THE SUFFRAGETTES IN WALES Lady Rhondda, the only daughter of the immensely wealthy industrialist and politician DA Thomas and Sybil Haig Thomas of Llanwern, was the secretary of the Newport branch of the suffragette Women's Social and Political Union.
THE WELSH IN AMERICAN POLITICS The Welsh have had a huge influence in the USA, with Hillary Clinton as the latest manifestation. Many of them were influential as industrial managers and many in the foundation of the state.
Politicians of Wales - 19th century William Ewart Gladstone was born in Liverpool. He had no roots in Wales. He went to school at Eton and went to Oxford in 1828. This article is for Members only
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 - 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 - 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.
