Graham Watkins
The French Invasion of Wales
It was early in the morning and the frost was thick on the ground. The horseman frantically drove his animal on. He was frightened of...
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Graham Watkins
- Feb 11, 2018
- 3 min
A strange house, a Welsh lawyer and an Italian Contessa.
To the north of Merthyr Tydfil, near the railway viaduct at Pontsarn, stands a very peculiar house. The property has been known by a...
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Graham Watkins
- Jan 25, 2018
- 4 min
The Welsh Patron Saint of Lovers
‘Dwynwen deigr ariendegwch, Da y gwyr dy gor fflamgwyr fflwch.’ ‘Dwynwen your beauty is like a silver tear, your choir is ablaze with...
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Graham Watkins
- Jan 8, 2018
- 2 min
Deceiving the Devil.
John Renie. The man who tried to trick the Devil. On the 8th October 2005 a tombstone in the churchyard at St. Mary’s Priory Church,...
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Graham Watkins
- Dec 19, 2017
- 4 min
Mail Coach Monument - An intoxicating tale from the Past.
The road that we now call the A40 has for centuries been a main transport route across Wales. In Roman times, it was a military road that...
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Graham Watkins
- Nov 23, 2017
- 4 min
Prince Madoc Discovers America
In memory of Prince Madoc, a Welsh explorer, who landed on the shores of Mobile Bay in 1170 and left behind, with the Indians, the Welsh...
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Graham Watkins
- Oct 31, 2017
- 4 min
The Angelystor of Llangernyw.
The Angelystor of Llangernyw. ‘When the bell begins to toll, Lord, have mercy on the soul.’ The Venerable Bede, 672-735. Our forefathers...
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Graham Watkins
- May 24, 2017
- 4 min
The Rape of Wales
In AD 76, after conquering the Silure, the last resisting Welsh tribe, Governor Frontinus began the next phase of Roman occupation;...
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Graham Watkins
- May 21, 2017
- 4 min
King Tewdrig's Return
Dear as remembered kisses after death, And sweet as those by hopeless fancy feign'd On lips that are for others; deep as love, Deep as...
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Graham Watkins
- May 13, 2017
- 6 min
Daughters of Rebecca.
'And they blessed Rebecca and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions and let thy seed possess...
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Graham Watkins
- May 12, 2017
- 5 min
St. Collen's Adventure
Gwyn ap Nudd was King of the Underworld and the mountains of Cadair Berwyn and Moel Sych his throne. His was a cold, barren kingdom...
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 5, 2017
- 3 min
Robert Llwyd Hari’s Card Game.
Robert Llwyd Hari was a farm servant at Gilar Farm, near the village of Rhydlydan. His hobby was playing cards. Each evening, after he...
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 5, 2017
- 6 min
The Tale of Twm Sion Cati
The story of Twm Sion Cati is a well-documented legend told and retold by the Welsh over the years. Twm Sion Cati was a robber and an...
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 4, 2017
- 2 min
The Murder of Elizabeth Jones
The sad case of Elisabeth Jones of Gwynfe, her baby and her lover.
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 3, 2017
- 4 min
The Dancing Innkeeper.
A legendary tale from Wales of magic, a nasty innkeeper and a strange dance.
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Graham Watkins
- Sep 25, 2016
- 5 min
Birth of a Salesman
Birth of a Salesman - my life with Avery Scales
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Graham Watkins
- Aug 12, 2016
- 3 min
Portmeirion
Portmeirion, built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, one of Wales' most popular tourist attractions.
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Graham Watkins
- Jun 27, 2015
- 6 min
A White Man's War
I visited South Africa in 1995, to watch the Rugby World Cup Final and remember seeing Nelson Mandela walking onto the pitch at Ellis...
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Graham Watkins
- Jun 19, 2015
- 5 min
The Red Hand of Chirk
Lord Myddleton became a proud man when he learned that his beautiful young wife was with child. He had married late and needed to sire an...
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Graham Watkins
- Mar 12, 2015
- 4 min
Palmerston’s Follies
Milford Haven was described by Admiral Lord Nelson as the “finest port in Christendom,” and for this reason the Royal Navy chose the...
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