Disussing the new book about Dafydd Elis-Thomas
03/10/2025Parish Hall, Llandaf, Cardiff
Friday 21 November 2025 7pm – 9pm
Dafydd Elis-Thomas Nation Builder
Come to hear Aled Eirug discussing his new book with Vaughan Roderick in an event organised by Plaid Cymru History Society, with an opportunity to buy the book signed by the author. Proceedings will be in Welsh and simultaneous translation will be available.
From Cymru Fydd to Plaid Cymru – The Journey
12/08/2025PLAID CYMRU HISTORY SOCIETY
WREXHAM NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD – SOCIETIES TENT
12.30pm, THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2025
Translation of Lecture by Ieuan Wyn Jones
‘From Cymru Fydd to Plaid Cymru – The Journey’
‘Tom Ellis was the greatest, truest patriot amongst the Members of Parliament during the “Cymru Fydd” period, at the end of the century. Unfortunately, he accepted a position in his English party, and died shortly afterwards, a year before the turn of that century. He remained a hero in the county though, in our area at least, and his old house was not far from Felin-y-Wig. A large picture of him stood above our fireside mantelpiece at home in the Foty Fawr, and beneath it his words: “Self-government is the inspiration and aim of a nation”. His stance on behalf of Wales remained in our area’s memory and was passed on to us children.’
Excerpt from ‘Tros Gymru’ (1970), p. 21, by J.E. ...
Plaid Cymru 1925 – 2025
18/07/2025
Tributes to Owen John Thomas 1939 – 2024
03/09/2025
Tribute by Hywel
My father is surrounded by his people today.
He would have enjoyed your company, so many familiar faces to catch up on old times.
I admired my dad, though I never told him that.
My father was a multitasker, teacher by day, campaigner by night and bouncer at Clwb Ifor Bach on the weekend.
The easy path in life is one of conformity – going with the flow, accepting your lot and not asking for more.
Speaking out against injustice, standing up for cause, daring to imagine a different future, requires a degree of self-sacrifice and comes at a price. It ruffles feathers – an irritant to the established order of things.
My father wasn’t a go with the flow sort of guy. In fact, he spent most of his life swimming against the tide in pursuit of ...
A timeline of the history of Plaid Cymru 1925-2025
12/08/2025The National Library of Wales holds Plaid Cymru’s substantial archive, which, along with a large number of the party’s publications are available for researchers to study. To mark the centenary of the founding of the party as Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru in 1925 a selection of Plaid Cymru’s manifestos, publications and items from the archive has been digitised in order to create a timeline showing the main highlights of the party’s history.
Link > Archive
Launch of new book ‘Dros Gymru’n Gwlad’
18/07/2025“Dros Gymru’n Gwlad – Hanes Sefydlu Plaid Cymru”.
On 17 July 2025 the authors Arwel Vittle and Gwen Gruffudd came to the Pierhead Building to discuss with Karl Davies their new book about the establishment of the National Party of Wales. The event was sponsored by Mabon ap Gwynfor AS and organised by Plaid Cymru History Society.
Here is an opportunity to listen to this very interesting discussion about the start of Plaid Cymru in the period leading up to 1925.
Thank you to Senedd Cymru for providing the record.
