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  • Revivals in Caernarfonshire
    Iolo Griffiths
    Revivals of religion have been a feature of Welsh history from the mid 18th century until 1905, starting with the influence of the early Methodists (originally an Evangelical movement within the Anglican church), although Caernarfonshire, unlike Anglesey, had some remnants of Puritan influence. This book traces the origins of revivals in one Welsh county and looks at some of th...
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    12,23 €

  • Crossing the Menai Strait
    Iolo Griffiths
    The village of Newborough has a rich history, which includes the ruins of a medieval princely residence and the shrine of the Welsh equivalent of St Valentine. In the 16th century it enjoyed a brief spell as the county town, a status which later attracted whispers of political influence by a foreign power, and by the 18th century it was involved in a political wrangling with it...
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    11,65 €

  • History of Newborough
    Iolo Griffiths
    Visitors often just pass through Newborough on the way to the Forestry Commission reserve at Newborough Warren, and the adjacent beach, without considering the rich history of this small village.While Llanddwyn Island with its connection with the Welsh Valentine, and its rich maritime history is indeed worthy of interest, the history of the village itself include a well-preserv...
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    12,03 €

  • History of Holyhead
    Iolo Griffiths
    The story of the town of Holyhead in Anglesey, from its origins as a 6th century monastic settlement, to a small port and fishing village. Its importance and growth as a port and town owed much to its strategic position on the route between Dublin and London. The town is now a port of call for cruise liners, and surrounding areas merit exploration ...
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    11,10 €

  • Maritime Dynasty
    Iolo Griffiths
    The story, covering more than a century, of three generations of the Griffiths family of Nefyn, Gwynedd, North Wales, who went to sea. The story begins with the small Llyn port of Porthdinllaen, which at one time had more master mariners per square inch than anywhere else in the United Kingdom. By the end of the 19th century the family moved to the growing major port of Liverpo...
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    10,47 €

  • Revivals in Anglesey
    Iolo Griffiths
    Wales has often been referred to as a Land of Revivals, and Anglesey is no exception. This book traces the history and impacts of the series of revivals that touched Anglesey from the 18th century to the most recent one, which was in 1905.Some of these revivals were local, touching individual villages and their vicinity, while others were part of a more widespread move of God. ...
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    12,16 €

  • History of Caernarfon
    Iolo Griffiths
    A history of the town of Caernarfon, from its origins as the Roman fort of Segontium, to Edward I’s garrison town, and later a stronghold of the Welsh language ...
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    12,29 €

  • History of Conwy
    Iolo Griffiths
    The story of the town of Conwy in North Wales, from its origin as a monastery founded in an uninhabited location to the present day.Edward I saw the strategic potential of the location, as it controlled the estuary of the Conwy river, so founded a castle, with its associated English settlement.The colourful story includes the betrayal of Richard II, the audacious hijacking of t...
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    11,94 €

  • A History of Beaumaris
    Iolo Griffiths
    The history of the town of Beaumaris in Anglesey from its origins as an English settlement and castle. As the county town for Anglesey it was a great centre for justice, administration, education and of society in general, as well as an important sea port. Nowadays it is a small tourist resort but has a rich and varied history ...
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    10,63 €

  • History of Bangor
    Iolo Griffiths
    The history of the city of Bangor in Gwynedd,north west Wales, from its origins as a small monastic settlement to a cathedral town, and the present university town and centre of culture and commerce ...
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    9,35 €

  • History of Amlwch
    Iolo Griffiths
    The history of the town of Amlwch in northern Anglesey, which in the wake of the discovery of large deposits of copper on Parys Mountain in the 1760s, became a flourishing industrial centre and a busy port, with the associated prosperity and social problems. The cultural, religious and educational life is also covered. ...
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    10,86 €