Cambria Stories - Cambria Stories (Page 8)

Politicians of Wales - 17th Century

Although Oliver Cromwell only visited Wales twice, once to suppress several thousand of its rebellious inhabitants, then once en route to Ireland, he was, by descent, a Welshman.

Politicians of Wales 6 min read

Politicians of Wales - THE 16TH CENTURY

One historian said that if you went to any Welsh market town in Elizabethan times, you would see women in the market who looked like Elizabeth 1, auburn hair and sharp features.

Politicians of Wales 7 min read

Politicians of Wales - Introduction

Essays and illustrations about politicians from Wales or with Welsh ancestry who have had a very wide range of impacts on history and who date from the sixteenth century to today.

Politicians of Wales 6 min read

Mary Jones 1864

So much has attached itself to Mary Jones that it is hard to disentangle myth and reality. But what is undoubtedly true is that, for a while, she was the most famous Welsh woman throughout the developing world.

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Grave Tales from Wales 8 min read

The murder of Sara Hughes 1877

It may have happened over 100 years ago but the memory of such events lies fresh in small communities. They don’t much like outsiders poking about, opening up old wounds, parading the kind of shame that a village doesn’t need, even after all these years.

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Grave Tales from Wales 9 min read

The Murders of Charles and Mary Thomas 1909

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Grave Tales from Wales 7 min read

Grave Tales from Wales 1

Gravestones from across Wales provide a remarkable window into the past. The stories they represent are about the lives of the people who still lie beneath those stones, who still lie beneath your feet, and who still have something to say.

Grave Tales from Wales 3 min read

Donald's Cat - Part 4

Kay had sunk into the chair beside her. She had felt the tears running over her eye rims but had not been able to stop herself.

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Blessed are the Cracked 22 min read

Donald's Cat - Part 3

A further worrying thought was the idea that Paul would be taken in for questioning and valuable breathing time would be lost. (I can breathe, she told herself sternly).

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Blessed are the Cracked 18 min read

Donald's Cat - Part 2

Panic had overridden everything else and she had thrown herself at the door, pushing and kicking while her breath wheezed in her throat.

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Blessed are the Cracked 13 min read

Donald's Cat - Part 1

It was completely dark and she knew she was dying. She was so sure of this fact, that she could feel the darkness pressing around her body, squeezing the life out of her with its unseen fingers. It wasn’t just dark. It was black.

Blessed are the Cracked 13 min read

AI AND THE FUTURE - 4

We now move on to one of the greatest minds of the Twentieth Century, namely Alan Turing. Turing was a genuine polymath, solving problems in biology as well as pure mathematics and basically creating the discipline of Computer Science. Read Parts 1-3 below

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Artificial Intelligence 5 min read