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Tirlun Cymru artists

David Cox 1783 – 1859 There is no doubt about David Cox’s importance as an artist in Wales. He worked regularly in the country after his first visit in 1805, and each summer between 1844 and…  

Framed Works of Art

Introduction The National Library of Wales has an important and varied collection of framed works of art. Spanning several centuries, they include excellent examples of landscape, portraiture and…  

David Lloyd George Letters

1880s David Lloyd George Letters 1890s David Lloyd George Letters 1900s David Lloyd George Letters 1910s David Lloyd George Letters 1930s David Lloyd George Letters 1940s David Lloyd…  

David Lloyd George Research Sources

Newspapers Browse Welsh Newspapers Online, where you will find 15 million articles and 1.1 million pages, dating between 1804 and 1919. Also search our online catalogue. Albums A J Sylvester…  

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) is probably the greatest international statesman to come from Wales. He had a great influence on Welsh, British and European politics. Lloyd George was a Liberal…  

David Lloyd George's Early Life

David Lloyd George was born in Manchester, but the village of Llanystumdwy in Eifionydd was always his "home". He lived here from the age of one, until he was seventeen. It was at the…  

The Beginning of David Lloyd George's Political Career

After passing the preliminary examinations of the Law Society he found employment in the office of solicitors Breese, Jones and Casson in Porthmadog in 1878. Here he began to become active in…  

Campaigns in Wales

When he entered Parliament he received a cool reception from many of his fellow-Liberal members from Wales, who were suspicious of his radicalism and nationalism. Even those who gave him a warmer…  

David Lloyd George's Family

David Lloyd George married his first wife, Margaret Owen, in 1888. They had five children: Richard (1889), Mair (1890, who died in 1907), Olwen (1892), Gwilym (1894) and Megan (1902). Dame Margaret…  

The People's Budget and the Welfare State

As Liberals tried to form a cabinet at the end of 1905 David Lloyd George's national standing demanded that a place be found for him in its ranks. He was appointed President of the Board of Trade.…  

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