JOHN DAVIES (1938-2015) had a background well suited to a Welsh historian. His early years were spent in the mining village of Treorchy, Rhondda, where his paternal grandfather died in the Maerdy ...

At the end of lessons, the child left with the Welsh Not was punished. Yet according to historian John Davies, it is unlikely that the use of the Welsh Not was as widespread as the mythology of ...

Historian John Davies on the 1536 'Act of Union' between ... There were about 7,500 words in the 1536 act, of which 150 dealt with the Welsh language. This 2% of the statute has become the subject ...

Historian John Davies on the 1543 'Act of Union' between ... It established the court of great session, a distinct Welsh system of courts based upon four three-county circuits: Anglesey ...

From the development of the Welsh kingdoms to the rise of a national consciousness, Dr John Davies traces the course of Welsh history.

Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies has played several iconic roles over the years. Before the turn of the millennium, he was best known in the pop-cultural zeitgeist as Sallah from the Indiana Jones ...

The first 'Act of Union', a title not used until the early 20th century, was passed in 1536. The March was divided into seven counties: Denbigh, Flint, Montgomery, Radnor, Brecon, Monmouth, Glamorgan ...