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Delving beneath the surface of the No Welsh Art exhibition with a series of events

06.02.2025 In a series of exciting events the National Library of Wales will delve beneath surface of the No Welsh Art exhibition, which challenges the myth that Wales has no visual culture of its…  

Yr Arwr, Hedd Wyn

Reference: NLW MS 4628C Here we have a manuscript of the ode ‘Yr Arwr’ (The Hero) in the hand of the bard Hedd Wyn (Ellis Humphrey Evans, 1887-1917) which won him the chair at the Birkenhead…  

Projects

NLW Research leads, or is a partner in, a number of collaborative e-Research projects. Past projects Wales at War This project will develop a First World War commemoration activity for…  

Cardiganshire Great War Tribunal (Appeals) records

The Cardiganshire Great War Tribunal (Appeals) Records give a fascinating insight into the lives of men who were called up by the army during the First World War. They contain personal details,…  

The Welsh Women's Peace Petition

On the 5th of April, 2023, a hundred-year-old Peace Petition signed by almost 400,000 Welsh women was returned to Wales, marking the centenary of a women-led, Welsh anti-war effort. Welsh…  

Thomas Picton: a historical enquiry

Thomas Picton is widely regarded as a war hero but also had a reputation for brutality during his governorship of Trinidad, where he enslaved and ordered the torturing of people.  It poses…  

David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George (1863-1945) is one of Wales best known politicians. Who was David Lloyd George? He was born in Manchester, but raised in Llanystwmdwy, Caernarfonshire where he studied to be…  

The NLW Finance and Resources Committee

The Financial Planning Committee is one of the standing committees of the Board of Trustees. Its remit is to consider and discuss key financial matters, in particular the Library’s investment…  

Kyffin Williams Bequest

The background to the Kyffin Williams Project On his death in September 2006 the internationally renowned Welsh artist, Sir Kyffin Williams, bequeathed a large part of his estate to The National…  

Folk Tales

Learning toolkit Wales has a long tradition of sharing stories. Before they were written down these stories were transmitted orally from one generation to the next. One person would recite the…  

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