The rise of nonconformity coincides with the rise of unions in Wales. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have a crossover episode with another history podcast you might find interesting! Please check it out. The Anthology Of Heroes podcast shares stories of figures and events that shaped our world.  In this episode, we explore the early life and rise to rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welshman to hold the title of Prince of Wales. We delve into Glyndŵr's background and upbringing, his education and and his reluctant rebellion against England. We also examine the political and social context of Wales at the time, including the tensions between Welsh and English rulers and the discrimination Welsh people faced. Finally, we explore his quarrel with Baron Reginald Grey, the spark that started the revolt. If you enjoy this episode check out the others on podcasting platforms (https://anthologyofheroespodcasts.com) or follow the show on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/anthologyofheroes). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sitting down at the beginning of 2024 outside the normal episodic recording to offer a preview of the next year and the podcast feed and what to expect. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is a short episode talking about the podcast as a whole before we turn to the end of the Civil War. Welsh History Podcast is a proud member of the Evergreen Podcast Network. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Celtic Impulse Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richard seizes power, the enemies of the new king begin to coalesce and Henry and Jasper gain their freedom. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peace finally achieved, all the contenders seemingly off the field, will Wales and the Tudors adjust to the new reality. You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Get some Welsh History Podcast Merch at teepublic.com/stores/welsh-history-podcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Edmund Tudor has been commissioned to deal with a rebellious Welsh Lord.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The life of Owen Tudor was a complicated mess, it was about to get much worse. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From paper, to apprenticeships, to the rise of literacy the end of the 15th Century saw a cultural shift at a time when the printing press was about to take it to a whole new level. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a time of massive change society in Wales was in flux. Plagues stocked the land, populations stagnated yet change flourished. The old noble families were falling, nuevo riche were rising and the poorer classes were moving both to new areas and co-marrying with English families  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of plague and rebellion the Catholic Church sought to rise again. In the face of many changes they tried to finance a new generation of buildings and expansions. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Wales transitions under English rule Cymraeg, Welsh, also has to change and the areas where it is remains reduces dramatically in the face of English pressure. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a Post Glyndwr Wales times were hard for some, filled with existential thoughts for others, and an opportunity to rebuild for a small minority. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owain's end is one of mythology which creates little more than speculation. Meanwhile, in reality the Welsh society he tried to rule is left with the ashes of his defeat. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With King Henry's flanks secured and Aberystwyth under siege the end is on the horizon for Owain Glyndwr the Prince of Wales. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The English are on the march and there appears to be little Owain can do. A weapon makes its first concerted appearance at one of Edward's Castles. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The trouble with Scottish succession, and Owain attempt to govern his land and the culture of the late middle ages.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owain appeals to the Pope, Henry appeals to French pocketbooks. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry prepares, negotiates and possibly finding a truce. Meanwhile, the people of Wales suffer. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The arrival of the French troops leads nowhere useful for Owain. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Percy launches the Northern Rebellion and France prepares to help their allies.   You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we take a bit of a different discussion as I talk about my book collection and what might be of interest to the listeners! You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Cambrian French alliance signed Owain turned to his English allies for help in fashioning a new political reality. In England Prince Henry has finally recovered. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the Summer of 1404 the Prince of Wales and the King of France negotiated the first treaty between Wales as a nation and a foreign power. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The larger context of the 100 years war and the reason why the French might want to intervene. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh war now moved to the towns, castles and Alliances as Owain is hoping to force the English to the peace table.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the English fume, flee and flail, Owain begins his quest to set Wales on a path of Independence. