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When Malcolm Winmill wed Linda Harrison, daughter of Hannah K. Williams and William Harrison, he simply did not anticipate the dynasty that he was marrying into.Linda's maiden name and her seemingly ordinary life gave no clue of her descendants' tragically true journey from kings and princes to paupers. Upon closer inspection much later in Malcolm's retirement, a partly buried paper trail going back to Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD of Thracian-Illyrian ancestry, and cataloguing figures that we thought only existed on the pages of history books, was collated, thus beginning a journey that uncovered a family history dipped in deceit, murder, missing millions and mystery - an unfortunate story that has, despite many family members' vain efforts across the centuries to uncover the truth and expose the frauds at the very top of the food chain, no fairy tale ending.Whilst many of the hundreds of thousands of people who call Wales their home have traced back their family history through several generations, Malcolm simply wasn't prepared for what he exposed on that fateful day in 1993when he began his quest, an expedition that many of Linda's ancestors that are now long gone looked to finish and that was, for Malcolm, set to continue right up until the present day.This book is based on facts researched by Malcolm Winmill between 1993 and 1998, and also those relayed to his wife, Linda, by her grandmother Matilda Williams (née Davies) from 1891 to 1962.

Phil Parry has won numerous awards - including BT Wales TV Reporter of the Year (twice) Radio Reporter of the Year and overall Welsh Journalist of the Year, the best Current Affairs programme at the Royal Television Society ceremony, as well as the Celtic Media Award for best Current Affairs programme. For 10 years he presented the regular BBC Wales TV series Week In, Week Out which secured new evidence, leading to the release from prison of three men who had been wrongly convicted of murder.He is now Editor of the investigative website The Eye - https://the-eye.walesIt charts his time as a cub reporter where he started on the South Wales Echo at the age of 21, his move into work for UK newspapers and from there into television and radio.He spent 23 years at the BBC and worked as a reporter with the BBC2 programmes Public Eye and Newsnight as well as presenting episodes of Panorama.For 10 years he was the face of the Welsh TV Current Affairs programme Week In, Week Out.Yet he was struck down with the incurable crippling condition Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) and now works from home. It is the story of how a journalist copes with disability after such a glittering past.

This book by Myrddin John traces the history of the Commonwealth Games.His involvement with the Commonwealth Games commenced with his selection to represent Wales at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games at Cardiff following which he gathered considerable experience as secretary, coach and ultimately as General Team Manager of the Welsh Team.This is a treatise of the history of the Games since its inception at Hamilton,Canada in 1930 up to the XVI Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998. The volume records many matters of interest connected with the Games in the20th Century with an emphasis on the contribution of Welsh athletes and officials in its development.The Commonwealth Games or the "Friendly Games" as they have been affectionately known since 1970, have grown to be one of the foremost attractions in the sporting calendar. The Games have expanded from 6 competing sports in 1930 to 16 in 1998, and they continue to encourage young people to participate in sport, to develop confidence by participating in friendly rivalry.

Teams have the power to increase productivity and morale or to destroy it. When teams work effectively, they can make better decisions, solve more complex challenges, are more creative, and prepared to go the extra mile.'The Secrets to Motivating your Team' is a practical, empowering, no-nonsense book, that explains why teams are often demotivated, and the subsequent cost to the business.This guide provides you with practical and easy to implement tools and techniques on how to get - and keep - your team highly motivated, which will make a significant contribution to the'bottom line'.

