Knowledge: history
- Powys ∞
Links
- Wales on Britannia
http://britannia.com/celtic/wales/ - Contains links to Welsh timelines, history and rich cultural content.
- Welsh Dragon
http://welshdragon.net - Articles on aspects of Welsh history and culture, including ancient Wales, famous Welsh, castles, the Mabinogion, myths, legends and music. Also has a forum.
- Caldicot Castle & Country Park
http://www.caldicotcastle.co.uk - Includes history, events and activities, facilities and access, opening times, admission prices, map and directions.
- The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales
http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate - Includes details of quarries, working methods, geology, tramways, remains and relics, with photo galleries.
- The History of the Traditional Welsh National Costume
http://www.welsh-costume.co.uk - Brief history with several pictures.
- World Wide Wales
http://www.worldwidewales.tv - An interactive audio-visual journey through Welsh history and culture, using short informative flash movies.
- The Owain Glyndwr Society
http://www.owain-glyndwr-soc.org.uk/ - Formed to honour his contribution to the heritage of Wales and mark the six-hundredth anniversary of his revolt in 1400.
- Archives Network Wales
http://www.archivesnetworkwales.info - An online searchable catalogue of document collections in record offices, universities, museums and libraries in Wales.
- Voices of Agriculture
http://voicesofagriculture.org/ - Details of a project which is investigating, via oral and pictorial sources, the development, influences and changes within Welsh agriculture since 1947.
- Gathering the Jewels
http://www.gtj.org.uk/ - Explore the cultural heritage of Wales through photographs, documents, artefacts and sound and moving image clips from libraries, museums and archives.
- Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative
http://www.whsi.org.uk - Aims to encourage young people in schools in Wales to take an interest in their heritage and the contribution made to it by their families and communities.
- 100 Welsh Heroes
http://www.100welshheroes.com/ - Biographies of the 100 the greatest Welsh men and women of all time, as selected by an online poll organised by Culturenet Cymru. [English and Welsh].
- WalesPast
http://www.walespast.com - Features articles on the archaeology and history of Wales from 250,000BC to the present, by experts from the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and other official bodies.
- The Normans in South Wales, 1070-1171
http://www.ku.edu/carrie/texts/carrie_books/nelson/ - E-text of book by Lynn H. Nelson.
- Welsh Mines Society
http://www.mike.munro.cwc.net/mining/wms/wmsoc_hp.htm - Objectives include the research and preservation of Welsh mining history. Includes news and events.
- South Wales Coalfield Collection (SWCC)
http://lisweb.swan.ac.uk/swcc/ - Established in 1969 to preserve the documentary records of the mining community of South Wales; information about their holdings, with background on the industry.
- Mining History Research and Exploration
http://www.mike.munro.cwc.net/mining/mr&e_frm.htm - Mike Munro offers a small taste of mining research and exploration primarily focused on metal mining in South Wales.
- Glyndwr Owain, Last King of Wales
http://www.owainglyndwr.info/ - Describes his life and includes a timeline.
- Ymgurchu
http://www.llgc.org.uk/ymgyrchu/ - Presents social and political campaigning in Wales during the 20th century, organised by theme; includes digitised images of original documents, photographs, and sound and video files. [Prepared by the National Library of Wales, in Welsh, Spanish and English]
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