Welsh History Podcast

From the Iron Age to Roman Britain there was many changes to the people, the landscape and the legacy of this history. This series will discuss all of this. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desires for land and religious freedom drove Welsh people to see a new life in the New World. This is the story of how a Welsh enclave was founded in South Eastern Ohio. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My travel from lover of war movies to a history degree holder to podcast creator is the subject of today's Freeform episode. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medical understanding and advancement were on the rise in the 1840s but Wales was still far away from our modern medical discoveries and microbiology. Yet even in the midst of this rough time efforts were slowly being made to reform medical practices and create better sterile environments. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The anger in Wales was growing and thousands would rise to try and force their agenda on to the national stage by attacking the local government in Newport. Many are killed and wounded and the Chartist movement would reach its apex. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In London skilled tradesmen who were feeling a lack of respect of the working poor created a list of demands that would make up the People's Charter. This group called Chartists would drive a lot of political discussions in Wales. It would develop a new notion of democratic movements for the working class populations who were feeling very unrepresented. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of the monthly Freeform episode Jon talks about living in three different predominately English speaking countries and how he dealt with cultural shocks both big and small. From sports, to food, more serious issues. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Crime and poverty were strong bedfellows in Wales in the mid century of the 1800s. Increasing demands for housing combined with boom and bust economies create circumstances where criminal activity was an accepted survival method as slums and squaller grew in small congested urban areas in the valleys of 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 Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As education in Wales blossomed it brought with it a strictly English flavour that would come to dominate the country all the way to the current day. Welsh which had already been seen as a lesser language was described as a problem to be solved in the Blue Books. British education was founded on one culture and one language, English. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a citizen from a Commonwealth country when I moved to the UK I found out I could vote in the elections. Today I talk about that experience and why it felt odd at first. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)  Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the English government seeks to fight against labour strikes, tax protests, and Rebecca rioters they decide the blame for all this must be Welsh and target its teaching through the Royal Commission of 1847. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode we talk about one of the first major popular social protests in Wales in the early Victorian period known as the Rebecca Riots. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of nonconformity coincides with the rise of unions 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 Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I talk about my own family history and how DNA research can help but not be considered a cure all for gaps in our history. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1830s the class structure in Wales was being questioned by many who benefited least from it. The Working poor. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the loss of Henry, Hester finds new love and a new life returning to her native land to build a new life for herself while railing against the French republic. 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 Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices