Ben Bowen Thomas, Wales, and UNESCO
All are welcome to join this talk, which will be live and with questions. Ben Bowen Thomas was one of the most influential Welsh adult educators and civil servants of […]
Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion
Hyrwyddo iaith, llenyddiaeth, celfyddydau a gwyddoniaeth Cymru
20 digwyddiadau found.
‘The Dragon and The Crescent’. Nine centuries of Welsh encounters with Islam
All are welcome to join this talk, which will be live and with questions. Wales and Islam: contact, coexistence and conflict in nine centuries of literature. Award-winning poet and critic […]
O.M. Edwards a Chymreictod Ysgolion Cymru
Ymgais sydd yn y ddarlith hon i ddeall cyd-destun Cymreictod ysgolion Cymru yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg cyn y daeth O. M. Edwards yn brif arolygydd addysg yn 1907 […]
Rhyw, Pŵer, Priodas: Catrin o Ferain a’i phedwar gŵr
The video below will become available from 4pm today Ganed Catrin o Ferain yn 1535. Bu farw yn 1591. Cafodd bedwar gŵr, John Salsbri, Rhisiart Clwch, Morys Wyn ac Edward […]
Cyfarthfa – From Green to Black to Green again
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomGeraint Talfan sets out the ambitious plan for Cyfarthfa Castle and Park in Merthyr Tydfil and says it must involve a dialogue between our past and our future. Speaker: Geraint […]
DELIVERING WELL-BEING FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS IN WALES
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomAs the first and only Future Generations Commissioner, Sophie Howe will discuss the pressing issues facing the world. Sophie will lay out how we must use a future generations lens […]
Nations, Class and Values: Nationalisms in Welsh Politics
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomHow different configurations of national identity, class and values underpin different nationalisms in Wales, and how these nationalisms shape contemporary Welsh politics. Speaker: Professor Richard Wyn Jones Director, Wales Governance […]
Marion Eames – Novelist of the Welsh diaspora
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomTo celebrate the centenary of her birth, Simon Brooks will discuss the Birkenhead-born Welsh-language novelist, Marion Eames. Central to her work are religious and ethnic tolerance, often within the Welsh […]
Welsh Saints in Stained Glass by Celtic Studios – ONLINE ONLY
Martin Crampin takes us on a journey around churches in Wales, introducing the imaging of Welsh saints by the Swansea stained glass firm, Celtic Studios. Speaker: Dr Martin Crampin University […]
EDWARD JONES (1752-1824) BARDD Y BRENIN / THE KING’S BARD
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomThe June Gruffydd Memorial Lecture A fascinating figure in the history of Wales and of the harp, Edward Jones from Llandderfel, was a notable harpist, antiquarian and collector of Welsh […]
‘Far More Things Forbidden’ – Women in Medieval Wales
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomWomen were not treated as equal to men in the middle ages, and were limited in many ways. This lecture will consider the evidence of the Welsh laws and the […]
Stonehenge and its Welsh origins
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomOne of Stonehenge’s great mysteries is its link with the source of the famous bluestones from the Preseli hills of North Pembrokeshire 180 miles away. Recent research has identified megalith […]
Rediscovering Marguerite Jervis – the Queen of Romance
One of the best-selling novelists of her time, Marguerite Jervis (1886-1964) lies in an unmarked grave near her beloved adopted hometown of Aberystwyth. Author, journalist, actor, theatre, she worked with […]
O Gymru i’r Eidal: taith gelfyddydol
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United Kingdom<iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/720282839?h=594b43a518" width="540" height="360" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Awn ar drywydd rhai o’r artistiaid o Gymru a ddenwyd i’r Eidal rhwng y 18fed a dechrau’r 20fed ganrif, boed i […]
Dylan Thomas ac W. D. Davies: Barddoniaeth a Diwinyddiaeth wedi’r Holocost
Cymdeithasau 1, Maes yr Eisteddfod, Tregaron.Bydd darlith Daniel G Williams, ‘Dylan Thomas ac W. D. Davies: Barddoniaeth a Diwinyddiaeth wedi’r Holocost’, yn archwilio ymateb dau Gymro i’r holocost. Pontio Cristnogaeth ac Iddewiaeth fu ymdrech W. […]
SETTLER COLONIALISM AND WELSH PATAGONIA: WHY WE NEED A MORE COMPLEX VIEW
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomDr Lucy Taylor Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University Admired in Wales for irrigation and peaceable relations with indigenous neighbours, the 156 pioneers who crossed perilous seas to establish Y […]
THE COUNTRY HOUSE IN WALES: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomWales is dotted with fine country houses, many still in active occupation, others not, and far too many just a memory after demolition in the early 20th century. Bur how […]
THE REBIRTH OF WELSH LAW
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomA Welsh Parliament has been able to make laws again since the Wales Act 2017. How does this work within the framework of a single England and Wales legal jurisdiction? […]
THE ART OF MUSIC: BRANDING THE WELSH NATION
Peter Lord and Rhian Davies Independent visual art and music scholars Peter Lord and Rhian Davies will talk on their newly published joint work The Art of Music: Branding the […]
THOMAS EVANS (TOMOS GLYN COTHI, 1764-1833): THE BEAUTY OF THE BILINGUAL MIND
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomDr Marion Löffler Reader in Welsh History, Cardiff University Michael Gibbons QC, Member of Council in the chair