Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

Like the dragon of Cadwalader, Wales and the Welsh have risen from the depths of cinema insignificance and spread their wings across the modern media landscape in recent years. From one trick, R rolling ponies to valiant portrayals of heroes draped in red, hit play and have a listen to part 2 of us waffling on about Welsh studs and duds on screen. Follow our socials pretty please. Further viewing...

Today's episode is all about the white, red and green on the silver screen. We're talking the highs and lows of Wales and the Welsh in movies and TV while giving you access to our keen, insightful critiques as the beer slowly slurs our words. Check out our socials please, loves. Some background viewing for those keen beans among you: Y Gwledd/The Feast Swansea Love Story Dirty Sanchez The Movie Am...

This episode tells the story of Dic Penderyn and workers uprising of 1831 in the town of Merthyr Tydfil. A David and Goliath tale that would shape the future of labour in Wales for generations to come. Also his names another word for a willy. Follow our socials here you beauties ❤️

Modern Hollywood has us convinced that stories need to make "sense" and we're bloody sick of it. What happened to magical shaving kits on pigs heads for no reason? Or devious girls made of flowers shacking up with gods with triple barrel names? Hit play and have a listen to some classic legends from back when the world made sense, back when BRITAIN WAS BRITTON. Do us a solid and give us a follow o...

This week we talk about a lesser known Owain of Welsh history. A man who lived the simple mantra of "when life gives you lemons, fight across Europe and have a go at being king of Wales." Hit that sideways triangle and find out what Owain Llawgoch was all about. Keep up with the latest from the pod by following our socials👇 https://linktr.ee/tales4wales

Do you like Wales? Do you like history? Do you have enough empathy to let us off for phoning this one in because we were lazy? Hit play and discover the nichest welsh history of all...(We'll be back to actual historical topics next week, scouts honour.)

What is a long knife? When does a short knife become a dagger? When is a knife long enough to become a sword? All we know is they're pretty handy to betray Celtic nations with🔪 So hit play and delight your ears with a tale of bitter betrayal, power struggles and Viggo Mortensen.

Remember Naughty Norman from Fireman Sam? We can all agree he was one devious bastard but did he ever try and conquer a country? In this episode we discuss the naughtiest Normans of all and how a few thousand of them decided to pick a fight with Wales back in the day.

Back before red cards and touch line technology, the Welsh devised a game of champions that would turn boys to men through a gauntlet of bashed skulls, ripped hair follicles and testing your mettle against armed horsemen. If you've grown tired of the sports of today and their emphasis on player safety, hit play and journey back with us to a time where they truly didn't give a fuck about that.

As Triple H once said in a dogshit film, "It's time for some roadtripping!" We thought we'd do something special to mark the end of Season 1. So hit play and follow us on our very own Welsh odyssey through stereotypical rain, a slightly inconvenient hill climb and a lot of rum.

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd has been described by many as the Beyoncé of medieval Welsh history so this episode is a particularly sad one. If you can take the heartache and want to know how the Welsh rebellion of 1282 came to end, say YASS PRINCE and hit play.

Barti Ddu was always pushing the envelope when it came to being a pirate. So much so he even decided to give the outlaws some laws of their own by coming up with the original Pirates Code. Progressive, forward thinking leader? Or joy killing, liberal cuck? You be the judge.

From West Walian farmer to the most infamous pirate of the 1700's, Barti Ddu stands amongst Welsh cakes and spiced rum as one of our tastiest exports. Hit play and find out why this tea chugging rascal was so big time.

Wales is a land full of ancient stories about brave heroes, fantastical magic and strange, wonderous creatures. What better way to honour the heroes of old than by doing a drunken botch job of retelling them for an hour or so? Enjoy.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿The battle of Falkirk🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I wish I could tell you this episode wasn't just bad Scottish accents followed by two Welsh idiots trying to distance their ancestors from being the baddies in Braveheart, but I wouldn't lie to you.

Just FYI this was an early episode so please forgive our basic bitch audio. You know that song, like a bridge over troubled water? Well, that’s kind of what this episode focuses on, but instead of it being a metaphor it is a factual account of one of the dumbest military decisions of the 13th century.

Like history☑️ Like drunks☑️ Like having a laugh☑️ Like not being a boring fucking loser❓ Then you’ll love/might enjoy/put up with us talking about the battle of Mynydd Hyddgen in this episode 👍

Wales has a lot of hills. We've got all sorts on hills. Castles, farms, hotels, you name it. We even had a fight with the English on a hill once and you can listen to us have a few beers and ramble on about it in this episode.

You know that fella who flogs bottles of rum by the dozen, well guess what? He was Welsh. Don’t believe us? Listen to our latest episode to discover all about the charming, charismatic, murderous life of Pirate/Captain Henry Morgan.

Welcome to Tales for Wales: An inaccurate drunk Welsh history lesson. Throughout this series, we are going to discuss, waffle about, and judge famous Welsh battles, events and people while sipping on a selection of beverages for your entertainment. You can listen to new episodes every Sunday and check out our socials and Patreon page here.