Society and culture

Mother in bed holding her new born child

Women in Wales

Meet the Welsh Mam.

Find out more about Wales' diverse society and culture.

Welsh naming - image of hands - www.istockphoto.com

Family history

Tracing your Welsh roots? Pick up some tips in our guides.

Cardiff Castle (photograph Esther Illan)

Castles

Wales has more castles per head than anywhere else.

A lake

Myths and legends

Wales has a rich heritage of magical and mystical tales.

Banner of Owain Glyndwr

Glyndwr's banner

Carried into battle during Owain Glyndwr's rebellion.

Coal miners in the 1980s

Industry

Wales' relationship with mining goes back to ancient times.

Protest placards

Welsh language

History of the Welsh language from 600 BC to present times.

Studio portraits c1916, reproduced with kind permission of the Butetown History & Arts Centre

Black history

Wales has a diverse range of multiethnic communities.

Image of Wales

Welsh migration

The history of Welsh immigrants and emigrants.

Celtic people

The Celts

Left a lasting mark on Welsh cultural traditions.


History blog

Explore the celebrated and lesser-known incidents in Welsh history, watch rare clips from BBC Wales' own archive, find out about history events in Wales.

Phil Carradice

July 1942: enemy action over Pwllheli

Britain might have been totally unprepared for war in 1939 but within ...

By: Phil Carradice

The Story of Wales

Image from Story of Wales

Your story. Our story.

Missed an episode? Catch up on the BBC iPlayer.

Family history

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Getting started

Tracing your Welsh roots? Pick up some tips in our guides.

Migration

Argentine flag

The Welsh in Patagonia

In 1865, the Mimosa, a tea-clipper set sail for South America.

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