Feature The 616-year-old letter that still inspires dreams of an independent Wales
The Pennal letter was written in Latin by Owain Glyndŵr on the 31st March 1406 to the French king, Charles VI, requesting a Welsh military alliance with France.
‘They forget that they are Welsh’: how Urdd Gobaith Cymru began
‘These days, in many villages, and in most towns in Wales, children play and read in English. They forget that they are Welsh.’
Calennig apples, singing and sweets: how Wales lets in the New Year
While the revival of raucous ‘pwnco’ singing rituals and the reemergence of the macabre spectacle of the Mari Lwyd in villages and towns across Wales has understandably stolen the limelight in recent years, the simpler New Year’s Day custom of Calennig has perhaps passed below the radar.
Calennig apples, singing and sweets: how Wales lets in the New Year
While the revival of raucous ‘pwnco’ singing rituals and the reemergence of the macabre spectacle of the Mari Lwyd in villages and towns across Wales has understandably stolen the limelight in recent years, the simpler New Year’s Day custom of Calennig has perhaps passed below the radar.
Primal Scream singer recalls pivotal Welsh gigs ahead of Hay appearance
‘Ah, TJs!’ says Bobby Gillespie, remembering his band Primal Scream playing at the legendary Newport music venue.
Cornish housing crisis recalls deep links with Wales
For 1,500 years, Wales and Cornwall have shared remarkable parallels
