In our first of our monthly free form discussion we talk about how I source and research and how the AI creates concerns. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse …

Hester was now married and soon came children and strife in a period where the struggling family would grow into the premier place for the growing literary lights of London in the late 18th century. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh Histor…

Today we talk about the first Welsh woman who created her own autobiography and was an influencial writer during the turn of the 19th century, Hester Lynch Salusbury. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com…

In the reign of the last two kings before Victoria reform which had been driven by the Radical Whigs were now becoming much more mainstream including in Wales where election reform was being aggressively pursued. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get som…

Being destitute in the centuries after dissolution of the Monasteries created a need for government intervention to help deal with the elderly, disabled, infirm, orphans and those who were struggling to find work. from the 1500s to the beginning of the 19th century there was a lot of effort but not always done with the welfare of the poor in mind w…

As labour strife continued to grow in Wales secret societies rose up to help defend the labourers and the poor who needed defending from the companies and authorities. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.co…

In this episode we talk a bit about the fight against slavery in Britain, and in the United States. Who were Welsh people who influenced the fight in both countries. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/…

The agricultural area north of Cardiff which had been a grazing place for sheep becomes the main industrial resource arm to power the British Empire. And the consequences of this urbanization creates all new problems. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Ge…

This week we have a crossover episode with another history podcast you might find interesting! Please check it out. The Anthology Of Heroes podcast shares stories of figures and events that shaped our world. In this episode, we explore the early life and rise to rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welshman to hold the title of Prince of Wal…

Sitting down at the beginning of 2024 outside the normal episodic recording to offer a preview of the next year and the podcast feed and what to expect. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creat…

As the British Empire began to grow and coal became the main source of the British energy the Welsh Language returned from rural Wales to the coal fields and industry in the south and north east. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History P…

Prembrokeshire man Sir Thomas Picton rose to unprecedented heights during the Napoleonic Wars but also through graft and profiteering used his position as a weapon against slaves and others. Was he a war hero for his sacrifice at Waterloo or villain who caused death and torture of African slaves and free people in Trinidad. Welsh History Podcast is…

As the 19th century begins Wales joins the rest of Britain entering into the war against Napoleon with their whole efforts. British loyalty is at an all time high. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/st…

The French launch an ill conceived scheme to invade Ireland, but instead land some badly managed troops near Fishguard. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Ke…

The arrival of the 19th century begins with it a world of change that will shape our modern world. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompet…

The history of mining in Wales goes back to the pre-history and original settlement of Britain. In this episode I am going to discuss how it started, who did the mining and why and how it changes in the enlightenment to become what we know of today and how it would create the coal mining powerhouse of south Wales. Welsh History Podcast is a proud m…

Today to honour the 200th episode I recorded a listener Q&A session. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creati…

Wales has become a very different place in a short period and the driving of the Industrial Revolution will put new economic pressures on an old industry and create new opportunities. In its wake Welsh nationalism in the modern sense begins to rise. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcas…

Richard Price is a lesser know philosopher of the enlightenment but the Welsh preacher also was a friend of the leaders of the American Revolution. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-histo…

As the 18th century entered into its later half new movements, philosophies and agitations were start to create a new religious group in Wales with long term influence. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.c…

Today we talk about the establishment of Welsh literacy and the beginnings of modern Welsh poetry. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompet…

As the ideas of the enlightenment took hold and more people began to migrate from Wales it was found that English became the language of use by those in exile. But even among the exiles there was a desire to maintain their cultural and historic links to their Ancient British past. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Net…

The arrival of three different plants to British shores create the seeds of a complete change to society as a whole within a very short space of time. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-hi…

illegitimate births during the 18th century in Wales were considered to be more impactful that they turned out to be. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevi…

John Roberts goes from a farmer son and third mate on a slaver ship to one of the most successful pirates in the Golden Age of Piracy. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Ce…

Captain Morgan a farmer's son from South Wales rose from farmer to plantation owner, assemblyman and governor in Jamaica. He was largely able to do this thanks to his massive privateer campaigns in late 1660s. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some W…

In this episode we touch on the expansion of piracy and the legal definition of Privateers and some of the earliest Pirates of the Welsh Coast. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-p…

The start of trade between the colonies and Britain brings with it the rise in the African slave trade. This is a small snippet on the Welsh influence at the end of the 17th century. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch …

As the 18th century began many doubted Welsh could survive or that it's culture would thrive in the country. The arrival of the printing press, education, and the growing literacy of the lower classes meant that far from dying it was starting a revival. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the po…

In 3 years James went from King to pariah in very short order and at the centre of the issue was his version of Christian belief. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic …

A large figure in the Welsh Puritan movement continues his protest of the new regime as religious persecution heats up in Wales. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic I…

In this episode we are going to discuss the role of Women in history and talk about four examples from early modern Wales of figures in Welsh history. And why the Women of the era were trying to buck their purported place in it. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/Wels…

Cromwell's considers taking the crown, but dies instead. Prince Charles returns and is now King Charles II as the Stuart Restoration gains support. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-histo…

One of the great tenants of the Puritan faith is the education of the poor and creating literate readers of the bible. They seek to spread public education to Wales with middling effect. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Me…

The Puritans try their hand at converting Wales. The Quakers arrive in less hostile circumstances. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompet…

Cromwell and his form of governance starts to take on a decidedly monarchial look as the Protector and his Army take control. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impu…

In 1649 one of the most monumental decisions in Welsh History was taken by Parliament, the destruction and abandonment of the castles of Wales as fortifications. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stor…

This week is a short episode talking about the podcast as a whole before we turn to the end of the Civil War. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeo…

With the King's chances steadily getting worse by the day small successes in south Wales give off a mirage of progress and false hope. Source: British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate Website - http://bcw-project.org/ Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshH…

The royalists seek to expand their control in Wales only for there advances to fall flat and territorial losses leaving the area completely unable to rally to the Royalist cause. Source: British Civil Wars, Commonwealth and Protectorate Website - http://bcw-project.org/ Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You c…

Wales turns out for Charles as they pick their king, the British king over the English nobility in the English Civil War with dire consequences for some. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh…

As Parliamentarians and the King begin to choose sides, the Welsh are being forced into making choices of their own. Their deep loyalty to the monarch is being challenged. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepubli…

Charles I is the new King of Britain. His influence on the ideas of monarchy and the development of printed news begins to change how the world is understood for an increasingly literate upper class. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh Histo…

Politics influenced greatly the Stuarts in the midst of great change in England and Wales. We discuss why the Parliament became so important for Welsh representation. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-histo…

At the beginning of the 17th Century a new dynasty rose to the throne and a number of Welsh people rose to greater and greater heights. We talk about a few of them. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history…

As the Tudor period ends powerful men establish Welsh culture, language, and their place in the English hierarchy. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin M…

In this episode we talk about the Quakers and first colonists from Wales to settle in Pennsylvania. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licen…

During Early Modern Wales life is a constant struggle for people how they lived and how the looked at life is the focus in this episode. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impul…

From the 16th century onward society and the economy of Wales grows and advances as stability and population growth drives both the best and worst of consequences for the people. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores…

From ancient times to the present day Wales and the sea were important to each other. From fishing, to mythology, to invaders, to exploration all came and moved by the sea that surrounds the country on three sides. In this episode we talk about Welsh naval experience into the 17th century. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You …