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Owain calls his banner man and Hotspur meets his demise.  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the victory at Bryn Glas, Owain had a powerful chip and Henry misplayed it. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk about family history in this bonus episode of the podcast. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com You can support the podcast at podbean.com/WelshHistoryPodcast Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Plague ran through its first course the last surviving heir to the main line of the Kingdom of Gwynedd was planning a return to Wales and to defeat the English. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In the wake of Edward's victory we need to talk about how he enforced it, what it meant on the ground to those not of the nobility, and how this created long term instability in Wales until the end of the Plantagenet Line. Also where this podcast is going after finishing this major milestone. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Llywelyn casts his lot with the uprising and in doing so brings an end to titular Welsh independence. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh buckle under English rule and Dafydd ap Gruffudd looks to lead the revolt. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Llywelyn defeated Edward piles on and the Prince lives with a title with no actual principality to rule. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all around him dark and terrible, Llywelyn decides to make it worse. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry is dead, Edward ascends the throne and the Marcher Lords being the process of driving Llywelyn to rash actions. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With peace confirmed we talk a little time to discuss local officials and their influence on Welsh society. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2nd Baron War brings an end to de Montfort and the war between Llywelyn and Henry III. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Llywelyn goes on the offensive as Edward takes command and de Montfort returns from exile. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about Llywelyn's frustrated attempts to sue for peace with the English Monarchy. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Edward and Henry fight internal troubles Llywelyn grabs for titles and allies as he seeks to forge a proper independent kingdom. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Llywelyn gathers strength and allies while the Crown Prince tries to fight back. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Llywelyn is in charge and Edward, Prince of England is unhappy about it. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the sons of Gruffudd coming to blows, only one will hold on to Gwynedd as the son of Henry III comes to influence. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Henry III won, yet he keeps the Welsh kingdom of Gwynedd intact and the sons of Gruffudd take over join rule. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With Llywelyn gone, Dafydd takes over as king, his reign is short and ill remembered. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To run a kingdom you need a lot of people doing a lot of things you don't really hear a lot about. Here are a few of them. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we reach the end of the 10th century the descendants of Hywel try to unite Wales once more as threats from without and within seek to end the line of Merfyn.   Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory  You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before we move on from the 1st Millenium we discuss Gwent.  Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the arrival of the Year 1000 things are about to change and in the face of change Wales may break. We are once again holding a charity live stream and you can help us reach our goal. http://distractionsmedia.com/donations Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the death of Hywel Dda the sons of Idwal have returned and they are out for blood against their cousins. We are once again holding a charity live stream and you can help us reach our goal. http://distractionsmedia.com/donations Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the death of the Sons of Rhodri a figure of towering influence rises to power as the first legitimate King of Wales. Hywel ap Cadell We are once again holding a charity live stream and you can help us reach our goal. http://distractionsmedia.com/donations Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the death of Rhodri his sons begin to become the terror in Wales and their influence will be long standing for the rest of Welsh Independence. We are once again holding a charity live stream and you can help us reach our goal. http://distractionsmedia.com/donations Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon talks about the podcast and where it is headed for 2017 and 2018. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhodri the Great well known as the head of the dynasty that leads Gwynedd and this is the story of how this all began and what influence he had on the Northern Welsh Kingdoms. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we focus on how the way warfare was centralized in Wales. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Merfyn the Freckled arrives as king of Gwynedd. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh finally get Mercia off their back in time for the noisy new neighbours arrive. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of Gwynedd in the 9the century has some shakey beginnings in the shadow of Mercia. