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Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos

Reference: Shelfmark b80 B2(3) Here we have a 1580 copy of Niccolò Machiavelli’s Il Principe (The Prince), followed by two controversial Protestant works. The volume was published by the…  

Yny lhyvyr hwnn

In the middle of the fifteenth century Johannes Gutenberg (1397?-1468) invented a mechanical means of producing type rather than having to manually create every letter. This meant that it became…  

Alun Lewis Papers, Poetry (MS 1)

Alun Lewis was a well known Anglo-Welsh poet, regarded by many as Britain’s finest Second World War poet. The Alun Lewis Papers are a collection of manuscripts and papers presented to the National…  

Lloyd George Letters

There are 3292 letters from David Lloyd George to his brother William George, a Cricieth solicitor, and they form part of the William George Papers purchased by the National Library in 1989. …  

Maps

The Library’s map collection contains over 1.5 million sheets of maps, charts and plans as well as thousands of atlases. It is the largest map collection in Wales, and one of the largest in the…  

Lloyd George Diary

William George papers 6 David Lloyd George (1863-1945) is the greatest international leader that Wales has ever produced. He had considerable influence over politics in Wales, Britain and…  

The National Anthem

Reference: NLW Evan James MS 1 A manuscript containing the earliest copy of 'Hen wlad fy nhadau' in the handwriting of the composer, James James (1833-1902). [iframe…  

Collectanea Menevensia

Reference: SD/Ch/B27 and SD/Ch/B28 Collectanea Menevensia consists of two volumes of material relating to the diocese of St Davids. It provides a summary of the history of the diocese and is now…  

Vestry Book

Lampeter parochial records 1 Parish records are usually thought of in terms of registers of baptisms, marriages and burials, but parishes also had responsibilities for significant elements of…  

Reflection: Black History Month

Reflection: Black History Month exhibition banner showing a monochrome clenched fist over a striped green, yellow and red background Peniarth Black History Month has meant several things to several people, at different times and in different parts of the world. Like a child; it has grown before our very eyes capturing and…  

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