Welsh History Podcast

By Jonathan Williams

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

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Episode 170 Such Miserable Huts

Welsh History PodcastJul 11, 2022

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Episode 173 Stuarts and the Ambitious Men

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.

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Aug 22, 202223:50

Episode 172 End of Tudor Wales

As the Tudor period ends powerful men establish Welsh culture, language, and their place in the English hierarchy.

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Aug 08, 202229:06

Episode 171 Welsh Settlement in America

In this episode we talk about the Quakers and first colonists from Wales to settle in Pennsylvania.

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Jul 25, 202222:12

Episode 170 Such Miserable Huts

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.

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Jul 11, 202228:25

Episode 169 Society and Economic Change

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.

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Jun 27, 202221:52

Episode 168 The Welsh Naval Experience

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.

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Jun 13, 202224:14

Episode 167 The Welsh Bible

The bible is a document that we take for granted in our language today. For Wales it was a key document in the persevering the written language in an official way during an era where it was definitely on the back burner.

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May 30, 202225:09

Episode 166 The World Turned Upside Down

Anglicanism and the end of Monastic tradition in Wales.

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May 16, 202224:45

Episode 165 Literacy, Printing, Markets, and Philosophy

Changes in society come to Wales as the Renaissance desire for literacy and knowledge starts to inform the upper classes.

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May 02, 202228:18

Episode 164: The Laws in Wales Act

Henry VIII's conflicts with his wife, his lords, and his church were about the focus some major changes on Wales and England.

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Apr 04, 202220:26

Episode 163: Marcher Decay

After nearly 100 years of troubles the Marcher Lordships were in decay and the Tudor legacy for Wales began to be reformed by the Son of Henry VII.

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Mar 21, 202220:42

Episode 162: Management of Wales

As the Tudor period commences a whole new world was about to begin. The rise of the Council for Wales and the Marches creates a whole new way to administer the Principality and the marcher lords.

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Mar 07, 202229:28

Episode 161: The Long Wished For Day

Shakespeare wrote about it, legends have grown around it, the end of the War of the Roses is here as both parties arrive at Bosworth.

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Feb 21, 202233:24

Episode 160: The Once and Future King

Henry arrives in Wales and appeals to the Welsh to join him in overthrowing the English King.

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Jan 28, 202222:08

Episode 159: Noble Waffling

The time is coming to choose sides... with supporters on both sides waffling Henry begins invasion plans in earnest.

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Jan 14, 202221:07

Episode 158: The March To Bosworth

As Richard tries to make friends Henry begins his grab for the throne.

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Dec 22, 202128:09

Episode 157 1483: The Year Everything Changes

Richard seizes power, the enemies of the new king begin to coalesce and Henry and Jasper gain their freedom.

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Dec 10, 202122:33

Episode 156 Lady Margaret, Exile, and Death

The kingdom is at peace but the Tudors continue to be a focus for the powers in Western Europe.

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Nov 19, 202124:14

Episode 155 The Turbulent Peace

Peace finally achieved, all the contenders seemingly off the field, will Wales and the Tudors adjust to the new reality.

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Nov 05, 202122:50

Episode 154 Another Twist to the Crown

King Edward clears the field and few are left standing.

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Oct 22, 202122:16

Episode 153: As the Kingmaker Turns

After years of feeling taken advantage of Earl of Warwick, Richard Neville has finally reached his breaking point.

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Oct 08, 202123:46

Episode 152 The Men of Harlech

For seven years the men in Harlech defended and raided their way into the history books. Along with Jasper Tudor they were the only resistance left in Britain to the Yorkists for almost half a decade.

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Sep 24, 202128:23

Episode 151: Edward's Wales

King Edward now controls England and Wales. He has an opportunity to put his stamp on it and he has brought his best man on it William Herbert.

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Sep 10, 202123:21

Episode 150 Sundogs and Vengeance

Richard Duke of York is dead... but a new challenger appeared and the Tudors would pay for it.

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Aug 27, 202122:01

Episode 149 From Northampton to Wakefield

The Yorkists and Lancastrians battle for the heart of England, Richard makes a play for kingship but only finds a paper crown and Jasper firms up Wales defenses.

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Aug 13, 202125:04

Episode 148 The Rise of Jasper Tudor

When most people think about powerful Tudor names I am pretty sure Jasper is not one of them but his slow climb to become one of the most powerful men in England reaches the summit on this episode.

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Jul 16, 202123:18

Episode 147: Love Day in Name Only

King Henry has an idea how to end the War of the Roses, lets hold a Love Day.

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Jun 25, 202123:42

Episode 146: The Poet Rebel

Edmund Tudor has been commissioned to deal with a rebellious Welsh Lord.

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Jun 11, 202122:15

Episode 145: In All Haste Possible

The time has come the opening of the War of Roses begins in the abbey town of St. Albans.

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May 28, 202122:06

Episode 144: Rising Tide

With the collapse of Henry VI York and his Marcher allies attempt to wrest control of England. And why did so many Welshmen get involved.

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May 14, 202121:46

Episode 143: Chess Pieces

Today we look at the powerful men that participated in the War of the Roses and their influence in Wales.

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Apr 30, 202121:51

Episode 142: The Origins of the War of the Roses

The Hundred Year's War comes to a messy end and powerful people plot.

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Apr 02, 202122:26

Episode 141: The Conundrum of Family

The life of Owen Tudor was a complicated mess, it was about to get much worse.

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Mar 19, 202122:27

Episode 140: The Origins of the Tudurs

From mythic beginnings the Tudurs rose from obscurity to prominence during the middle ages in Wales. Little knowing that this minor noble serving Llewelyn the Great would see the family name come to conquer England at the beginning of its rise to Empire.

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Mar 05, 202122:07