The Welsh Hat in History
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The Welsh hat - how we see ourselves and how others see us through what we wear.
Just how did the 'Welsh hat' become an essential part of how we in Wales see ourselves - and how others see us. Eddie Butler investigates if the famous hat is a national icon chosen by the Welsh ... or was it chosen for the Welsh?
From: Welsh Icons
First broadcast : 1 March 2011
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 9-11,11-14
Subject : History, Art & Design
Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Victorians, Art history
Keywords : Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship, national emblems of Wales, Welsh icons, Welsh hat, history of fashion
Notes : History topics; history of fashion, using primary sources in history, history of the Eisteddfod. ESDGC topic; Welsh identity and culture, Art and design topic; history of art
