Before 1990 no-one knew that over a thousand Welsh legal documents were filed at the Welsh National Library. These probate documents comprise wills, estate lists, letters and other documents which reveal effective and diverse use of the Welsh language. In this book we can listen to the last words and wishes of Welsh men and women from 1560...

This is just the book for anyone wishing to know more about the patron saint of Wales, and how every generation in Wales has refashioned his legacy to fit the times.

A short history pocketbook of Wales by a renowned historian. From the Romans onward, via Vikings, Saxons, Normans and Flemings, the Welsh have both resisted and absorbed invasion after invasion. Princes, papists, protestants, politicians, patriots, prophets and proletarians pass swiftly before us in this gripping narrative of conquest,...

An iconic place in the history of Wales. Set on a hilltop above the Tywi valley, Dinefwr is one of the most resonant names in Welsh history: its castle was Lord Rhys's seat of power and his mansion house the home of the Dynevor family for generations.