Paul O'Leary
@olearypaulb
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Athro Syr John Williams yn Hanes Cymru ~ Sir John Williams Prof. of Welsh History | 🏴🇮🇪🇫🇷
Joined May 2016
Don McCullin at 90. 19 of his greatest photos. I was lucky enough to see him interviewed by @TinaBrownLM at #SirHarrySummit last year. Not just the war & famine pix but everything from the Guvnors to this protest during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. https://t.co/bpkwkMWbUl
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Exciting new research project alert!📑 The collaborative project with The National Archives, @AberUni & @NottmTrentUni, 'A Century of Struggle: Pauperism and the New Poor Law in Wales, 1834-1930', has just begun. Read more about the project @TheirWrite:
intheirownwriteblog.wordpress.com
Although much has been written on the poor laws over the last twenty years, our project will for the first time provide a detailed and overarching ‘big picture’ of the totality of the New Poor Law,…
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What role does memory play in creating the history of a nation? 'Memory and Nation' brings together exciting new research on writing and performing the history of Wales, from the Middle Ages to the modern period. Order your copy: https://t.co/UeIsJiYX5B
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Cyfrol Simon Brooks, "Hanes Cymry", wedi ei rhyddhau gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru ar fynediad agored heddiw (h.y. mae fersiwn electronig ar gael am ddim). Ar dudalennau 168-89, ceir ymdriniaeth â chymunedau Cymraeg Lerpwl a Llundain, ac â llenorion ail genhedlaeth yn enwedig.
*Mynediad Agored* Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi bod cyfrol arloesol Simon Brooks, ‘Hanes Cymry: Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig a’r Gwareiddiad Cymraeg’, bellach ar gael i ddarllen am ddim ar ein gwefan: 📚 https://t.co/R5LyYYpQ3P Mae dal modd prynu copi caled hefyd yn eich siop lyfrau leol!
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🇫🇷🕊️ L’historien Pierre Nora est mort. « L’histoire rassemble, la mémoire divise. »
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Congratulations! A fascinating article.
Pleased to say that my article has been published in Slavery & Abolition! Check it out: "‘No Country, No People, Ever Pleased Me So Much’: Black Activists in Wales and Welsh Anti-Slavery Activism in the Nineteenth-Century" https://t.co/WzLJc9WOEx
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Angen llofnodi hwn! Please sign!
Please help to ensure that the outstanding historic archives, special collections, rare books and manuscripts held at Bangor University continue to be accessible for research, for students, and for communities across north Wales and the wider world: https://t.co/PPf1wAQeUU
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Not able to attend in-person? This discussion will be live-streamed, and you can attend online by registering via the below link! ⬇️ https://t.co/yOFJwdIrSb
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The Women's Archive Wales 28th Annual Conference will take place on Saturday 4th October and Sunday 5th October 2025, at Medrus, Aberystwyth University. More details and how to submit a proposal for papers are on our website: https://t.co/D3gWCvaM2p
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📚 BOOK LAUNCH! 📍Y Drwm, @NLWales, Aberystwyth 📅Wednesday 2 April 🕖7pm @LucyTaylor_aber will be in conversation with @olearypaulb about her new book, Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia. To attend this free event, register via the link below! ⬇️ https://t.co/GOTdvRCA4r
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📚 LANSIAD LLYFR! 📍Y Drwm, @LLGCymru, Aberystwyth 📅Dydd Mercher 2 Ebrill 🕖7yh Bydd @LucyTaylor_aber yn trafod ei chyfrol newydd, 'Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia', gyda @olearypaulb I fynychu'r digwyddiad hwn, ewch at: https://t.co/QfJFzAzBRj
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If you haven't already heard the @BBCWales radio documentary about the life and times of Roy Francis, the first black Great Britain player and the pioneer of modern rugby coaching, catch it now on @BBCSounds at https://t.co/7GzPOw9CzT
@BHWales @bhmuk @rcccymru @TigerBayWorld
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The first black man to coach a professional league and cup-winning sports team in Britain.
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New from @EmpirePodUK: Our series on Empire & Ireland continues- THE GREAT HUNGER- Part one- The Arrival of the Potato Blight With the great Colum Toibin
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Often dismissed as a semi comic incident, a mixture of French farce and Welsh flannel, the French Invasion was a serious, deadly affair – men were killed, and women were raped ✍️Hywel M. Davies
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*OPEN ACCESS* ‘Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia’ by Lucy Taylor is out now! 📚 Inspired by decolonial thinking, this book challenges romantic images of Y Wladfa, the Welsh Patagonian settlement founded in 1865. Read for free here 👇 https://t.co/iq91clGbNh
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The London Socialist Historians Group was very saddened to hear of the passing of Marika Sherwood - an outstanding pioneer of Black British history and of the history of the African diaspora in general who spoke at LSHG seminars regularly - our condolences. Rest in Power Marika
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Braint bod yn bresennol yng ngwasanaeth coffa’r Athro Geraint Jenkins yn Aberystwyth heddiw. Teyrngedau arbennig gan yr Athro Ceri Davies, Dr Eryn White, Alun Wyn Bevan a Deian Creunant. Diolch am ei fywyd a’i waith ac am bawb sy’n dal i frwydro i warchod cof ein cenedl.
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Some of the UK’s sharpest creative minds now have just four hours to craft a campaign that could make a real difference for @epilepsyaction. ⏰Every year, epilepsy tragically takes 1,000 lives in the UK - a shocking reality we’re determined to change. Starting today.
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🏴🇮🇪 What an honour for us to host the 2025 @irelandinwales @WalesinIreland ‘St Patrick’s & St David’s’ dialogue in @MoLI_Museum. A brilliant trilingual performance and panel event celebrating the connections between Ireland and Wales through and the lens of cultural well-being,
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Epilepsy information for colleges and universities: https://t.co/0hxXiuej3k 💜 You can also enquire about bespoke epilepsy training courses for colleges and universities by emailing ES.training@epilepsysociety.org.uk.
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