnight, dense clouds of smoke and multi coloured fumes billowed from the main shaft of Dinas Colliery, the first deep coal mine of the Rhondda Valleys, which had been sunk in 1832. This had followed a terrific explosion that shook not only the colliery buildings but also the nearby houses. It ripped through the mine leaving 63 men and boys dead. Thirty five of them were buried in a mass grave at Llethr-Ddu (Trealaw) cemetery, fourteen of them were so unrecognisable their names are entered in the burial register as 'UNKNOWN'.

27/11/2020

Policing as a from has been part of Swansea life since 1158. The Metropolitan Police was formed in 1829 and the Swansea Borough Police was formed in 1836. Th...

13/11/2020

The villa near Wrexham is the first to be uncovered in north-east Wales, say archaeologists.

19/10/2020

The Historic Dock Project aims to record and preserve the heritage of our historic docklands. The project is currently focusing on 'African Connections', to research the lives of the many West African Seamen who settled in the U.K before WW1 ⬇️
http://bit.ly/HistoricDockProject

28/09/2020

On 28th September 1935, Swansea RFC defeated the New Zealand All Blacks 11-3, thus becoming the first ever club side to beat them.

Jack Manchester, the New Zealand captain, was quoted as saying “tell them back home we were beaten by all means, but please, not by a couple of school kids”, a referrence to half-backs Haydn Tanner and Willie Davies, who were at the time, still schoolboys at Gowerton grammar.

Subsequently, on 21st december 1935, five of the Swansea team played in the Welsh side that also defeated New Zealand. They were Claude Davey, Idwal Rees, Haydn Tanner, Harry Payne and Don Tarr.

The win over New Zealand followed victories over Australia in 1908 and South Africa in 1912, making Swansea the first club side to beat the three southern hemisphere rugby superpowers.

11/08/2020

Born on this day 1923, from Mold,

Raymond Davies-Hughes, the Welshman who broadcast propaganda in Welsh for the Germans during World War II.

Hughes was an RAF airman whose plane was shot down over Germany during a bombing raid and when approached in a prisoner-of-war camp, Hughes agreed to broadcast propaganda in Welsh. Joseph Goebbels was the Third Reich's Propaganda Minister and he realised the importance and influence of mass media. He knew that a Welsh speaker could reach a new audience, and Hughes went on to work with the traitor William Joyce, better known as "Lord Haw-Haw", who broadcast propaganda programmes in English for the N***s. After the war, Lord Haw-Haw was hanged for treason while Hughes was sentenced to five years hard labour, which was subsequently reduced to two years following an appeal for clemency.

08/08/2020

04/08/2020

Carew Castle is now open 11am - 4pm daily!
You must pre-book tickets at www.carewcastle.com , where you can also book our 'Really Wild Treasure Hunt'!
Nest Tearoom is open to all 11.30am - 4pm for takeaway picnic style light lunches, cakes and drinks.
The Tidal Mill remains closed for now.