Ancient Wales Episode 01 - Where to Begin

How does living in different countries change our experience in learning about holidays, celebrating differences and creating new traditions from Jon's personal experience. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Victorian era was one of tremendous change and because of it nostalgia for a past of rural life, order and nobility became something people longed for leading to revival of medieval ideals viewed largely with rose coloured glasses. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The construction and maintenance of a roundhouse, how it was used, and why it was constructed the way it was is a main part of our story today. As well we will discuss what iron age British pottery looked like, what it was used for and how it was made. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life for the family in rural and urban Wales saw great change and shifts in the mid 19th century and within those changes came new challenges for men women and children. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last few years the term plastic fans has become term in football circles in the UK. Today I want to talk about how it influences culture and why I fight against that idea. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The use of wool in clothing had been something that existed in Wales for 6,000 years. But as the Industrial Revolution changed so many other things it creates a massive opportunity for one Welsh entrepreneur to set up his own revolutionary new shopping experience. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we begin discussing the Bronze age the progression of tools and weapons from Mesopotamia to Britain. And how iron followed suite centuries later. Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coal has been called 'black gold' for a reason. It powered the rise of industries, transformed landscapes, and shaped entire communities.  Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode I interview Andy Lamb owner of Wales Outdoors about his role as a tour guide and what he thinks is one of the unknown gems in Wales and why the country has so much to offer. Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Britain continues to add to its Imperial processions Welsh missionaries join them. Out of that movement to create Christians far and wide comes a desire to protect and preserve the local language and culture of these communities. Today we will talk about one in North East India at the tail end of control for the East India Company. Photo of a Khasi woman By Bogman - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17152165 Welsh History Podcast is sponsored by Wales Outdoors for fabulous natural and historic guided tours of Wales please check them out at walesoutdoors.co.uk/tours Follow us on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://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=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ © 2024 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices