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-Tracing the family tree -is an obsession for Welsh people. | 0:00:00 | 0:00:05 | |
-We like to ask where are you from -and to whom are you related? | 0:00:05 | 0:00:09 | |
-At the National Library -in Aberystwyth... | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
-..the Perthyn team is investigating -some of your stories. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
-They've found some colourful -characters. Welcome to Perthyn. | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
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-All families have interesting -stories from their past. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
-Stories about interesting ancestors, -the occasional scandal... | 0:00:53 | 0:00:57 | |
-..and many mysteries. | 0:00:58 | 0:00:59 | |
-Here at the National Library... | 0:01:02 | 0:01:05 | |
-..our team of experts are intrigued -by one story in particular. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:09 | |
-It's linked to one of the most -famous names in Welsh history. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:13 | |
-This week's family -is in for quite a surprise. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:16 | |
-But it was a different story... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:19 | |
-..that prompted Olive Corner -from Porthcawl to seek our help. | 0:01:19 | 0:01:23 | |
-She wants to find out more -about her grandparents... | 0:01:23 | 0:01:27 | |
-..whose origins are in the old -county of Cardiganshire. | 0:01:27 | 0:01:31 | |
-What inspired you... | 0:01:37 | 0:01:39 | |
-..to begin researching -your family tree, Olive? | 0:01:39 | 0:01:43 | |
-As a child, I'd been told -that Mam was born in London. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:48 | |
-I'd ask her -why she was born there... | 0:01:49 | 0:01:52 | |
-..and found out my grandparents -lived there too and had businesses. | 0:01:52 | 0:01:57 | |
-I found out snippets -over the years. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
-Unfortunately, -I did nothing about it. | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
-Now that I'm older, -it's become more important. | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
-I really want to know -about Mam-gu and Tad-cu's history. | 0:02:09 | 0:02:14 | |
-Why they went to London, -why they came back. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
-I wanted to do something about it -while my relatives were alive. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:22 | |
-So your grandparents on both sides -were in London? | 0:02:22 | 0:02:26 | |
-Yes, Tad-cu and his two brothers -farmed Darren Fawr near Pontsian. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:31 | |
-All three of them left -to work in London. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:37 | |
-Mam-gu -was from the Aberystwyth area... | 0:02:37 | 0:02:39 | |
-..from a farm near Comins-coch. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:42 | |
-She went with her sisters to London. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
-Mam-gu and Tad-cu met through -the Welsh society in London. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:50 | |
-What would you like to know and are -there questions you'd like to ask? | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
-Fifteen of us cousins would like -to know more about London. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:59 | |
-Mam didn't take enough interest -at the time... | 0:02:59 | 0:03:05 | |
-..to be able to tell us -about their history. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
-It's as if one generation -has been lost. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
-Mam's generation -didn't pay enough attention... | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
-..to their parents' history. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:18 | |
-Our generation -has a genuine interest. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:22 | |
-Olive's grandfather, Evan Daniel, -or Ianto Darren, was born in 1907... | 0:03:22 | 0:03:27 | |
-..the second of nine children -of Evan Thomas Evans... | 0:03:27 | 0:03:31 | |
-..from Darren Fawr farm, Pontsian. | 0:03:32 | 0:03:34 | |
-With two sisters and two brothers, -he went to London in the 1920s. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:39 | |
-This is where he met -Olive's grandmother. | 0:03:39 | 0:03:42 | |
-I'd like to know why they decided -to go to London in the first place. | 0:03:43 | 0:03:49 | |
-I'd also like to find out more -about the life they led in London. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:55 | |
-I used to watch Y Palmant Aur. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:57 | |
-That's how I imagined -their lives in London. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-I'd watch the programme... | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
-..and think that's how -Mam-gu and Tad-cu were. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
-Olive is on her way to meet -Beryl Evans from the Perthyn team. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
-She has uncovered more information -about the family in London. | 0:04:12 | 0:04:17 | |
-This is the Post Office's -London Directory. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:21 | |
-It lists businesses and residences. | 0:04:21 | 0:04:24 | |
-We've discovered that your family -lived in the East End in 1932... | 0:04:24 | 0:04:28 | |
-..at 13 Calvert Avenue. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:33 | |
-You can see Evan Daniel Evans -listed as a dairyman. | 0:04:33 | 0:04:38 | |
-By 1934... | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
-..they had moved to 7 Nugent Terrace -in St John's Wood. | 0:04:42 | 0:04:46 | |
-How long did they live there? | 0:04:47 | 0:04:49 | |
-They lived there -for about four years. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
-Later, in 1939, -we can locate the family... | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-..at 104 Gibraltar Walk. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:00 | |
-They went back to the East End -until 1941. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:03 | |
-It's nice that I have evidence... | 0:05:04 | 0:05:07 | |
-..of them living at these three -addresses and they're listed. | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
-When I go to London... | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
-..at least I know -where I'm going... | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
-..or where I'm trying to find. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:21 | |
-Olive's grandparents -ran three dairies in London... | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
-..between 1932 and 1941. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
-Olive wants to know more -about their time there. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
-Her mother was born in London, -but was too young to remember much. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:36 | |
-She has never mentioned -her parents' history. | 0:05:36 | 0:05:40 | |
