In the later half of the 1800s, Wales saw the birth of a modern higher education system. The universities that emerged during this period weren’t just academic institutions, rather they were symbols of national pride, engines of social mobility, and part of a broader cultural and political awakening across the country.

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On the Ocean West of Gaul lied the secretive land of the Britons. And this is the story of how new conquerors brought the Island to heel. Before leaving it all 350 years later.

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From muddy fields, makeshift goalposts, and a sport just beginning to take root in the valleys and towns of Wales. This is the story of how football — or soccer, as some call it — made its first strides in Welsh life during the Victorian period.

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This week I walk you through some suggestions for Welsh History reading and content that got me started on this path.

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With the arrival of Victorian railways and new labour legislation came the opportunity for everyday people to experience leisure and travel for the first time.

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Today I talk about how the podcast gets made from scripts to editing and all the in between stuff.

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150 people were convinced to leave all they knew to move to a new land many thousands of miles away only to find out that Patagonia in Argentina was not as it had been described. Along the way we address the treatment of local indigenous groups who were inhabiting that area.

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In the final episode of the series we talk about the changes in archeology of ancient Iron Age Britain.

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How did modern nationalism arrive in Wales and why did it influence Europe post Napoleonic Wars. And how was a towering figure from the Next century a driver of the movement.

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How did I get to doing a history podcast and why did I start podcasting in the first place. Come find out.

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