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Graham Watkins
- Oct 23, 2020
- 3 min
The Mad King's Monument.
King George III, the first Hanoverian king of Britain who spoke English as his main language, had been on the throne for nearly forty...
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Graham Watkins
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
The Devil's Bridge
The widow, Marged, lived on the south bank of Afon Mynach. For company she kept a little dog and a cow. Each morning, as the sun’s...
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Graham Watkins
- Jul 23, 2020
- 5 min
Welsh Legends and Myths - King Arthur
In the Welsh legends Arthur’s sword Excalibur was ‘Caledfwlch.’ In the stories the sword was used to kill an Irish king.
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Graham Watkins
- May 20, 2020
- 4 min
The Lady of Llyn y Fan
Many years ago in the village of Llanddeusant in the county of Carmarthenshire a young man lived with his mother. Their home was...
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Graham Watkins
- May 14, 2020
- 5 min
Phil The Bath
Pensioner Percy Thomas was sitting on a bar stool, in the Drover's Arms, enjoying his usual lunch-time pint. "A low melting alloy - six...
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
Swansea Jack
Ask the residents of Swansea who Swansea Jack is and you are likely to hear several different answers. One person will tell you that any...
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