It is probably a fact of history that, when a small country stands as an adjunct of a big, powerful country, the collective unconscious or psyche of that small country probably has the characteristics of an inferiority complex. In terms of the Welsh, the defeat and demise of both Prince Llewelyn and Owain Glyndwr have probably given them the role of victim or glory in defeat. Regarding military prowess, it has been perceived that the Celts have sometimes been used as cannon fodder, coming from small impoverished countries while the British Army is run primarily by the English establishment who have wound up the Celts to prove themselves in battle. Hence the huge proliferation of gallantry awards acquired by the Celts. The difference in some ways between the Welsh and the Scots and the Irish is that at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485 Henry Tudor, a self- acclaimed Welshman led a primarily Welsh army to defeat the English King Richard III and his army.The Irish were terrorised partly by the Welsh in that Elizabeth Tudor put some of the Scots settlers into Ireland. Oliver Cromwell came from a Welsh brewing family called Morgan Williams who changed their name to Cromwell to curry favour with their powerful maternal uncle Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII's reign. Latterly, it was Lloyd George who was instrumental in putting the dreaded Black and Tans into Ireland. The Scots had the tradition especially in the Highlands of following the Pretenders, and they were defeated by the English. The Welsh therefore, certainly, should not have an inferiority complex. The Welsh, like the Irish, have been great warriors and this book is a series of essays which praises their valour. There are themes that run through the book, one that is of chivalry started by the great King Arthur and which goes through many of the soldiers especially those in the Royal Welch Fusiliers with their great tradition of the war poets continued to this day by artists such as Sir Kyffin Williams, Major General Morgan Llewelyn and his son Glyn. There have been exceptions of course, notably Captain Sir Thomas Picton who was a very cruel governor of Trinidad. There were great men like Lawrence of Arabia who attended the Welsh college of Jesus in Oxford, which was founded by a Welsh butcher's son, Hugh Price. Wales is England's oldest ally; the Welsh archers fought with Edward I against the Scots. The archers were one of the great weapons of the English monarchy and won so many battles against the French. Today we celebrate 600 years since the Battle of Agincourt was fought, where 500 archers from Wales supported Henry V. The Welsh have made their contribution in the navy over the years, and it is said that there were proportionally more Welshmen at Trafalgar than Englishmen. We all love freedom, but the Welsh, in particular, have nailed their colours to that mast.

A no-nonsense, straightforward and practical guide to help business people develop a more confident personality and more emotional resilience in today's increasingly stressful working world.With a foreword by Dr.P.Thomas. The BBC Wales Business Doctor.Some people bounce back from negative experiences better than before. Some become bitter, overwhelmed and stressed. Which route do you follow? Most people find themselves responding negatively because they don't realise the self-confidence and emotional resilience needed to choose the positive responses can be learnt and developed. Increasing your levels of emotional resilience and self-confidence will create an inner strength and "bounce-back-ability" factor; allowing you to respond more usefully to whatever life throws at you. Unlike most people, you will take control rather than be controlled. How good will that feel? This practical guide can help you get there.This guide is for you if:¿You want to make profound changes to the way you live your life.¿You need to improve your emotional resilience and self-confidence. ¿You are keen to learn new methods, techniques and adopt new mindsets.¿You are prepared take full responsibility for your future growth.Nothing in this life is worth anything if it has not been earned so if you are not scared by some hard work and effort and you want some solid practical guidance about where to best direct your effort, this practical guide is definitely for you.

Mae'r stori yma yn dulyn bywyd ysgol bachgen o'r enw Ryan sydd gyda talent pêl droed arbennig. Mae'r stori yn dulyn dymuniad Ryan i ymuno'r gem o pêl droed ac yn dangos sut mae ymarfer adferol yn gweithio.This is a story about a boy named Ryan who has one hell of a kick! The story of the lost football follows Ryan's wish to join in with the game of football and how the children work together as a team to help to find the lost football and how restorative practises are used.

Llanefa's Devil Tree is a hoax thought up by locals trying to boost tourism in the area. During the month of August, it was said that the Devil Tree released evil spirits into the community unless it was visited and paid homage to.Nobody tells the tourists that this is a scam to bring income to the area and it remains Llanefa's Best Kept Secret!Some people have no interest in tourism or hoaxes.Manon, Anna and Natalie are keeping their own secrets.Why does Manon keep the baby hidden from everyone?Anna's secret wish is to break into the film industry. When she is brutally raped, she knows she won't be believed, so her only alternative is a bleak one.Why is Natalie's secret so shameful that she cannot even share it with her best friend?On an August Bank Holiday, DCI Tegwyn Prydderch is hoping for a quiet few days while he is 'on call' in the area. His wishes are shattered when things begin to go wrong and he has to deal with the fallout.Will the Devil Tree myth become reality?

