Three Sisters is the name of one of the potting, scalloping and shrimp ing boats that operate out of Aberystwyth harbour. The ...

The discovery team leaders (from left to right): Jean-Louis Michel of the French National Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (IFREMER) (standing in a dark sweater), Jean Jerry (IFREMER) ...

Wales holds in the popular imagination a reputation of magic, mystery, and ancient ways. A land apart from its’ neighbours, Cymru has been a destination for centuries, but more importantly it is home ...

Starting from 1066 with William the Conqueror (overrated), through to a postscript for Elizabeth II (good), he hurls a revisionist Molotov Cocktail into our historical thinking. How Can You Measure ...

In the thirteenth century the law and finances of each English county were under the jurisdiction of a sheriff (the word comes from ‘shire-reeve’), who was appointed by the Crown. Catherine Hanley ...

Amser maith yn ôl / A long time ago. The shallow sea in Cardigan Bay, from Pen Llŷn in the north to Ceredigion in the west, was once a mix of forests, lakes, rivers, swamps and saltmarsh. The nomadic ...

Dr Catherine Hanley holds a PhD in Medieval Studies (Sheffield, 2001), is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and is the author of historical works in several genres. Lionessheart is her latest ...

When fishing boats were numerous, Scotland was a wonderful place to see them. Even now, it’s still possible to catch a hint of what used to be. Peter Drummond has roamed the coastlines and harbours of ...

Back then, the word was a term used, not always positively, for those who lived unconventional lives. One of the most famous was Isabel Rawsthorne: artist, spy, pornographer, model and muse for some ...

Pirates and music: I imagine what comes into your head is that haunting refrain from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, or perhaps the soaring chords of an orchestral film score and the ...

21st April marks the anniversary of the birth of English novelist and poet Charlotte Brontë. While she lived only 38 years, her legacy – and her celebrity – have remained perennially present. Her 1847 ...

When it comes to folk tales in Scotland we find that the sea plays a very important role, and it’s hardly surprising. The coastline is over 11,600 miles long, taking in all the islands, both large and ...