Family history

Tree

Getting started

Tracing your Welsh roots? Pick up some tips in our guides.

WWll and Wales

Factory worker

Wartime women

Welsh women joined the war effort in factories, farms and the forces.

History blog

Explore the celebrated and lesser-known incidents in Welsh history, watch rare clips from BBC Wales' own archive, find out about history events in Wales.

Phil Carradice

Copper kingdom at Parys Mountain

The old copper mines at Parys Mountain - Mynydd Parys in Welsh ...

By: Phil Carradice

Hanes

Llechi

Creithiau'r llechi

Hanes y cymunedau a dyfodd o amgylch gweithfeydd llechi'r gogledd.

Parys Mountain

Copper kingdom at Parys Mountain

Phil Carradice blogs about the industrial history of Parys Mountain, Amlwch .

Home to the 'copper ladies', Parys Mountain dominated the world copper market during the final quarter of the 18th century and by the 1780s it was the largest mine in Europe.

Welsh castles

Harlech Castle

Famous fortresses

Start exploring these Welsh strongholds.

Welsh language

English langauge road signs

Civil disobedience

How it was used to campaign for the Welsh language.

History blog

Pirate flag

Welsh pirates

Find out about the history of Welsh pirates.

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He was only a young boy at the time but could remember the gloom that descended on the waterside communities...

rmacmhor talking about his grandfather's memories of the 1889 Bentlass Ferry disaster

The Celts

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The people

Wales' story begins with tribes collectively known as the Celts.

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