History, Local History, Country Customs, Folklore

A volume that tells the story of Mynydd Epynt and its people, and in particular the events in 1939 and 1940 when 54 families were forced to leave their homes, on ...

Shaping Art in Wales tells the story of two innovative curators who managed to create a collection that is part of the cultural memory of the city of Swansea and the area. Free...

A thesis submitted for the MA degree in Cultural Studies at the University of Sousse and supervised by Professor Mohamed Salah Harz...

John Parker was a priest in two parishes on either side of the border between England and Wales, first in Llanmerewig near Newtown and later in Llan...

The history of a particular Welsh speaking community during the American Civil War. It focuses in a narrative way on the men in the army, but it depicts the relationship...

A collection of 43 essays that vividly outline aspects of life in the Rhondda as it was and as it is now. The changes that have taken place in the area are highlighted...

Cymru Gudd is a photography book about the past. In it you will find pictures and stories about interesting and unique locations in Wales - abandoned buildings...

A volume that explores masculinity and femininity in Wales throughout our recent history. The contributors question what it means to be male and...

A charming heritage tour through the town and county borough of Wrexham in north Wales that introduces the people and locations across the centuries.

A bilingual, multipart, entertaining volume that shares the amazing story of a 7 mile long petition organized by women from Wales to be sent to the ends of the world...

A volume of photographs and paintings by George Little that captures the atmosphere of heavy industry in south Wales while chronicling its decline.

A book that shows extensive research, The Naval History of Wales tells a powerful story covering almost 2,000 years, from the Roman Age...

A revised guide from the Gazetteer of Slate Quarrying in Wales by Alun John Richards (2007), a volume which was itself a revised edition of his volume ...

In The Folklore of Wales; Ghosts, renowned storytellers Delyth Badder and Mark Norman present a fascinating and comprehensive selection of reports...

The book Enchanted Wales is an invitation to travel through the key stories of Welsh mythological literature, exploring, not only the texts of can...

A volume of bedtime stories from directors around the world that are full of galloping imagination and retold by a master storyteller from the Kingdom...

A comprehensive account of the role Wales played in the Second World War and the impact of the conflict on all parts of the country and on the people: ordinary people, ...

A volume that presents notable hill forts, early villages and Iron Age people in Wales to a wide audience, showcasing the results of the research ...

Beneath the streets of many of our towns and cities are the remains of Roman settlements, with houses, shops and military and civic buildings. This is a book that...

Give me your hand and we will dance together through Wales, and learn interesting and different stories about the Welsh Folk Dance. A treasure trove of entertaining snippets about the...

A collection of 120 black and white photographs celebrating the sheep herding and farming industries in mid and north Wales. This is a companion document...

This is the second volume by Geraint Roberts of less familiar amazing stories from Wales. A number of the chapters record the author's visits as he visits...

The Little Book of Pembrokeshire is a highly readable guide to the history, culture and landscape of a special place. Highlighting detailed research, this...

A special record of the cultural and political impact of the flooding of Cwm Celyn on Gyrmu. The failure of the nation to block the building of the dam by means of...