Welsh History Podcast

With the death of the Sons of Rhodri a figure of towering influence rises to power as the first legitimate King of Wales Hywel ap Cadell. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the death of Rhodri his sons begin to become the terror in Wales and their influence will be long standing for the rest of Welsh Independence. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon talks about the podcast and where it is headed for 2017 and 2018. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 A Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rhodri the Great well known as the head of the dynasty that leads Gwynedd and this is the story of how this all began and what influence he had on the Northern Welsh Kingdoms. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we focus on how the way warfare was centralized in Wales. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Merfyn the Freckled arrives as king of Gwynedd. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh finally get Mercia off their back in time for the noisy new neighbours arrive. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The rise of Gwynedd in the 9the century has some shakey beginnings in the shadow of Mercia. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the biggest change of the 9th century, the rise of the Welsh language. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297  Artist: http://incompetech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the Mercian domination grows in the mid 8th century Offa becomes their king for around almost 40 years. His influence on Wales will be felt to this day. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the tide of Northumbrian power starts to ebb it finds the old enemy ready to take its place and in doing so creates a massive issue for the Welsh border kingdoms north and south. Please consider becoming a supporter at: http://patreon.com/WelshHistory You can find everything we do at DistractionsMedia.com Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all eyes in the North over the past 100 years we finally catch up with what has been going one with the West Saxons and their Welsh neighbours. Please consider becoming a supporter at:http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Welsh History Podcast turns one this week. I wanted to take a break and discuss an exciting new project for the podcast and one that involves you our listeners. http://patreon.com/WelshHistory Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today the Old North is just that old. But its influence on Welsh history is immense and this we we are going to discuss why. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the Elephant in the early medieval room... Geoffrey Monmouth and his influence on Welsh History and why he is everything wrong about mythmaking as History. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two decades and three major battles sees kings falling like flies as they compete for control of Britain. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look at the origins of the disputes between Rome and Welsh Christianity. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The King of Gwynedd is on the march against the Northumbrians... or is he really a Northern British King? Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The beginning of the 7th century sees the British on the backfoot and a new Anglican kingdom in the north is trying to push the Welsh apart from their allies to the north. Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Glen Longwell from the Glen and Dean show talks to me about his self published novel The Dead Letters. You can find his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Letters-D-G-Longwell-ebook/dp/B01L9THQWA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1491191287&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Dead+Letters+longwell  Music: Celtic Impulse - Celtic by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100297 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices