Historian John Davies on society and culture in Tudor Wales. In 1536 Wales had about 278,000 inhabitants. The number had risen to around 360,000 in 1620 and to perhaps 500,000 by 1750.
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the traditional literary culture of Wales was transformed by social and religious change, the coming of the printing press and the challenges of the Renaissance.
In medieval Wales, education was patchily available in monasteries and other religious centres. Universities, particularly Oxford, attracted Welsh students. Education for the laity was an ...
The Wales kids made a festive appearance at Sandringham on Christmas morning. Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, joined parents Prince William and Princess Kate for the ...
As one of the last remaining areas in South Wales with truly dark skies, Gower National Landscape will be protected from ...
In Gwynedd, two treasure finds were reported in 2023, which is in line with the year before. The East of England saw the most ...
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the traditional literary culture of Wales was transformed by social and religious change, the coming of the printing press and the challenges of the Renaissance.
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