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the biggest change of the 9th century, the rise of the Welsh language. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Mercian domination grows in the mid 8th century Offa becomes their king for around almost 40 years. His influence on Wales will be felt to this day. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the tide of Northumbrian power starts to ebb it finds the old enemy ready to take its place and in doing so creates a massive issue for the Welsh border kingdoms north and south. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all eyes in the North over the past 100 years we finally catch up with what has been going one with the West Saxons and their Welsh neighbours. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh History Podcast turns one this week. I wanted to take a break and discuss an exciting new project for the podcast and one that involves you our listeners. http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the Old North is just that old. But its influence on Welsh history is emense and this we we are going to discuss why. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the Elephant in the early medieval room... Geoffrey Monmouth and his influence on Welsh History and why he is everything wrong about mythmaking as History. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two decades and three major battles sees kings falling like flies as they compete for control of Britain. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at the origins of the disputes between Rome and Welsh Christianity. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The King of Gwynedd is on the march against the Northumbrians... or is he really a Northern British King? You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The beginning of the 7th century sees the British on the backfoot and a new Anglican kingdom in the north is trying to push the Welsh apart from their allies to the north. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Glen Longwell from the Glen and Dean show talks to me about his self published novel The Dead Letters. You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Letters-D-G-Longwell-ebook/dp/B01L9THQWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1491191287&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Dead+Letters+longwell You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's good to be the King. As long as you can trust everyone around you. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Relationships and how they were constructed in medieval Wales are the focus of this episode. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Welsh are pushed further into the West Christianity expands to Ireland and the Celtic Church rises You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We take a look at kings under condemnation from Gildas and discuss why the Western kings were considered to be so troublesome. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was the language likely spoken by the original tribes of iron age Britain. Transformed by long term merger with Latin and created anew. Brythonic returns as the main language of society and slowly heads to the path of the Welsh language. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we move firmly into the beginnings of the medieval period it is a good time to talk about life in rural Wales. What they wore, what they likely experience and how that defined them. You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we move into the second century of Roman rule what was life like for a Roman Britain at various levels? We talk about it on this episode.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 50 years of constant source information we are now largely in the dark again. But Roman Britain is now home of the usurpers seeking to claim the Roman Empire.   Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wales is now a part of Roman Britain what is the outcome and how does this change the landscape and the way the British Perceive themselves.   Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Southern England is now firmly in the hands of the Romans, the Iceni no longer a client kingdom but even as the soft hand used for most of the former British tribes the Silures and Brigantes once again raise trouble.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the war against the Druids in Angelsey and stealing land of the Iceni leads to a massive uprising which destroys two communities and ends major resistance in Roman Britain.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Silures of South Wales, confronted with the reality of Roman dominion, fight as hard as anyone else to remain free. They will hold out for the longest of the Welsh tribes.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Romans advancing the Welsh being their resistance as King Caractacus begins to build opposition within the Welsh tribes on the borders with Roman Britain.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we talk about what Claudius did when he "won" the war. The fact that it took over 30 years to win Roman Britain notwithstanding.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ave and welcome to the Pax Romana tribes of Britannia.  Claudius and the boys arrive to a rather warm reception as long as you avoid the noisy neighbours to the North and West. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Julius Caesar decides it is time to cross the English Channel as the Romans arrive in Britain for the first time and the trade and cultural influence of Britain by the Romans begins in earnest.  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the Tribes in Wales, and give some Roman background.  