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Ifton coal miners

Eos Vach

How one 'pit girl' left the coal mines, and became Eos Vach, a celebrated Welsh singer.

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Chinese sketchbook - scene of man fishing from boat

2024: The Year of the Dragon

In the year of the dragon, discover how this mythical creature brings Wales and China together.

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The Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, M.P

Henry Richard, Gladstone and the origin of the war with Russia

As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, this is a timely opportunity to focus on a book titled 'History of the origin of the war with Russia'.

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Riverside, Haverfordwest

Maps, art and decolonisation

A short series to accompany the 'Wales to the World: maps from the National Library of Wales' exhibition. This week's theme is maps connected to colonisation and slavery.

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Riverside, Haverfordwest

Maps for Learning and Play

In the first of a new series to accompany the 'Wales to the World: maps from the National Library of Wales' exhibition in Haverfordwest, discover how maps were used for learning and play.

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Ashford Welsh Girls' School, Middlesex hold a Speech Day at their new home, Powis Castle, Welshpool

Supporters and Subscribers of Welsh School, Ashford, Middlesex

The Welsh School had a large and varied list of supporters and subscribers, many of them high profile figures in Welsh life.

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Collection of ephemera and magnifying glass

Discovering Welsh Archives in Brittany

A joint project is uncovering correspondence from prominent Welsh figures in archives in Brittany.

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Ashford Welsh Girls' School, Middlesex hold a Speech Day at their new home, Powis Castle, Welshpool

History of the Welsh School, Ashford, Middlesex

First located in a room in Hatton Garden, learn how the 'Welsh Charity School' played its part in the 'Welsh Renaissance' in 1700s London.

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Gregynog Hall

Spineless Wonders

Discover beautiful works for 'private presses' held in the Library's collections.

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