The author Clive Pearson Evans, Yogi as he is known (not always affectionately) to almost all, is the closest we are likely to get to an Everyman figure for the borough of Merthyr Tydfil in South Wales. Those few who do not regard him so fondly include retired policemen and town hall dignitaries with long memories. For his presence, his tales and his poetry enlivened and excited, party, street, club and pub scenes for over two generations. Every bit as charismatic as the memorable Merthyr he portrays in his poems, Clive can be usually found in the company of like-minded colourful individuals.Although not entirely typical, for he has spent a lot of time abroad and at sea, Clive's life history mirrors that of many Valleys men of his age - war baby, no qualifications on leaving schools, council worker, sales rep, fast cars and motorbikes, the lure of foreign climes, courtship and marriage, wild living, marriage breakdown, concern for the children as they grow up, more foreign travel, homecoming. Travels include an on the road hippie style hike around Europe and an even longer sojourn at sea, on his own boat, sailing around the Mediterranean and northern European coasts. These experiences have shaped provided the seedbed for his poetic imagination.

The origins of this book are based on the many attempts to determine the location of the last battle fought by Boudica against the Romans - a mystery that has fascinated historians over the centuries. As a result of recent archaeological discoveries, the application of new sciences, mapping techniques and the access to information afforded by the Internet, new ideas have surfaced.Through the author's research it has become obvious that the history of the Britain of 2,000 years ago directly reflects ongoing conflicts, and that the events leading to the battle are as relevant today as they were then.Imperialism, tribalism, gaps in technology, clashing cultures, trade, greed, globalisation, politics, religion, broken promises, rebellion, battles, treason, slavery - here is life and death on a grand scale.To understand the background of this story, THE VENGEFUL QUEEN begins with the writings of Julius Caesar who recorded the early history of the Brythons during his incursions, and continues using information garnered from many sources, until the final battle of Boudica is revealed: a period of just over a hundred tempestuous years. Some of the interpretations of this information will be regarded as contentious - indeed a challenge to conventional and established thinking.THE VENGEFUL QUEEN casts light on the dark shadows where myth and reality collide.

Solving the Grim Equation considers how globalisation increases corporate power and marginalises communities, how fossil fuel use accelerates climate change, and why material standards of living will have to decline in all countries where populations use more than their fair share of natural resources. Solving the Grim Equation continues the story begun in Empty Plates Tomorrow? which was published in 2007. The more we consume now, the less will be available to future generations, because continuous population growth and economic expansion on a finite planet are impossible. The dangerous consequences of the Fossil Fuel Age are apparent all over the planet and in the atmosphere above it.The future of 'less' will be different but need not be the appalling dystopia which some predict. There are hopeful, if small, initiatives all around the world, and examples from Wales feature in this book. The debt-laden global financial system is a colossal barrier because repayments of debt interest and capital require economic growth. The alternative is a depression in which populations are impoverished, unless governments agree debt cancellations with each other and plan for progressive reductions in energy use. Governments with the welfare of their populations at heart will also have to control the global banking industry, which contributes in no small way to the staggering wealth inequalities on this small planet.

RAWSON: the name of the infamous Patagonian prison in the town originally called, in Welsh, Trerawson, Rawson Town. What was it like to be in Argentina's toughest jail during the years of the Dirty War, between 1976 and 1983?Pablo Bohoslavsky describes the experience, his own experience and that of others, brilliantly in this book. Jailers and prisoners felt "proud", it seems, to be at this maximum security prison. With nothing to read for three years, inmates were denied family visits. There was no radio or TV. Censorship was absolute. There was no shortage of nocturnal transfers during which some prisoners were shot by application of the "ley de fuga", the infamous Flight or Escape Law.Bohoslavsky takes you into the nightmare world into which many were plunged. He writes with such clarity that you feel you are really there among the prisoners. The smallest incident takes on great importance. He explores the whole range of emotions: hope, dread, fear, anger, hatred, compassion, doubt, resignation, despair. Such is the precision and power of his writing - each word is carefully chosen - and the clarity and accuracy of Pascual José Masullo's translation, that you feel that you are inside the cellsThis book offers many insights into the world inside the prison walls: the casual, sadistic cruelty of the guards, the vulnerability and the solidarity of the inmates. It also enhances our understanding of the complicated and baffling set of forces at play in Argentine society during those troubled times, the unions, the army and the generals, Peronism, the Triple A death squads, the law, even the Church.

