Welcome to my website. I am a medieval historian based in Wales with close links to a number of heritage and community organisations.
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The pilgrim game
When I was an undergraduate, way back when, we played board games like Risk, sometimes all night. We still have the odd game of Monopoly at Christmas, but I hadn’t realised that board... READ MORE
Alternative routes to Penrhys
(or How the Old Poet Got to Penrhys – part 2) The route over Mynydd Maendy and the Afan-Ogwr watershed still looks like the best route for the Cistercian Way – clearly an... READ MORE
Chwyldro! Chartist events this autumn
It’s going to be a Chartist autumn … Sponsored by Our Chartist Heritage (OCH) and CHARTISM e-Mag: 10th Annual Newport Chartist Convention 2016 Saturday November 5th 09.30 – 16.30 Venue: JOHN FROST SCHOOL, Lighthouse... READ MORE
Limericks and haiku
The limericks from the wedding competition rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(1) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(2) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(3) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(5) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(6) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(7) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(8) rhyt_22-08-2016_13-14-34_MFDNPT1(9) READ MORE
