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Welsh history

Queen Elizabeth II invests her eldest son, Prince Charles

Charles, The Prince of Wales’s 1969 investiture at Caernarfon Castle, 50 years on

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

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

(Image courtesy of NASA)

NASA’s unknown Welsh hero: the story of Tecwyn Roberts

WM Woodfull of Australia ducks to avoid a rising ball from Harold Larwood of England during the Fourth Test match at Brisbane on the infamous 'Bodyline' Tour of Australia. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

4 historical cricketing curiosities

Chatsworth House, where Elizabeth I ordered for Mary, Queen of Scots to be imprisoned after she abdicated and fled from Scotland to England in 1567. (Photo by Chatsworth House Trust)

Britain’s 7 most amazing stately homes

The ruins of Dunluce Castle, which sit on the coastal cliffs of North Antrim in Northern Ireland. They are thought to have been the inspiration for CS Lewis’s castle Cair Paravel in ‘The Chronicles of Narnia’ (1950–56). (Photo by Andrea Ricordi/Contributor/Getty Images)

9 of Britain’s best castles

St Fagans Castle and gardens

A visit to St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff

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

General prehistory

8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

Women in traditional Welsh dress, c1896. (Past Pix/SSPL/Getty Images)

Wales: In search of a history

Will Millard – presenter of the BBC series 'Hidden Wales'. (Photo by BBC Wales)

Industrial revolution

The hidden history of Wales

The distinctive polygon towers of Caernarfon Castle. (Photo by Gail Johnson/Getty Images)

History explorer The conquest of Wales

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)

Q&A Why is the leek associated with Wales?

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The 1267 Treaty of Montgomery: a prince’s hope for the future of Wales

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Bleddyn ap Cynfyn: the first Prince of Wales?

Charles VI of France (1380–1422)

The Library Owain Glyndwr: The last Welsh Prince of Wales