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Exploring Wales' tradition of radicalism and protest

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Rebecca Riots

The story of how disgruntled farmers and workers in West Wales sought to fight against the system, dressed as women!

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Tonypandy, 1910

Months of tension spilled into riot and protest as miners clashed with authorities in the town of Tonypandy in November 1910.

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Fire in Llŷn

The story of the influential actions of three Plaid Cymru members at Penyberth on the Llŷn Peninsula in 1936.

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The Welsh Language Society

A look at the background to the Welsh Language Society

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  • Fire in Llŷn

  • Fire in Llŷn

  • Date added 16/08/2011
  • The story of the influential actions of three Plaid Cymru members at Penyberth on the Llŷn Peninsula in 1936.
  • Newport Rising, 1839

  • Newport Rising, 1839

  • Date added 16/08/2011
  • The violent culmination of political tensions amongst the working men of south Wales.
  • Rebecca Riots

  • Rebecca Riots

  • Date added 16/08/2011
  • The story of how disgruntled farmers and workers in West Wales sought to fight against the system, dressed as women!
  • Reservoirs of Wales

  • Reservoirs of Wales

  • Date added 02/11/2011
  • This is the story of some of the major reservoirs in Wales and their effects on the displacement of people and communities that ultimately led to campaigns to make Wales more independent.
  • Revolting Women

  • Revolting Women

  • Date added 16/08/2011
  • Like many people around the world, women in Britain had to fight for the right to vote. Today we take this privilege for granted but it was not always the case.
  • The Miners Strike of 1984

  • The Miners Strike of 1984

  • Date added 16/08/2011
  • On 1 March 1984 the National Coal Board announced that it planned to close 20 coal mines with the loss of 20,000 jobs. The year-long strike that followed changed the political, economic and social history of Wales forever.

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