Graham Watkins
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, 20184 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, 20182 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 20, 20173 min
Author expected to work for free!
If a plumber offers to install a new sink would you expect him to do it for nothing? If a gardener mows your lawn and spends a whole day...
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Graham Watkins
Dec 19, 20174 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, 20174 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, 20174 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, 20174 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, 20174 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, 20176 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, 20175 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, 20173 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, 20176 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, 20172 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, 20174 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, 20165 min
Birth of a Salesman
Birth of a Salesman - my life with Avery Scales
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Graham Watkins
Aug 12, 20163 min
Portmeirion
Portmeirion, built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, one of Wales' most popular tourist attractions.
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Graham Watkins
Jun 27, 20156 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, 20155 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, 20154 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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