The last decade of the nineteenth century was a period of immense change across Wales. It was a decade shaped by industry, migration, global tensions, political transformation, and cultural shifts. To contemporaries, the time felt restless, uncertain, and filled with possibility.

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This episode we are going to talk about the structures and configuration of the Roman Army that was about to invade Britain in 43 CE.

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In the closing decades of the nineteenth century, Wales was a nation on the move. Between 1880 and 1900, hundreds of thousands of people either left Welsh shores for opportunities abroad or arrived to seek work in the booming industrial valleys. This movement of people, both outward and inward, would reshape the population, language, and social character of Wales in profound ways.

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Rambling around the later half of the year and the holidays that surround it. 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

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In this episode we discuss Wrexham and how it was established and how as an industrial town grew from a small market village.

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He came, he saw, he left... but what did Caesars arrival and departure actually influence iron age Britain. Did the Britons actually know about them and how much would this change their lives over the 90 years before Claudius. 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

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From the mid-19th century to the eve of the Boer War, colonial scramble of colonial expansion created a con. And at the heart of it, we’ll find Welsh men as soldiers, politicians, missionaries, and emigrants, celebrating, shaping and questioning Britain’s imperial destiny.

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Two weeks ago I travelled to England, as a preliminary visit before moving over in the next few months. Find out my time as a visitor.

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Sitting at the edge of the Menai Strait, with Snowdonia rising behind it, Bangor has one of the longest continuous histories of any settlement in Britain. Photo of the Bangor Cathedral by Denis Egan from Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales - 002_8256_DxO. 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

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In the late summer of 55 BCE, Julius Caesar stood on the northern shores of Gaul, watching the restless waters of the Channel. Beyond those shifting waves rose the pale chalk cliffs of Britain, gleaming like a frontier to another world.

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The story of Women in Wales in the later part of the 19th century was a fight for social status and recognition of their contributions.

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