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Prof Howard Williams and Prof Keith Ray are, under the auspices of the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory, conducting a public day conference on “Conflict, Collaboration and Early Medieval Frontiers”.  The Conference will take place at The Venue in the Park, Alyn Waters Country Park, Gwersyllt, Wrexham, LL11 4AG:  09.30-16.00, Saturday 1st June 2024.  All welcome. More details, …

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The Mortimer History Society is holding a conference on Landscapes of the Medieval Marches, 18 May 2024, to which members of the Radnorshire Society are invited. Fuller details of the programme and booking can be found on the Society’s website: mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/events/event-18-5-24

Radnorshire Society members have been invited to this event by Addoldai Cymru.

A large collection of handwritten sermons has been discovered in Caebach chapel in Llandrindod Wells. The sermons were written by Revd John Jones, AKA Jones the Rock (1820-1907). He was born in Radnorshire, the son of the pastor of the local Rock Baptist Chapel. He trained for ministry at Pontypool Baptist Academy between 1844 – …

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A new book by Toby Driver on Welsh iron-age hillforts has just been published. Toby Driver is very well know for his aerial photography of archaeological sites in Wales so it is great to see that this much awaited book will shortly become available. It can be ordered, for £20 , by calling 01597 851685 …

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