Phil Humphries suffered for years with a severe debilitating affliction or phobia - aviophobia, the fear of flying. This is shared apparently by millions of people worldwide.This book begins by briefly following the author's career as a rugby player in Wales with his ambition of becoming a successful rugby coach. Confronting a phobia of flying would help to enrich the author's experiences, expand horizons and improve his prospects of achieving this goal.Phil Humphries tells how he first overcame a fear of flying when he took up a coaching post with Malmo RFC in Sweden. This first massive step convinced him that he could now travel by air. Flying gradually grew into an addiction even an obsession. Not content with flying to one destination, he was compelled to fly onwards to other places, sometimes remaining for only hours and minutes. In addition to cities in different continents of the world, he eventually visited every European country. This is the story of his travels by air in the hope that other sufferers will benefit from or be entertained by the experiences.

In the battle against management, Dr Paul Thomas is a man on a mission!As seen in the BBC TV & Radio documentary 'Ban the Boss' documentary series.A mission to support forward-thinking, progressive and 'human' business organisations by helping them to get rid of the plague of unnecessary middle management that he believes is stifling our working lives and our economy. But he doesn't just see this as a local issue, but a global pandemic that is holding back the true potential of both individuals and businesses worldwide.Champion of "the art of creating a leadership environment in which elite performance reveals itself" - Dr Paul Thomas believes true democracy, freedom, creativity and trust need to be at the heart of every organisation for it to flourish, maximise efficiency and profits, and continue to exist in the 21st century and beyond. Only in this sort of environment will people excel and great leaders truly exist.

When twins Cass and Jo leave the bright lights of Paris and London to meet their godmother's solicitor in a small, sleepy Welsh seaside town, they don't expect their lives will change at all. Instead, they find themselves embroiled in the weird and wonderful carryings-on in the fictional Welsh town of Porthcwm amidst its larger-than-life inhabitants. There's greedy and lascivious local estate agent Arthur Trinder; Gloria, the scantily clad, plastic surgery-addicted cleaner and wicked, tourist-scam inventor Bert Lloyd. Then there's the handsome, grouchy doctor, and excitable Rosa, with her miracle cowpat.Was the arrival of the twins the catalyst for the drunken sandcastle competitions, and farmyard police raids? And is the older generation, both alive and dead, giving fate and romance a helping hand?

In ¿The Tinker Girl¿, a family saga about women for women, the protagonist Cate, battles against poverty, gender and class to save a highland estate and its people from ruin. The 1899 setting is Kevinishe, a village on the west coast of Scotland, ruled by the MacNishe lairds, their wealth coming from the distilling of a renowned single malt whisky.The book follows the journey of a self-reliant, spirited orphan girl growing to womanhood, weathering highs and lows in her search for security and a family of her own. Intelligent, determined and focused, she attracts, upsets, and succeeds. She fights industrial and rural poverty, shares the lot of women with their struggle for employment and confronts the rigid social conventions of the era. The second book of the trilogy, already begun, will cover the war years and end in the thirties. The third will take the family through the Second World War.

Blessed Are The Cracked.In 'Donald's Cat', Kay Jones becomes trapped in an abandoned explosives store while searching for a missing cat. As the air runs out and she prepares to meet her demons, more recent unpleasant memories add to her trauma.A middle-aged man with Learning Difficulties takes worrying action when he fails to make sense of his surroundings in 'The Llanefa Triangle'. In The Perfect Wife, a vulnerable Filipina woman comes to the UK to marry an older man. His idea of the perfect wife is very different to hers.This interconnected collection of five novellas and two short stories from the casebook of retired local policeman Tegwyn Prydderch, is set in the fictional West Wales farming community of Llanefa. Delphine Richards's dark tone dealing with traumatic issues of life and crime paints a shockingly different picture of life in rural West Wales. About Delphine RichardsAn experienced writer in several formats from magazine articles, short stories, to a weekly newspaper column, Delphine Richards's new work draws on her real life experience as a member of the Welsh Police in rural Wales. In these dark tales, she brings to fictional life a new, uniquely Welsh, policeman character, Tegwyn Prydderch, from whose grisly casebook and early memories these stories are drawn.