Welsh Tribes pre-Roman Demetae (Pembrokeshire) Silures (South Wales Ordovices (Mid Wales) Deceangli (North Wales)  Richard Madgwick and Jacqui Mulville, Feasting on fore-limbs: conspicuous consumption and identity in later prehistoric Britain, Antiquity, Volume 89, Issue 345, June 2015, pp 629-644.  H. H. Scullard, From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome 133 BC to AD68, 5th Edition, Routledge: London, 2000, 112-130. Christopher S. Mackay, Ancient Rome: A Military and Political History, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 2004, 139-158. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finally we get a historical picture of the British Isle but for the Greeks it was a place of Myth for Rome one of untold wealth and finally the Iron Age is about to clash with the Roman Age. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Iron Age is in high gear and the borderlands of Britain are being divided by they developing hillforts. Rodden, Judith. American Anthropologist, New Series, 68, no. 6 (1966): 1572. Hill, J. D. "The Pre-Roman Iron Age in Britain and Ireland (ca. 800 B.C. to A.D. 100): An Overview." Journal of World Prehistory 9, no. 1 (1995): 47-98 Bell, Martin, and Neumann Heike. "Prehistoric Intertidal Archaeology and Environments in the Severn Estuary, Wales." World Archaeology 29, no. 1 (1997): 95-113. I. M. Stead (1982). The Cerrig-y-Drudion ‘Hanging Bowl’. The Antiquaries Journal, 62, pp 221-234. Thurston, Tina. "Unity and Diversity in the European Iron Age: Out of the Mists, Some Clarity?" Journal of Archaeological Research 17, no. 4 (2009): 347-423. Eric A. Powell. Hillforts of the Iron Age, Archaeology Magazine, October 7, 2015, http://www.archaeology.org/issues/196-1511/letter-from/3760-letter-from-wales-iron-age-hillforts Accessed June 26, 2016. Ali Vowles, The Saltford Carthaginan Coin, BBC Points West, 13 April 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxZ2yawqT_g Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of biggest arguments about the iron age in Britain is about whether there were or were not Celts.We are going to talk about it before we can enter the iron age. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we look at burial practices as well as some good luck practices which appear to have started in the Bronze age and carry on today. Resources Pearson, Mike et al. 2015. "Craig Rhos-y-felin: a Welsh bluestone megalith quarry for Stonehenge." Antiquity 89, no. 348: 1331-1352. Hall, Mark, and Joanna Bruck. 2010. "Women, Death and Social Change in the British Bronze Age Comments by Mark Hall." Norwegian Archaeological Review43, no. 1: 77-85. ____, Homo neanderthaenis, What does it mean to be human, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/species/homo-neanderthalensis Accessed June 7, 2016. Owoc, Mary Ann, Aspects of Ceremonial Burial in the Bronze Age of South-west Britain, Department of Archaeology and Prehistory University of Sheffield, http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/3510/1/341799_vol1.pdf Accessed June 7, 2016. Bronze age urn found in Rhiw http://www.rhiw.com/hanes_pages/rhiw_urn/urn_rhiw.jpg Accessed June 7, 2016 Schlee, Duncan, The excavation of Fan round barrow, near Talsarn, Ceredigion, 2010–11, Archaeologia Cambrensis, 162 (2013), 67–104. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week it is all about turning stone into bronze as we enter the Bronze Age. Please be sure to give us a rating and review on iTunes and Google Play.  You can talk to us at [email protected]  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we explore the Neolithic period and talk about henges. Music: Celtic Impulse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The land of Wales for the past few thousand years has almost been completely covered in ice. As the ice shield retreats humans return and this time they appear to be staying. Be sure to like us on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Play. Also check out DistractionsMedia.com for all the things we do. You can talk to us at [email protected] Twitter: https://twitter.com/jondmp or Facebook: https://facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Further Resources: Resources Clark , Chris et al., Pattern and timing of retreat of the last British-Irish Ice Sheet, Quaternary science reviews, 2012, vol:44. Cunliffe, Barry 2001. Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples, 8000 BC to AD 1500. Oxford University Press. Cunliffe, Barry, Britain Begins. Oxford University Press 2012. BBC News. 2013, Stone Age carved wooden post found at Rhondda wind farm, dated 17– 07– 2013 Available online at: http:// www.bbc.co.uk/ news/ uk-wales-23349783. Little, Malcolm. Hunters, Fishers and Foragers in Wales: Towards a Social Narrative of Mesolithic Lifeways (Kindle Locations 7346-7347). Oxbow Books. Kindle Edition. _____, The Lost Land of Our Ancestors, Dyfed Archaeology Trust, http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/lostlandscapes/index.html. Nash, George, Mechanisms of Production and Exchange: Early Prehistoric PerforatedBead Production and Use in Southwest Wales,Time & Mind Journal, 2012, Vol. 5, Pt. 1, pp. 73-84 Lennis, Eva, Mesolithic Heritage in Early Neolithic Burial Rituals and Personal Adornment, Documenta Praehistorica XXXIV (2007) Time Team Battle of the Flint Knapping, Uploaded on Oct 8, 2011, Series 13 Episode 9: Sussex Ups and Downs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT99CvsSt1Q MagicOak, Phil Harding Flint, Uploaded October 5, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7s0e8MN5x0 Time Team, Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore, Series 11 Episode 3 Uploaded Sep 29, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPUaqXVh08 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices