From the Ancient Roman invasion to the Last Welsh Prince, there is something that fascinates us about the proud Welsh people and their wildly beautiful language. The history and buildings, food, clothing, language and more can all be explored below. As always I’d love to hear your thoughts on what else you might be interested in.
Castles of Wales – historical sites, essays, timelines and more
St Fagans National Museum of History
Welsh Recipes – Museum of Wales
Finds from Swansea and Neath -Swansea Museum
The creation of medieval Wales – BBC History
Medieval Wales History | Life in Wales in the Middle Ages
Wales Online – The lost kingdoms of Wales
History Files – Celtic Kingdoms of the British Isles
BBC – A history of Wales – Dr John Davies traces the course of Welsh history.
The History of Wales – 1a. Pre Roman Wales – The Celts
The History of Wales – blog pages with a fair amount of information
The Story of Wales: The Makings of Wales (1 of 5) – YouTube documentary about an hour long
Wales in the Early Middle Ages – YouTube video
TasteAtlas – Cawl – information and recipe
Historic UK – The History of Wales Magazine
Castell y Bere: Abandoned Medieval Castle Frozen in Time
Reddit – Wales History – Lots of videos of finds and castles have been posted here. It’s worth looking at
Historic UK – Owen Glendower (Owain Glyndwr)
Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales
Folk Tales – The eleven tales now known as the Mabinogion were composed in Middle Welsh between the 11th and the 13th centuries – this is a museum collection including recordings
HeatherRoseJones.com – Medieval (and Other Historic) Welsh Topics – an SCA member knowledge site
Wrexham County Borough Council -Mediaeval Wales Map – more Welsh history links to the right on the page
Sparticus Educational – Gerald of Wales
National Library of Ireland – There once was a Welsh priest called Gerald – also has images of illustrations that include clothing
Britain Express – History of Wales
BBC Wales History – Historic Figures – some modern but some dating pre 17th Century
Legendary Welsh people – Some real, some fictional
BBC Wales History – Myths and Legends
Britain Express – The Marcher Lords
Regia Anglorum – Welsh Warfare
Medieval and early modern soldiers
Museum Wales – second or first century BC Iron Sword
The Ambleside Hoard: 4,000 year-old bronze weapons
Amgueddfa Cymru – Bronze Age Gold from Wales
National Museum Wales – Welsh Fare – food and drink recipes
Samhain Welsh Medieval Society – A reenactment group
British History Online – Medieval Wales
Medieval Wales History: Life in the Middle Ages
Amgueddfa Cymru – Welsh lovespoons – the oldest in the collection is from 1667 but it seems they should exist pre 17th Century – And if not they are fun to look at anyway
Welsh Love Spoons – History & Tradition – Originally carved by young men and offered to girls they loved
Living History – Welsh costume in the 14th century – an interesting discussion with sources
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