Hanes yr iaith Gymraeg / The history of the Welsh language
Collection by Sgiliaith
'Welsh Not' from Garth School, Bangor
This example of a 'Welsh Not' was found at Ga...
The helpful bilingual signs you see everywhere.
Swansea council had emailed, asking for a Welsh translation. This is the response they got, so that's what they put on the sign.
History - Themes - Welsh language: Civil Disobedience
An article about the use of civil disobedience in support of the Welsh language, on the BBC Wales History website.
The history of the Welsh language
Discover the origins and history of Britain’s oldest language, Welsh, and how it's used on a daily basis in modern Wales.
Welsh language - Early Welsh poetry
An article about early Welsh poetry in the Heroic Age, on the BBC Wales History website.
History - Themes - Welsh language: The Tudors
An article about the effect of the Tudors upon the Welsh language, on the BBC Wales History website.
Lady Charlotte Guest - Wikipedia
Lady Charlotte Guest: (née Bertie) (19 May 1812 – 15 January 1895), later Lady Charlotte Schreiber, was an English translator and business woman. An important figure in the study of Welsh language and literature, she is best known for her pioneering translation from Welsh into English of several medieval tales to which she gave the name Mabinogion. Geraint and Enid served as the basis for Alfred, Lord Tennyson's two poems about Geraint in the Idylls of the King.
History - Themes - Wales History: Celtic Britons
An article about the emergence of Celtic languages, on the BBC Wales History website
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Digital Learning for Wales.
History - Themes - Welsh language: Between the wars
An article about the Welsh language between the wars, on the BBC Wales History website.
History - Themes - Welsh language: The Welsh language in 19th century education
An article about the Welsh language and education, on the BBC Wales History website.
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg
History - Themes - Welsh language: Literacy in 17th century Wales
An article about literacy in 17th century Wales, on the BBC Wales History website.
History - Themes - Welsh language: The Industrial Revolution
An article about the effect of the industrial revolution on the Welsh language, on the BBC Wales History website.
History - Themes - Welsh language: An official language
An article about how Welsh became an official language from the ninth century onwards, on the BBC Wales History website.