Episodes

  • Freeform Episode 15 - How We Got Here

    Freeform Episode 15 - How We Got Here
    Jun 23 2025
    How did I get to doing a history podcast and why did I start podcasting in the first place. Come find out. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • Episode 242 - Dragons, Mud, and Glory

    Episode 242 - Dragons, Mud, and Glory
    Jun 16 2025
    Today we are talking about the establishment of Rugby and its influence on Wales including some of the teams and their stars of the 1870s and 1880s. Follow me on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 mins
  • Ancient Wales Episode 9 - Through Foreign Eyes

    Ancient Wales Episode 9 - Through Foreign Eyes
    Jun 9 2025
    People from the Mediterranean gives a glimpse of what is going on in Iron Age Britain just before the major invasion of the Romans. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • Episode 241 - Newport State of Mind

    Episode 241 - Newport State of Mind
    Jun 2 2025
    We return our focus on the communities of Wales, today we are talking about the industrialization of Newport and how it grew from a sleepy village to bustling city. Photo of Bridge Street viewed from near the London City & Midland Bank premises. From Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales digital collection. http://hdl.handle.net/10107/4785859 Follow me on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 mins
  • Freeform Episode 14 - How We Enjoy Sport

    Freeform Episode 14 - How We Enjoy Sport
    May 26 2025
    So I start out saying this isn't particularly Welsh but actually, this ends up pretty Welsh. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 mins
  • Episode 240 - The British Army Reforms

    Episode 240 - The British Army Reforms
    May 19 2025
    After the disaster that was the Crimean War the British government finally takes on the reforms of the army and Wales was an important part of those reforms. Photo from the collection of the UK National Army Museum - Transvaal War, South Africa (1880-1881). Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 mins
  • Ancient Wales Episode 8 - Crafting Iron Age Lives

    Ancient Wales Episode 8 - Crafting Iron Age Lives
    May 12 2025
    Turning to more common everyday items we discuss pottery and textiles and how they defined Iron Age Britain. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Episode 239 - A Viking Name for Copperopolis

    Episode 239 - A Viking Name for Copperopolis
    May 5 2025
    Swansea’s origins stretch back over a thousand years. But in the Victorian industrial boom it becomes the centre of copper production across the world. Follow us on social media: Instagram, Bluesky and Twitter: Welshhistorypod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/welshhistorypodcast 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/ © 2025 Evergreen Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins