by swanseahistory | Jun 6, 2023 | British History, Medieval History
English conquest led to the creation of new chapels and parish churches across Wales, as well as some unique buildings like fortified churches and new elements such as the Norman-style font. Some new churches, like St Thomas, Neath, were founded to serve an English...
by swanseahistory | May 11, 2022 | British History, Events, Research, Students, Welsh History
Gynhadledd Astudiaethau Cymreig Canolfan Richard Burton Centre Dydd Mercher 25 Mai 2022 Wednesday 25 May 2022 Y Studio, Creu Taliesin, Campws Parc, Prifysgol Abertawe The Studio Taliesin Create, Park campus, Swansea University 2.00Guinevere Clark – The...
by swanseahistory | Apr 4, 2022 | British History, Events, GENCAS, Research
12 October Queer Data Event Invitation – GENCAS Wednesday 12 October 2022, 2-3pm: Kevin Guyan joins us on Zoom to discuss his recent book, Queer Data: Using Gender, Sex and Sexuality Data for Action (Bloomsbury). Data has never mattered more. Our lives are...
by swanseahistory | Mar 23, 2022 | British History, Welsh History
A short video by Professor Martin Johnes recorded for a Welsh Government event to discuss history in the Curriculum for...
by swanseahistory | Nov 24, 2021 | British History, Medieval History, Welsh History
Online Research seminar: Wed 8 December 1.15pm Dr Rhea Seren Phillip This paper will discuss identity, memory and uses of the past, along with global interactions and connections which have a Welsh association. The primary focus of the paper will be the history of...
by swanseahistory | Nov 9, 2021 | British History, Research, Students
The interwar period brought a wave of cultural change, and the white peace poppy was a fringe commemorative symbol that exemplified these changes. The white peace poppy was organised and sold by the Women’s Cooperative Guild, typically working-class women who had lost...