Tales for Wales: A Welsh History Podcast

Hold on to your butts because Tales for Wales has gone off the reservation and decided to cover a place in England this episode. That's ENGLAND which is NOT WALES.Hit play and listen to us talk about how Cornwall is England's little Celtic refuge and how our Cornish brethren share more than just a little in common with the Welsh.Enjoy this episode where we widen our remit? Or should we stay in our fucking lane? Let us know on our socials.Donate towards Frank's legal fees here.

Heard of the old saying, "mess with Wales and you get the pitchfork"? Doubtful because we just made it up.But it's a phrase that might sound familiar to the French after they sent a load of invaders over in 1797 and got their tushies sent packing. Hit play and listen to us recount the last ever invasion of mainland Britain.This week's intro/outro is Gwyneth Herbert - Ladies of Fishguard and it's an absolute banger. Give it a proper listen here.Feel free to invade our socials by clicking this link.Pockets a bit heavy? Wallet/purse a bit too full? Offload some of those coins by supporting your favourite drunks here.

Dread them, fear them or run from them, the admin boffins come along all the same and Wales in the 10th century was no different.But this episode isn't about any old boffin, it's about a boffin with cahones so big he codified the law for the whole of Wales. So sit back, hit play and listen to us shine a light on his list making legacy.Follow us on the lawless landscape that is social media here.Send us legal tender here to help support the pod if you're feeling kind.

Explore the quirky legacy of Dewi Sant, the patron saint of Wales, who had sea serpents running errands instead of wielding swords. Dive into hilarious anecdotes about his beer-free lifestyle and miracles like raising the dead. Discover the significance of leeks and daffodils in Welsh culture, and enjoy playful banter about social life and self-care. The hosts also share a lively rendition of a traditional song, celebrating the joy of Saint David's Day with spirited community participation!

The rise of the machines is all but guaranteed and when you're being marched into forced servitude by our metal masters you'll think back to a better time when the robots worked for us.For example, having a few ones and zeros churn out some so called 'content' on your favourite boozy history podcast. Hit play and savour the good times as we wait for the inevitable AI generated apocalypse.If you're not a bot you can follow our socials here.If you're sat there thinking "I wish I had something to waste my money on" you can support the pod by donating here.

Ever been namedropped in a Dafydd Iwan song? Ever inadvertently created a nation by pulling your Roman forces from ancient Britain? Ever done both? Well our boy Macsen has.Be a stand up fella and hit that triangular button to hear us give a muddled attempt at relaying a hugely important piece of Welsh history.What are we without friends? Follow us on our social here.Us monkeys dance for free, but if you fancied donating to us you can throw your hard earned cash here.

-This episode covers incidents that include domestic abuse, rape and murder-Not to steal Netflix's thunder by capitalising on real life tragedies but this one did happen in Wales and it was in the past so we reckon that falls firmly in our wheelhouse.Hit play and listen to us dip our toes for the first time into the true crime pool by talking about Wales' first recorded serial killer.What did you think? Shall we do more Welsh crime episodes or just shut up and talk about older stuff? Let us know on our socialsFancy donating to the noble cause of spreading Welsh history and supplying us with cans? You can donate here, sweet bambinos.

To round out season 3 we're swapping out the highway of history for memory lane once again and delving into the extremely niche section of Welsh history that is our own personal anecdotes.Hit play and listen to us drink too much, reminisce, try to embarrass each other and go off on some huge tangents.Give our socials a follow if you'd like, kind people.If you want to support the pod here's a link to throw some coins into our beggars cap.

King Arthur's knights were pretty hot shit but none have been hot-shittier than Peredur (Sir Percival).An adventure here, a heroic feat there, our boy Peredur knew that if he did great things he'd be blessed with two chancers giving him an episode on their podcast and boy did it pay off.Do us a kindness and follow our socials.If you're a kind soul and want to support the pod you can give us your hard earned money here.

On this episode we're revisiting a particularly crafty pirate, the illustrious star of our very own episode 1 and patron saint of rum drinkers around the world.This guy was cashin' cheques and breakin' necks all across the high seas and we just love to talk about it. Hit play and have a listen about how this gutsy Welsh lad pulled a fast one on the Spanish back in 1668.Love pirates like us? Let us know on our socials. Don't love pirates? Have a word with yourself.