It was early in the morning and the frost was thick on the ground. The horseman frantically drove his animal on. He was frightened of...

To the north of Merthyr Tydfil, near the railway viaduct at Pontsarn, stands a very peculiar house. The property has been known by a...

‘Dwynwen deigr ariendegwch, Da y gwyr dy gor fflamgwyr fflwch.’ ‘Dwynwen your beauty is like a silver tear, your choir is ablaze with...

John Renie.​ The man who tried to trick the Devil. On the 8th October 2005 a tombstone in the churchyard at St. Mary’s Priory Church,...

The road that we now call the A40 has for centuries been a main transport route across Wales. In Roman times, it was a military road that...

In memory of Prince Madoc, a Welsh explorer, who landed on the shores of Mobile Bay in 1170 and left behind, with the Indians, the Welsh...

The Angelystor of Llangernyw. ‘When the bell begins to toll, Lord, have mercy on the soul.’ The Venerable Bede, 672-735. Our forefathers...

In AD 76, after conquering the Silure, the last resisting Welsh tribe, Governor Frontinus began the next phase of Roman occupation;...

Dear as remembered kisses after death, And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd On lips that are for others; deep as love, Deep as...

'And they blessed Rebecca and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess...

Gwyn ap Nudd was King of the Underworld and the mountains of Cadair Berwyn and Moel Sych his throne. His was a cold, barren kingdom...

Robert Llwyd Hari was a farm servant at Gilar Farm, near the village of Rhydlydan. His hobby was playing cards. Each evening, after he...

The story of Twm Sion Cati is a well-documented legend told and retold by the Welsh over the years. Twm Sion Cati was a robber and an...

The sad case of Elisabeth Jones of Gwynfe, her baby and her lover.

A legendary tale from Wales of magic, a nasty innkeeper and a strange dance.

Birth of a Salesman - my life with Avery Scales

Portmeirion, built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, one of Wales' most popular tourist attractions.

I visited South Africa in 1995, to watch the Rugby World Cup Final and remember seeing Nelson Mandela walking onto the pitch at Ellis...

Lord Myddleton became a proud man when he learned that his beautiful young wife was with child. He had married late and needed to sire an...

Milford Haven was described by Admiral Lord Nelson as the “finest port in Christendom,” and for this reason the Royal Navy chose the...