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DARLITH FLYNYDDOL | ANNUAL LECTURE 2025 Dr Melvin Humphreys POWIS CASTLE: THE RESILIENCE OF AN ARISTOCRATIC ESTATE IN WALES - INHERITANCE, ENCLOSURE & MINING FOR LEAD 5.30pm, Dydd Mercher, 2 Ebrill | Wednesday, 2 April MALT, Prifysgol Bangor | Bangor University Croeso i Bawb | All Welcome

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#DyddLlunyMap #MapMonday “Plan of part of Penrallt Estate. The property of James Wyatt Esq divided into lots for building neat villas and other proposed improvements by R. Williams, Frondeg.” 1841 PFA/6/167

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Stories about St David have continued to be written and adapted for centuries. A distinctive late-medieval version of the Life of St David written in north-east Wales in a manuscript known as Peniarth 27ii, has been published this week by Jenny Day. 👉https://saints.wales/theedition/

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Mae storïau am Ddewi Sant yn parhau i gael eu llunio a’u haddasu ers canrifoedd. Mae fersiwn unigryw o Fuchedd Dewi o gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru yn y 15G yn llawysgrif Peniarth 27ii, wedi ei gyhoeddi'r wythnos hon fel golygiad newydd gan Jenny Day. 👉https://saints.wales/ygolygiad/

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“List of convicted criminals at present in confinement in H.M.s gaol at Carnarvon” PYA/3335-3336 1817 Listed is Griffith Roberts in custody since the 3rd of October 1815 for murdering his child, convicted of insanity.

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“List of convicted criminals at present in confinement in H.M.s gaol at Carnarvon” PYA/3335-3336 1817 Ar y rhestr mae enw Griffith Roberts, yn y carchar ers 3ydd o Hydref 1815 am lofruddio ei blentyn ac yn euog o fod yn wallgof.

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#DyddLlunyMap #MapMonday Plan of part of the Llandegay [Llandegai] estate Surveyor : T. Hornor MC/3/184 1768

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Cynhaliwyd yr arddangosfa ryngweithiol yn Pontio a mae'r deunyddiau a gafodd eu harddangos bellach ar gael i bawb ar-lein yma. The interactive exhibition was hosted at Pontio and the material on display has now been made available to all through this online space. reframing.wales/newid-eryri

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Ymunwch â @lowriannrees.bsky.social mewn sesiwn arlein rhad ac am ddim am farwolaeth yn Oes Fictoria 💀💀💀 Join Dr Lowri Ann Rees in this fab and free online session discussing Death and the Victorians events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d5a69a... @archpbu.bsky.social @philosophybangor.bsky.social

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“Bundles of postcards of views from all parts of north Wales” I love these charming colourised postcards where artists have painted over the underlying black and white photo to add colour, a practice popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. BMSS/37231-516

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“Bundles of postcards of views from all parts of north Wales” Dwi wrth fy modd gyda’r cardiau post lliwgar hyn lle mae arlunydd wedi peintio dros y llun du a gwyn gwreiddiol i ychwanegu lliw, arfer oedd yn boblogaidd ar ddiwedd y 18fed a dechrau’r 19eg ganrif. BMSS/37231-516

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The last will of Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, who died on the 3rd of November 1891, Dr Isambard Owen being the Executor of his will Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte was a French philologist with a keen interest in Welsh & other Celtic languages. He was a nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte BMSS/6223 1891

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"The last will of Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, who died on the 3rd of November 1891, Dr Isambard Owen being the Executor of his will" Ieithegydd Ffrengig oedd Louis Lucien Bonaparte gyda diddordeb brwd yn y Gymraeg ac ieithoedd Celtaidd eraill. Roedd yn nai i Napoleon Bonaparte BMSS/6223 1891

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#DyddLlunyMap Cynllun o Brifysgol Bangor yn dangos Tŷ Penrallt cyn iddo gael ei ddymchwel. Roedd Stad Penrallt yn cwmpasu'r ardal o amgylch Prif Adeilad y Celfyddydau yn ymestyn dros dir y Gwersyll Rhufeinig. Byddai tŷ Penrallt wedi sefyll yn fras ble mae Prif Dŵr y Brifysgol yn sefyll nawr.

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#MapMonday A plan of Bangor University showing Penrallt House before it was demolished. The Penrallt Estate covered the area surrounding Main Arts extending over Roman Camp. Penrallt house would have stood roughly were the Main Tower of the University stands now.

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I will be giving a talk on the Windmills of Anglesey at Oriel Môn, in conjunction with their exhibition of artwork of the mills. All welcome! 29 March at 2:00pm. You can read more about the mills on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/

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Spring lectures 2025 - series of 5 lectures on Wednesday evenings in the Thomas Telford Centre, Menai Bridge (opposite Waitrose), £3 entry - a warm welcome for everyone.

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Darn o bapur hyfryd gyda darlun o Ben y Gogarth, Llandudno Delightful headed paper with an illustration of Llandudno’s, Great Orme Head “Schedule of Deeds relating to Maesycastell and other properties in the parishes of Caerhun and Llanbedr” GWR/530 1849-1863

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International day of women & girls in science While studying local languages & providing medical assistance in Yemen in 1901/2, Marie Hein (1853-1943) collected numerous biological specimens - including a shark & a stingray which turned out to be undescribed ("new") species

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Next week I'll be delivering an in-person talk as part of the Penmaenmawr Museum Winter Lectures: Hillforts in north Wales 🛖. Weds 19 Feb 2025 Venue: the Penmaenmawr Community Centre LL34 6AB, 7pm talk start. All welcome! I'll also be selling & signing books 📚 📷 Conwy Mountain hillfort 2023

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#dyddllunymap #mapmonday “Darlun eglurhaol o fynyddoedd Eryri fel y gwelir hwy o Fôn a luniwyd gan y diweddar Jeremiah Jones. Enwyd pob trum, copa a bwlch.” An explanatory drawing of the mountains of Eryri as seen from Anglesey drawn by the late Jeremiah Jones. BMSS/33485 d.d./n.d.

