Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

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121. Llywelyn Fawr/Llywelyn the Great Part 2 Apr 26, 2025

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Get ready for Llywelyn Fawr part 2: Electric Boogaloo, baby because this hunk of Welsh leadership is coming at you faster than the Cymry of old could loose an arrow.

Hit play and listen to the life, the love and the bloodshed that made up the latter half of this big time boys epic reign.

Extra treats for the greedy listeners amongst you can be found on our socials and our Patreon here, as well as merch for those who only dress in their historically themed best.

Throwback Thursday: Welsh Mythology 3 Part 1 Apr 23, 2025

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Today is a look back at one of our many Welsh myth focused episodes so to tee you up of course, we have a clip of us slagging off one of Wales' greatest exports with a dash of Peep Show references. Enjoy.

Full episode here if you fancy getting your myths on.

120. Llywelyn Fawr/Llywelyn the Great Part 1 Apr 19, 2025

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Hold on to your butts boios because the top dog we're discussing today is one of the all time, pound for pound champs of the fair nation that is Cymru.

Give that little play button a tickle and listen to us tell a tale of battle, diplomacy and leadership that (FOR THE MILLIONTH TIME) deserves a Braveheart style movie adaptation.

Llywelyn Fawr had his head screwed on and we're pretty sure he'd be dressed in the finest Tales for Wales merch if he were about today. He'd at very least be gobbling up our extra content so do right by the boy and do the same.

Throwback Thursday: Tiger Bay Apr 17, 2025

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You know the drill by now. It's Thursday, it's a throwback and what better to throwback to than the old stomping ground of one Dame Shirley Bassey.

Full ep here ya tarts.

119. Chepstow Castle: A Tales for Wales Road Trip Apr 12, 2025

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We're on the road again as your lovable, drunken roving historians and we've got the idea of retaking Chepstow Castle for the Welsh firmly planted in our noggins.

Hit play and listen to us muse about everything from our personal medieval fantasies. the action seen by the eponymous stronghold and as always, copious riffs.

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Throwback Thursday: The Battle of St. Fagans Apr 09, 2025

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Travel upstream, against the flow of time once more and listen to us talking rubbish before the subject matter as you've surely become accustomed to by now.

Full episode here about a big old bust up with primitive boomsticks.

118. The Great Emu War Apr 05, 2025

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Man vs nature has been a recurring theme through history as well as the premise for some pretty sick movies.

But it's rare that we humans have taken such a spanking from the flora and fauna of the earth as when we lost a war to some boggle eyed flightless birds. Hit play and find out just how bad we fumbled it.

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Throwback Thursday: Welsh Facts Apr 02, 2025

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This week we're throwing it back to an episode every boozy trivia enthusiast would hate to miss. Give us a listen and drown your drinking comrades in Welsh based factoids.

Full episode here if you get greedy for knowledge.

117. Gruffudd ap Cynan: The Quadruple King of Gwynedd Mar 30, 2025

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The rulers of Wales are a dime a dozen but it's the grafters, scrappers and underdogs that we always love the most and the hero of this particular episode ticks the box on all three fronts.

Hit play and listen to us muse about a man who's had more goes on the throne than your mum's had on OnlyFans.

More morsels of content, more snippets on socials and more patter on Patreon are just a click away.

Throwback Thursday: Cornwall/Kernow Mar 27, 2025

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Croeso, wolcom and welcome to another serving from the past, this weeks selection is from when we discussed our brethren from the South, the Kernewek/Cornish.

Check out the full episode if you fancy learning about the Celtic connection between us and some extra little snippets about Kernow/Cornwall itself.