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Wales

Lady Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, better known to history as the Ladies of Llangollen
Georgian

Q&A Who were the Ladies of Llangollen?

Illustration of folkloric beings
General History

A history of Britain’s folklore

Welsh flag, featuring a dragon. The red dragon of Wales dates back to Roman times. (Photo by Getty Images)
Roman

Q&A Why does the Welsh flag feature a red dragon?

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Wales' fans celebrate victory at the 1957 Five Nations Tournament, France vs Wales, holding the Welsh symbol, the leek. (Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
Anglo-Saxon

Q&A Why is the leek associated with Wales?

GJ1HTR A standing stone at Borvemore, with a view to beaches beyond, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland
General prehistory

Explore 8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

Stonehenge: Not a henge, but certainly a stone circle, and a very long-lived centre of human activity. (Getty Images)
Stone Age

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles

A photo of Stonehenge with plains in the background
General prehistory

Secrets of Stonehenge When & how was it built?

A lithograph depicts French forces landing at Carregwastad on 22 February 1797. (Image by Wikimedia Commons)
Georgian

The battle of Fishguard: the last invasion of mainland Britain

School photo showing rows of children from a Manchester school
20th Century

Did Britain really roar in the 1920s?

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20th Century

BBC at 100 The BBC begins: how a group of radio pioneers launched one of Britain’s most famous institutions

Vintners in an ale house, 1642. From a broadsheet titled ‘Health to All’, artist unknown. (Photo by Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Stuart

Did Oliver Cromwell ban Christmas? The Puritan assault on Christmas during the 1640s and 1650s

Matthew Stevens tackles listener questions on the history of the Welsh regions during the Middle Ages
Medieval

Medieval Wales: everything you wanted to know

An illustration of Henry VII, surrounded by Tudor roses. In the background there are shadows of those who challenged for his throne.
Tudor

Henry VII: the greatest pretender

Fatima Manji talks about objects and landmarks that are often obscured by the traditional stories told in many heritage sites. (Photographed by Sophie Davidson)
21st Century

The history hidden in British heritage sites

Martin Johnes tackles listener questions about the history of modern Wales, from the Industrial Revolution to devolution. (Image from Getty Images)
20th Century

Modern Welsh history: everything you wanted to know

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