Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at y ddarlith arbennig hon gan ein cyn-fyfyrwraig, Dr Bethan Scorey, sy'n dathlu lansiad ei llyfr newydd, sydd wedi'i addasu o'i ymchwil doethurol. 📍 Castell Sain Ffagan, ar ddydd Sadwrn, 28 Tachwedd 2026 am 11yn / 1.30yp. 🎟️ amgueddfa.cymru/sainffagan/d...?

We are looking forward to this special lecture by our graduate Dr Bethan Scorey, celebrating the launch of her new book, adapted from her PhD thesis. 📍 St Fagans Castle on Saturday, 28 November 2026 at 11am / 1.30pm. 🎟️ museum.wales/stfagans/wha...

The 17th/18th century bridge at Pont Fadog, Dyffryn Ardudwy with its unusual inscribed slab dated 1762. It apparently commemorates the repair of the bridge and road route in 1760 by William Vaughan of Cors y Gedol and his stonemason H. Edward

Bydd ein hymchwilydd doethurol Anna Reynolds yn rhoi sgwrs i Gymdeithas Ddinesig Dyffryn Conwy ar nos Iau, 22 Hydref am 19:00. Bydd Anna'n rhannu ei ymchwil doethurol ar adneddau ucheldiroedd Y Carneddau Dwyreiniol. Bydd tocynnau yn £3 ar y drws a chroeso cynnes i bawb!

Later this month, our PhD researcher Anna Reynolds will be giving her first full-length talk on the subject of her research: the abandoned settlements of the eastern Carneddau. Thursday, 22 October at 19:00, hosted by the Conwy Valley Civic Society. Entry is £3 and open to all.

Mae ein ymchwilydd doethurol, Daisy Hughes, wedi ennill Gwobr Avril Rolph 2026 am y papur ymchwil gwreiddiol gorau ar hanes menywod yng Nghymru! Darllenwch mwy am y wobr a phapur buddugol Daisy yn ein blog diweddaraf: www.bangor.ac.uk/cy/iswe/newy... @amc-waw.bsky.social

ISWE PhD researcher, Daisy Hughes, awarded the 2026 Avril Rolph Prize for the best original research paper on women’s history in Wales! Read all about the prize and Daisy's award-winning paper in our latest blog post: www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/is... @amc-waw.bsky.social

Don’t forget! Mapping Brecon’s History this Saturday! Come along to Brecon Guildhall for the launch of the new Historical Map of Brecon and Hay-on-Wye and discover the fascinating history behind Brecon’s townscape. Saturday 10 October Tea & coffee from 10.30am Launch: 11am–12.15pm

It was great to be at Merthyr Tydfil last night for the launch of the new Her-stories digital map herstories.merthyr.gov.uk and the Merthyr Tydfil Immersive Museum. Two brilliant resources charting the stories of women that are woven into the heritage of Merthyr.

Dr Shaun Evans of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates at Bangor University has been awarded the 2026 Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize by the British Agricultural History Society for the Best Book in British or Irish Rural or Agrarian History: www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/is...

Huge congratulations to our ISWE Research & Engagement Officer, Dr Bethan Scorey, for having her research on Margam Castle published in the latest issue of the History Extra magazine. @bethanscorey.bsky.social

ISWE ANNUAL LECTURE 2026 Dr Marion Löffler LADY LLANOVER & THE REINVENTION OF WALES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 6pm, 5th May 2026 MALT, Main Arts Building, Bangor University, LL57 2DG / Online via Teams

Map of parts of Flintshire and Cheshire showing the Sands of Dee Mostyn/7292 dim dyddiad / no date

@bsky.app The winners of the Joan Thirsk Prize (2026) are: Mark Bailey, 'Serfdom in England: Theory and Practice 1200 to 1500' @manchesterup.bsky.social Shaun Evans, 'Coming of Age Celebrations on Welsh Landed Estates: Gentry, Culture and Society, c.1770–1920' @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social .

The Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Carol Tully as the new Chair of its Advisory Board: www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/ne...

The Donne Triptych, a triptych altarpiece by Hans Memling now in the National Gallery, London. It contains portraits of Sir John Dwnn [Donne] of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire d. 1503, his wife Elizabeth and a daughter.

Gift in perpetual fee farm of two roods of turbary lying within the liberties of the town of Hardelaghe [Harlech] in a place called Y gorse. Seal pendant; red wax; fine imprint. Dyddiad/Date: 1577 MOSTYN/3531

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The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has recently been updated with 4000+ new references. Discover further details about this update in this On History blog buff.ly/eWSMfuT @brepols.net

Bibliography of British and Irish History February 2026 update  - On History

What’s new in BBIH?   The February 2026 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 4,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters, and…

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Yn gynharach y mis hwn, cafodd grŵp o ymchwilwyr doethurol a ffrindiau Sefydliad Ymchwil Ystadau Cymru'r pleser o ymweld â Phlas Cochwillan yng Ngwynedd. Yn y blog hwn, mae'r Ymchwilydd Doethurol Anna Reynolds yn dweud wrthym am brynhawn llawn hwyl a hanes!  www.bangor.ac.uk/cy/iswe/newy...

Earlier this month, a group of ISWE doctoral researchers and friends had the pleasure of visiting Plas Cochwillan in the community of Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd. In our latest blog post, Doctoral Researcher Anna Reynolds tells us all about the fascinating afternoon!  www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/co...

How did I not spot that before? It’s obvious now you come to mention it! 😉

A characteristically excellent ISWE lecture by @mariangwyn.bsky.social at Bangor University this evening: Textiles as Exploitation on the Penrhyn Jamaica Plantations. A huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online.

Long day of teaching that finished at 6, but the bonus was going immediately to this fantastic talk hosted by @ystadaucymru.bsky.social from the fabulous Marian Gwyn on ‘TEXTILES AS EXPLOITATION: Clothing, commerce and control on the Penrhyn Jamaica plantations’.

Yfory (Dydd Mawrth) / Tomorrow (Tuesday) Dr Marian Gwyn: Textiles as Exploitation: Clothing, Commerce & Control on the Penrhyn Jamaica Plantations Am ddim i fynychu neu ymunwch ar-lein. Free to attend or join online.

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Seminar Ymchwil / Research Seminar @mariangwyn.bsky.social ‘Textiles as Exploitation’ 10/2/2026 Croeso i bawb / All welcome www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...

With the film Madfabulous about the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the fifth Marquess of Anglesey scheduled to premiere in the coming months, here we have a letter from the Chief Constable of Menai Bridge sent to the Marquess’ agent on account of the Marquess speeding through the village of Gaerwen.

A pleasure to visit Cochwillan - hall and mill - earlier today with ISWE

Delighted to see this blog by our friend Peter Foden (ysgrifnlaw.bsky.social) on the lordships of Tregrug and Edlogan, shared as part of the wonderful @mappingthemarch.bsky.social research project. Including a 1705 perambulation @gwentarchives.bsky.social blog.mowlit.ac.uk/2025/11/20/m...

Seminar Ymchwil / Research Seminar @mariangwyn.bsky.social ‘Textiles as Exploitation’ 10/2/2026 Croeso i bawb / All welcome www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/...

New blog by our MA student Issy Marston on Lady Margaret Verney née Hay-Williams (1844-1930), researched as part of our ‘Reinterpreting the Country House’ module @bangorhistory.bsky.social www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/la...