RADNORIAN

Here is a another praise poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi to Philip ap Rhys and Gwenllian vz Owain Glyn Dwr of Cenarth, St Harmon. A nice image of ...

One of the things about getting older is that what is history for younger people is memory for you. How many times have I read that there w...

Owain Glyndwr's daughter Gwenllian lived at Cenarth in the parish of St Harmon with her husband Philip ap Rhys, when she died Lewis Glyn...

Innes Ireland’s interest in motor sport was first aroused when he met the aged chauffeur to a wealthy family in Newton Stewart, Scotland. Th...

Ostensibly this praise poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi and addressed Maredudd ap Dafydd Fychan of Llinwent is about hunting but I guess it is reall...

If your surname is Philpott and your ancestors originated from in Herefordshire, you might think they were English. Wrong. This is my trans...

From D.S.J.’s reflections on the 1965 Italian GP “There was a strange little ceremony in the paddock on the morning of the race when Colin C...

It's easy to forget that in its pre-First World War heyday the South Wales coalfield was the power house of the modern world. Great for...

This is my translation of a poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi which was probably composed for the Assembly of the Men of Elfael, the cantref that lat...

This is Gary Hocking’s career record on four wheels: 26/8/62, Roskildering, Danish GP, Lotus-Climax, 4th 1/9/62, Oulton Park Gold Cup, Lotus...

This is another poem by Lewis Glyn Cothi, no doubt commissioned by Elen Gethin of Hergest for the funeral of her son Rhisiart, Lord of Bledd...

There are various sites around the web that list Stuart Lewis-Evans as a Welsh driver, so is there any truth to the claim? Firstly TNF has ...

Mrs Louise Bryden-Brown, Formula One entrant in the early Sixties? Who was she then? Born 19th June 1916, she was the daughter of Mr and Mrs...

In the Fifteenth Century the Welsh speaking lands extended into districts which are now part of Herefordshire. In 1469 Tomas Fychan of Herg...

Some more biographical detail on Brooklands Lady racers: Mrs Bill Urquhart-Dykes, maiden name Pauline Ruth Hegarty, daughter of Dr. Hegarty ...

One of my great interests is the work of the fifteenth century bard Lewis Glyn Cothi who composed more than 80 praise poems to patrons livin...

What was Mrs Gordon-Simpson's first name, a question which has been asked on a couple of motor sport forums including TNF and which has ...