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Charles Dickens, writer and social critic, was born on 07 February 1812. These editions of some of his most famous works were published by Chapman & Hall in 1850 and are part of Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould's library. 📷 Baring-Gould Library 1614.4 #OnThisDay #CharlesDickens #RareBooks

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Ar #DyddMiwsigCymru dyma fardd yn canu’r delyn ar lannau Llyn Padarn, yng nghysgod yr Wyddfa --- On #WelshLanguageMusicDay a bard playing his harp on the banks of Llyn Padarn, in the shadow of Snowdon “The Bardic Museum. Musical, poetical, and historical relicks of the Welsh bards and druids”

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Elizabeth Clemence Heulwen Isambard Owen kept amazing diaries about her and her sisters life in North Wales. The diaries span 1928-1954, noting daily occurrences in great detail. We are busy cataloguing all 34. Elizabeth's sketches of pigs reminded us of @themerl.bsky.social impressive hogs!

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Huge thanks to Shan Robinson for introducing me to the Rare Books Room at Bangor University this afternoon. What a wonderful experience! Found so many interesting books that were previously in Welsh country house libraries. Thinking about how we can make use of this resource for teaching & research.

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“Correspondence relative to the Stationing of a Troop of the Fourth Regiment of Dragoons in the County of Carnarvon” BMSS/29531 1801

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This remarkable archive offers so many opportunities to explore a challenging part of Welsh history. The work currently being undertaken to make this collection even more accessible is commendable.

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Golygfa fendigedig yn fy nghroesawu i gwaith bore ‘ma. --- A wonderful sunny scene welcoming me to work this morning.

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Llyfrau cyfrifon bragu cwrw Penrhyn yn rhestru faint o frag a hopys o Sir Gaint a ddefnyddiwyd a nifer y casgenni o gwrw yn y seler. --- Books of brewing accounts at Penrhy listing the amount of malt and Kentish hops used and the number of barrels of beer in the cellar. PFA/10/18 1788-1817

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Brilliant ISWE Research Seminar by @alecbmmoore.bsky.social this evening, outlining how historical knowledge & archives can contribute towards the restoration of marine ecosystems, around the coast of Wales & beyond. @bangorhistory.bsky.social

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Ymunwch â’n sesiynau arlein rhad ac am ddim yn Chwefror a Mawrth 😍 O’n Rhifyn Folant i’r Llychlynwyr, mae rhywbeth i bawb! Join us for our free, online sessions in Feb/March! A Valentine’s special, Vikings, Victorians and Dictators…there’s something for everyone! www.bangor.ac.uk/history-law-...

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#onthisday in 1826, the Menai Suspension Bridge was opened. Next year will see the 200th anniversary of the bridge’s completion. Here we have documents relating to the bridge’s 150th celebrations in 1976.

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#arydyddhwn ym 1826, agorwyd Pont Menai. Y flwyddyn nesaf fydd hi’n 200 mlynedd ers cwblhau’r bont. Dyma ddogfennau ym ymwneud a dathliadau 150 mlwyddiant y bont 1976.

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Wrth edrych trwy eitemau yn ein casgliad Mostyn ddes i o hyd i'r dyfrnodau hyfryd hyn. --- Looking through items in our Mostyn collection and I came across these lovely watermarks.

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#mapmonday Exceptionally fine map of Plashen (now Talhenbont) near Pwllheli, & part of its demesne, by John Earl, for William Vaughan, Corsygedol. Bears a sketch of Plashen; and a border composed of a series of 38 finely-executed studies of farm and wild animals. Vellum 1763 (Bangor) Mostyn 8452

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#dyddllunymap map hynod o gain o Blashen (bellach Talhenbont) gerllaw Pwllheli, a rhan o'i dir demen, gan John Earl ar gyfer William Vaughan, Corsygedol. Mae’n cynnwys braslun o Plashen; a ffin sy'n cynnwys cyfres o 38 o ddarluniau manwl o anifeiliaid fferm ac gwyllt. Velum 1763 Mostyn/8452

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Ymunwch â ni ar ein cwrs byr rhad ac am ddim newydd sbon! Join us on our brand new, and completely free, short course! Sesiynau gan/ sessions by Dr Euryn Rhys Roberts, Dr Lowri Ann Rees @ystadaucymru Dr Leona Huey, Dr Mari Elin Wiliam! @marccollinson.bsky.social @archpbu.bsky.social

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The Big Garden Birdwatch takes place this weekend, the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. To get you in the mood, here’s a short film we produced about the Nature Diaries of former Bangor University student, Dr Paul Whalley. BMSS/40577-40596 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHF...

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Cynhelir y Big Garden Birdwatch y penwythnos hwn, sef arolwg bywyd gwyllt gardd fwyaf y byd. I gael chi mewn i’r ysbryd, dyma ffilm fer a gynhyrchwyd gennym am Ddyddiaduron Natur cyn-fyfyriwr Prifysgol Bangor, Dr Paul Whalley. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVHF...

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