Shelley’s Welsh Bible and The Cambridge History of Welsh Literature
Speaker: Geraint Evans, Senior Lecturer, English Literature and Creative Writing, Swansea University
The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion
Promoting the language, literature, arts and science of Wales
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Welsh Art
Speaker: Peter Lord, Art Historian, formerly at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies in Aberystwyth. Ceridwen Roberts OBE, Chair of Council, in the chair.
“Tell the World About the World” Wales, The First World War and One Hundred Years of International Politics
In association with Wales in London Speaker: Dr Jenny Mathers, Senior Lecturer, Department of International Politics, Aberystwyth University
The Significance of the Opposition to the Great War in Wales
In association with the Learned Society of Wales Speaker: Dr Aled Eurig, Senior Lecturer, Department of Business, Swansea University Professor Stuart Cole, CBE, Member of Council, in the chair Venue: […]
Wales and the Sea: Some New Archaeological Perspectives
Wales has always been part of an international maritime community, and its marine area covers a larger area than the land. This lecture explores the diversity of this common inheritance, with a focus on the new knowledge coming out of recent archaeological discoveries, including the Viking-age sword guard from The Smalls, the Ann Francis lost at Aberafan in 1583, and the legendary ‘Dollar wreck’ on Rhossili Bay, Gower.
The Novelist Elena Puw Morgan: Rethinking Modernism
The Medical Society of London 11 Chandos Street, London, W1G 9EB, United KingdomIn association with the Montgomeryshire Society The June Gruffydd Memorial lecture Elena Puw Morgan (1900-73) was a pioneering Welsh-language author of the mid-twentieth century. She is best known today through […]
Cyffro’r Newydd, Cysur y Cyfarwydd: ar drothwy canmlwyddiant ‘Mab y Bwthyn’ Cynan – Darlith Goffa Flynyddol Syr Thomas Parry-Williams
Rydym yn falch i gyhoeddi y bydd Darlith yr Eisteddfod 2020 ar-lein am 1yp ar Ddydd Llun Awst 3ydd 2020 Cyffro'r Newydd, Cysur y Cyfarwydd: ar drothwy canmlwyddiant 'Mab y […]
Cancelled Disestablishing the Welsh Anglican church: a study in political intrigue and popular frustration
Regrettably this event has been cancelled.
The Jews of Wales
Dr Cai Parry-Jones: Ph.D FRHistS Curator and oral historian specialising in digital and Jewish heritage SYNOPSIS Cai Parry-Jones‘s book “The Jews of Wales- A History” is a key study of […]
Designing Wales: an archive for Welsh architecture
Dr Peter Wakelin, writer and curator specializing in built heritage and visual art. This online lecture will be live, with questions from the audience. Architectural drawings, models and photographs are […]
Genius making its habitation among us: the musical vision for Wales of Walford Davies
Dr Rhian Davies: Artistic Director, Gregynog Festival and Honorary Fellow, Bangor University Henry Walford Davies (1869-1941) was Director of the National Council of Music for Wales (1918-41), Gregynog Professor of […]
The Legacy of the Peace Movement in Wales 1914-1918
All are welcome to join this talk, which will be live and with questions. Access will be via this page; no registration is needed. This talk analyses the impact of […]
“I have a dream”? Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate and the creation of the Welsh Folk Museum
In association with the Montgomeryshire Society The June Gruffydd Memorial Lecture All are welcome to join this talk, which will be live and with questions. Access will be via this […]
Paper, Ink, and Four Walls: John Jones of Gellilyfdy and his Prison Project
All are welcome to join this talk, which will be live and with questions. Access will be via this page; no registration is needed. Almost all scholars of medieval Welsh […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
Sex, Power, Marriage: Katheryn of Berain and her four husbands
The video below will become available from 4pm today Katheryn of Berain was married four times. Why did she marry – whom did she marry – and how did she […]
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 […]