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Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

Tales for Wales is an inaccurate Welsh history lesson brought to you by two boozy mates. New episodes every Sunday.

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43. Halloween Special: The Demon of Cerrigydrudion

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/10/28

This week we're embracing one of the most well known pagan traditions by giving you bunch of goblins and ghoulies a special episode for Halloween AKA Calan Gaeaf AKA All Hallows Eve AKA All-Hallowmas🎃Hit play if you dare and listen to the chilling tale about a white devil terrorising a native population but not in a colonial way.TREAT us by following our socials.Help support your favourite pod by donating here, it's no TRICK.

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42. Tiger Bay

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/10/21

Ever been down Cardiff Bay? You think it just popped into existence out of thin air? No. It took years of hard graft, failed regeneration projects and letting local communities down. Hit that tasty little triangle to hear us chat about how Cardiff Bay came to be and how it had a way cooler name back in the day. What do you think of this episode? Tiger YAY? or Tiger NAY? Let us know on our socials.Feeling frivolous and kind? You can donate to the pod here.

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41. The Battle of St. Fagans

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/10/15

Anyone who was schooled in south Wales will have been to St. Fagans at some point but baby, let me tell ya, this isn't your standard year 7 school trip. Hit play and listen to how some people with their tongues up the monarch's arse fought some other people with their tongues up the government's arse.Are you a roughhouse royalist or prissy parliamentarian? Let us know on our socials you dweebs. We do not receive funding from the crown estate so if you fancy throwing some dollar dollar our way to

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64:24

40. Welsh Facts

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/10/07

As sure as the tides come in and out you know it's only ever a matter of time before we do a low effort episode to top the episode list up with and would you believe it, that time has come again. Unlike most of our cop outs though, this one might be of use if you're ever in the unique situation of being forced to dish out obscure facts about Wales and the Welsh.We have a social media presence. FACT. Check it out here. If you donate to the pod and help us little chancers out, we'll be incredibly

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39. Cornwall/Kernow

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/09/30

Hold on to your butts because Tales for Wales has gone off the reservation and decided to cover a place in England this episode. That's ENGLAND which is NOT WALES.Hit play and listen to us talk about how Cornwall is England's little Celtic refuge and how our Cornish brethren share more than just a little in common with the Welsh.Enjoy this episode where we widen our remit? Or should we stay in our fucking lane? Let us know on our socials.Donate towards Frank's legal fees here.

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38. The Invasion of Fishguard

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/09/23

Heard of the old saying, "mess with Wales and you get the pitchfork"? Doubtful because we just made it up.But it's a phrase that might sound familiar to the French after they sent a load of invaders over in 1797 and got their tushies sent packing. Hit play and listen to us recount the last ever invasion of mainland Britain.This week's intro/outro is Gwyneth Herbert - Ladies of Fishguard and it's an absolute banger. Give it a proper listen here.Feel free to invade our socials by clicking this

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37. The Laws of Hywel Dda

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/09/16

Dread them, fear them or run from them, the admin boffins come along all the same and Wales in the 10th century was no different.But this episode isn't about any old boffin, it's about a boffin with cahones so big he codified the law for the whole of Wales. So sit back, hit play and listen to us shine a light on his list making legacy.Follow us on the lawless landscape that is social media here.Send us legal tender here to help support the pod if you're feeling kind.

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36. Dewi Sant - Saint David

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/09/09

Wales is home to a fair few big names that made their mark by swinging swords and leading armies but occasionally someone stands out for something different, like growing hills and having sea serpents run errands for you.In this week's episode we discuss the latter and delve into the history of the patron saint of Wales and all his boring meat and beer free beliefs.Bless us by following our socials here.Much like a church you can also give us money for nothing if you're feeling generous and want to

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35. Tomorrow's History of Wales according to AI

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/09/02

The rise of the machines is all but guaranteed and when you're being marched into forced servitude by our metal masters you'll think back to a better time when the robots worked for us.For example, having a few ones and zeros churn out some so called 'content' on your favourite boozy history podcast. Hit play and savour the good times as we wait for the inevitable AI generated apocalypse.If you're not a bot you can follow our socials here.If you're sat there thinking "I wish I had something to waste

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40:00

34. Macsen Wledig/Magnus Maximus

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/08/26

Ever been namedropped in a Dafydd Iwan song? Ever inadvertently created a nation by pulling your Roman forces from ancient Britain? Ever done both? Well our boy Macsen has.Be a stand up fella and hit that triangular button to hear us give a muddled attempt at relaying a hugely important piece of Welsh history.What are we without friends? Follow us on our social here.Us monkeys dance for free, but if you fancied donating to us you can throw your hard earned cash here.

