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Adventurers

Created on . Posted in Category

... nearly all of these people to be historical personalities but there are adventures with a Welsh connection alive and well and doing their best to open frontiers today, even in space with NASA astronaut ...

Actors

Created on . Posted in Category

Wales has a fine theatrical reputation to live up to with some of the worlds best actors, actress' and screen writers born and bred in this anchient land! Even more suprising is how many Hollywood stars ...

Spam where does it come from?

Created on 04 August 2012. Posted in This Website

... a mail could be marked as spam. The best way to avoid this is to mark an email from us as 'white list' or 'not spam' so then anything sent by our website to you should be delivered properly. Hint: ...

Unclaimed Premium Bond prizes in Wales, some of it could be yours!

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in Facts and Fiction

... FY3 9ZW One last thing... If you're one of the lucky winners please let us know! Best of luck - Ed - famouswelsh.com  ...

The Ladies of Llangollen, seeking a Welsh Utopia and finding it!

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in Facts and Fiction

... standards of the 1700's they had not actually broken any laws, they hadn't done anything illegal at all. Now with their intentions known to all, both families did their best to persuade the women to ...

Edward, The 'Black' Prince of Wales

Created on 29 July 2012. Posted in History and Legends

... a 'good peace'... In February 1363 Edward and Joan sailed Gascony, which became his ordinary place of residence for the next eight years. He maintained a brilliant court at Bordeaux and did his best ...

Kris Coombs-Roberts, Funeral for a Friend, South Wales

Created on 17 April 2012. Posted in Musicians

... commitment where it matters, into the music. Winners of Kerrang!'s 'Best Newcomer' award is an achievement in itself but there's more, lots more. They headlined the NME's Awards Tour and racked up three ...

Changes to our website

Created on 11 April 2012. Posted in Welsh Wales

... stacks of member facilities like our downloads, forums and of course hundreds of pages with over 5000 entries to browse. Best of all, it's FREE to join!  ...

Harold Lowe: Titanic hero from Eglwys Rhos, Caernarfonshire, North Wales

Created on 02 April 2012. Posted in Adventurers

... but it seems the officers were not aware of this. IN the circumstances they had to improvise and use their best judgement. They decided it would be safer to lower the boats partly filled, then finish loading ...

Vic Franklyn, Canadian singer born in Aberdare, Wales

Created on 29 March 2012. Posted in Musicians

... anyone know what happened to Vic? I heard he returned to Wales but could find no other information. I would love to know if he continued to sing. He really was the best, better than the whole rat pack ...

Black Bart, Ogle scores first success

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... thing was not the injury but that his best hat had been shot overboard in the blast. A naval surgeon offered treatment but was refused. Bull complained all day saying Roberts would have Olge's guts for ...

Bartholomew Roberts, A stolen sloop to Barbados

Created on 01 March 2012. Posted in Black Bart

... insisted each man swear on the Bible. They prepared the stolen sloop as best they could for a Trans Atlantic voyage and set sail for the West Indies. They robbed a couple of similar vessels along ...

Alun Richards, writer with a connection to Wales (Rhondda, Pontypridd, South Wales)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Alun Richards Writer and playwright. Connection: Born in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. link by: DdraigGoch Alun Richards biograhical information Get biograhical ...

Andy Low, musician with a Welsh connection!

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Musicians

...        wide eyed and legless a terrific two disc cd featuring andy's best work, tracks include keep on rocking, if that's what it ...

Andy Melville, sportsman with a Welsh connection!

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Sport

... am Andy Melville's biggest fan. He is seriously the best player in the entire world (and the best looking! ). It was such a shame that he retired from the Welsh team last year but I am pleased that he ...

Aneirin, writer with a Welsh connection!

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Aneirin One of the two great 'first Welsh poets'. Connection: He was of the Welsh Gododdin.

Angharad Williams, writer with a Welsh connection!

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Angharad Williams Interviewing internationally renowned artists for various magazines, including '50 cent', 'Dead Prez' and many others. Also an editor for various underground magazines. Connection: ...

Anna Leonowens, writer with a connection to Wales (Caernarfon)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Anna Leonowens She was the "I" of the popular story, "The King and I". Her account of her time as a teacher in the Royal Siamese Court. Here actual work was published under the title 'The English governess ...

Arthur Machen, writer with a connection to Wales (Usk)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Arthur Machen Arguably the greatest writer of supernatural fiction in the English language. Author 'The great god Pan', 'Hill of dreams' and numerous essays and shorter works. Connection: Born and raised ...

Arthur Prys-Jones, writer with a connection to Wales (Denbigh, Denbighshire)

Created on 29 February 2012. Posted in Writers

Arthur Prys-Jones Welsh poet and president of 'The Welsh Academy'. Connection: Born in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales. comment by:Marmite I am his eldest grand daughter and he wrote a poem for ...