History of Wales

Bartholomew Roberts, or Black Bart as he became known, is famous for being a pirate.

Edward Williams is famous for being a poet and antiquarian.

Eleanor de Montfort is famous for being a princess and diplomat.

Gwenllian is famous for being a Princess, and in her husband’s absence, leading an army in a raid against the Normans.

Henry VII is famous for being King of England and starting the Tudor dynasty.

'Hywel the Good' is famous for being a king and legislator.

Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards is famous for being a lecturer and the founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru.

Katheryn of Berain is famous because she came from Royal and Noble families. She married four times and she is often refferred to as 'The Mother of Wales'.

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd is famous for being a Prince of Wales.

Michael D. Jones is famous for being an Independent Minister and College Principal and one of the founders of Y Wladfa (Welsh settlement) in Patagonia. 

Owain Glyndŵr is famous for being Prince of Wales.

Rhys ap Gruffudd is famous for being the Lord of Deheubarth and holding the first Eisteddfod at Cardigan.  

Thomas William Jones is famous for rowing lifeboat number 8 from the 'Titanic' and saving the lives of many people.