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33. The Steel Town Murders

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/08/19

-This episode covers incidents that include domestic abuse, rape and murder-Not to steal Netflix's thunder by capitalising on real life tragedies but this one did happen in Wales and it was in the past so we reckon that falls firmly in our wheelhouse.Hit play and listen to us dip our toes for the first time into the true crime pool by talking about Wales' first recorded serial killer.What did you think? Shall we do more Welsh crime episodes or just shut up and talk about older stuff? Let us know on

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32. Knowing Me Knowing You 2: Electric Boogaloo

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/08/13

To round out season 3 we're swapping out the highway of history for memory lane once again and delving into the extremely niche section of Welsh history that is our own personal anecdotes.Hit play and listen to us drink too much, reminisce, try to embarrass each other and go off on some huge tangents.Give our socials a follow if you'd like, kind people.If you want to support the pod here's a link to throw some coins into our beggars cap.

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49:20

31. Welsh Mythology: Peredur - Knight of King Arthur

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/08/05

King Arthur's knights were pretty hot shit but none have been hot-shittier than Peredur (Sir Percival).An adventure here, a heroic feat there, our boy Peredur knew that if he did great things he'd be blessed with two chancers giving him an episode on their podcast and boy did it pay off.Do us a kindness and follow our socials.If you're a kind soul and want to support the pod you can give us your hard earned money here.

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47:55

30. Captain Morgan and the Ruse of Lake Maracaibo

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/07/29

On this episode we're revisiting a particularly crafty pirate, the illustrious star of our very own episode 1 and patron saint of rum drinkers around the world.This guy was cashin' cheques and breakin' necks all across the high seas and we just love to talk about it. Hit play and have a listen about how this gutsy Welsh lad pulled a fast one on the Spanish back in 1668.Love pirates like us? Let us know on our socials. Don't love pirates? Have a word with yourself.

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29. A Test of Knowledge - Welsh History Quiz

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/07/22

You know how dedicated to the pod we are by now, we've even read some books for God's sake. But in the eternal quest to be the best we can be for our dear listeners, we sometimes must put our little noodles to the test.Indeed, like the warrior must keep his sword sharp, us amateur history podcasters need to do the same with our brains (plus this kind of episode is piss easy to produce).Hit play and find out if you're really listening to aspiring historians or a couple of boozy chancers.Have a look

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50:39

28. Twm Siôn Cati - Fiend and Scoundrel of Wales

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/07/15

Twm Siôn Cati. Witty highwayman? Lovable rogue? Astute thief? Or just a massive bellend?Fans of the Welsh Robin Hood, turn away now because here at Tales for Wales we've pulled back the curtain, we've finally cleaned the lens of history, we've washed off the made-up glories and revealed a right scrub underneath it all.Hit play if you dare and find out just what we think of old Twm.Fancy throwing proverbial tar and feathers along with us? Get around our socials.

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43:20

27. Gwenllian - Welsh Warrior Princess

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/07/08

As if one Welsh woman war chief wasn't enough we've got another barer of the XX chromosome that had bigger proverbial balls than most of the men knocking around back then.Hit play and listen to how Gwenllian led the Welsh against the invading Normans with a sprinkling of Glasto hate.Humour us humble podcast hosts by checking out our socials please, darls.

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26. Boudica - Queen of the Celtic Revolt

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/07/01

We know everyone's had a great time at the recent Beyonce gigs but here at Tales for Wales we feel compelled to tell you all that there's only one Queen B we recognise and that's Boudica, baby. Queen of the Iceni tribe, leader of the Boudican revolt, burner of Roman cities, this gal's done it all. Hit play and listen to us natter on about how badass this Celtic bae was. Check out our socials if you fancy, lovely people.

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25. Caradog - The Celtic War Chief

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/06/24

This week we've got another Celtic delicacy for your minds to scoff down with the story of Caradog and his efforts in Wales to beat back the invading Romans.Hit play and hear how this big boy chieftain stirred up a rebellion that would resist the Romans for 30 years.Give our socials a follow if you're a kind and empathetic soul.

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58:40

24. Celtic Wales

Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast ·

2023/06/17

When you think of Celts, you probably think of painted savages, fighting bloody battles with their willies out, but you'd only be half right. They did a lot of cool stuff with their willies in as well.Hit play and glimpse an insight into what was going on before the days of knights and Princes, when what would become Wales pitted their willies against the big swinging dicks that were the Romans.Follow our socials please, darls.Map referenced in the pod for the keenos.

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