Owain Glyndwr and the Battle of Pilleth
2021-07-05T11:55:20+01:00The Battle of Pilleth, 1402, was a great victory for the Welsh forces under Owain Glyndwr over those of the English forces of Edmund Mortimer. The story of this important [...]
The Lost Elementary Schools of Radnorshire
2019-12-01T17:26:39+00:00REPORT OF RADNORSHIRE SOCIETY AGM LECTURE 2019 ( BY CLIVE BARRETT) This year's post AGM lecture “50 becomes 14: The Lost Elementary Schools of Radnorshire” was delivered by the Radnorshire [...]
Lost farms of the Elan Valley 1500-1900
2018-10-20T15:41:55+01:00Talk by Lloyd Lewis Lloyd has traced the history of Elan Valley farms and the families who lived in them from the time of Henry VIII until the start of [...]
The Geology of Radnorshire
2018-10-14T17:03:35+01:00Radnorshire Society Lecture Friday 19 October 2018 The Geology of Radnorshire by Dr Joe Botting 8.00 p.m: Village Hall, Llanddewi Ystradenni Admission free – all welcome
New Book: Radnorshire Wills and Other Historical Papers
2018-09-17T11:03:51+01:00By John Cole and Michael Faraday This book, edited and published by Michael Faraday, is essentially a homage to John Cole who wrote many articles which have been published in [...]
New Book: Edward I’s Conquest of Wales
2017-12-14T11:21:48+00:00The first scholarly account of the English conquest of Wales to be published for 100 years is now available. The book provides insights into the character of the chief protagonists [...]
Field Section Newsletter No. 45
2017-11-16T22:53:32+00:00The latest Field Section Newsletter, No. 45, is now out. Copies may be collected by members of the Field Section from Anne Goodwin at Field Section meetings. It contains articles [...]
Early Birds and Boys in Blue: A century of Radnorshire aviation
2017-05-16T12:35:53+01:00Early Birds and Boys in Blue: A century of Radnorshire aviation Paperback, 272 pages, over 20 colour and 150 black and white photographs ISBN 978-1-910839-17 -1 £12.95 UK p&P [...]
New book on Thomas Jones
2017-11-16T22:51:34+00:00The first, full-length biography of the eighteenth century landscape artist Thomas Jones (1742-1803) has just been published. It draws together his varied life as a painter, first in London then [...]