-But an interesting document -has surfaced. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:43 | |
-Mam has given me -a copy of a diary... | 0:05:43 | 0:05:46 | |
-..that belonged to Auntie Glen, -Tad-cu's sister. | 0:05:46 | 0:05:50 | |
-She was also in service in London -with my grandparents... | 0:05:50 | 0:05:54 | |
-..until she started -her own business. | 0:05:54 | 0:05:57 | |
-From reading it, I've discovered -that Tad-cu's mother... | 0:06:01 | 0:06:06 | |
-..died at a young age, -giving birth to her ninth child. | 0:06:06 | 0:06:11 | |
-There were other reasons... | 0:06:11 | 0:06:14 | |
-..why the children wanted to move -to London and start businesses. | 0:06:14 | 0:06:19 | |
-"I lived at Darren Fawr farm. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:23 | |
-"I don't remember Mam. -She died when I was three. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:27 | |
-"But my father was a hard worker. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:29 | |
-"I was one of nine children -and he did well to look after us. | 0:06:29 | 0:06:34 | |
-"I remember my older brothers -leaving Darren Fawr... | 0:06:34 | 0:06:38 | |
-"..and going to work at a dairy -in Elephant and Castle. | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
-"Many Welsh people went to London -to work in the dairy business." | 0:06:42 | 0:06:47 | |
-The Great Depression of 1929... | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
-..had a destructive effect -on agriculture in Wales. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
-Hundreds of people flocked -to London from rural Wales... | 0:07:13 | 0:07:17 | |
-..to set up businesses. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:19 | |
-But dairies were already being -established a century earlier. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:24 | |
-According to the 1851 census, -over 15,000 of London's residents... | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
-..were born in Wales, almost 2,000 -of them in the old Cardiganshire. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:36 | |
-The Cardis' dairies -were dotted around the streets. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-Among them -was Olive's grandparents' business. | 0:07:40 | 0:07:44 | |
-We've arranged for Olive to go -to London to meet Rhian Medi. | 0:07:46 | 0:07:49 | |
-She has an interest -in London Welsh history. | 0:07:50 | 0:07:53 | |
-Hello, how are you? -It's nice to meet you. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:56 | |
-You too. | 0:07:56 | 0:07:57 | |
-Olive meets up with Rhian in one -of the few original dairies... | 0:07:58 | 0:08:03 | |
-..that still exists in the East End. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:06 | |
-Isn't it lovely? | 0:08:08 | 0:08:09 | |
-Everything here is original, -apart from the fridges. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
-Is this shop similar to the one -my grandparents would have owned? | 0:08:14 | 0:08:20 | |
-Yes, your family's dairy -would have looked like this. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:25 | |
-Your family's dairy -was down the street from this one. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
-There is a record from the 1930s... | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
-..listing more than 1,700 dairies -in London. | 0:08:33 | 0:08:37 | |
-Over 1,000 of them -were run by Welsh people... | 0:08:37 | 0:08:41 | |
-..with names like Evans, -Lewis and Jones. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
-I can imagine Mam-gu here. -She'd have loved it. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:49 | |
-They would have sold eggs... | 0:08:49 | 0:08:51 | |
-..some from Holland, -some from England. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:55 | |
-Home-made butter and margarine, -of course. | 0:08:55 | 0:08:58 | |
-In the shop window, they'd have -a pyramid of tinned peas... | 0:08:58 | 0:09:03 | |
-..or something similar... | 0:09:03 | 0:09:05 | |
-..to catch the eye -of customers walking past. | 0:09:06 | 0:09:09 | |
-We're in the East End here. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:13 | |
-What was it like -when my grandparents lived here? | 0:09:14 | 0:09:17 | |
-This area of London -was densely populated. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:22 | |
-It was also full of immigrants, -especially Jews. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:27 | |
-At many of these dairies -in the East End... | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
-..a rabbi would call by every day... | 0:09:33 | 0:09:36 | |
-..and bless the milk -before it was sold. | 0:09:36 | 0:09:39 | |
-The milk was warm... | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
-..because it was fresh from the cow. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:44 | |
-The milk would be blessed -because it was kosher. | 0:09:45 | 0:09:48 | |
-It goes to show -how important Welsh people were... | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
-..in providing and serving... | 0:09:52 | 0:09:54 | |
-..a poor community -during a very difficult time. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:59 | |
-Then the Second World War broke out. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:06 | |
-Much of this area was destroyed. | 0:10:06 | 0:10:10 | |
-"My brother persuaded me -to move to London. | 0:10:14 | 0:10:17 | |
-"My sister often wrote to me, -telling me of her enjoyment. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:21 | |
-"I went as a maid to help my brother -in the shop and at home. | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
-"His dairy was in the East End. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:28 | |
-"I earned 15 shillings a week. | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
-"It was a very happy time." | 0:10:31 | 0:10:33 | |
-Calvert Avenue, -the location of the first dairy... | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
-..has completely changed. | 0:10:38 | 0:10:40 | |
-But Rhian has painted -a vivid picture... | 0:10:40 | 0:10:43 | |
-..of what life would have been like -for them here. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:47 | |
-From the research at the library, -I know they left Calvert Avenue... | 0:10:49 | 0:10:55 | |
-..to run a dairy in Nugent Terrace -in the affluent St John's Wood area. | 0:10:55 | 0:11:00 | |
-There were many relatives -on both sides living in London. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
-Everybody helped each other -with their dairies. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
-My grandparents left Nugent Terrace -after four years... | 0:11:22 | 0:11:26 | |
-..and moved back to the area -where they started out. | 0:11:26 | 0:11:29 | |
-We've come back to the East End... | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
-..to Gibraltar Walk... | 0:11:34 | 0:11:36 | |
-..where your grandparents -ran their third dairy. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:40 | |
-This area was completely destroyed -in the Second World War. | 0:11:43 | 0:11:48 | |
-Most of Gibraltar Walk -was bombed to such an extent... | 0:11:49 | 0:11:52 | |
-..that only a few houses remain. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:56 | |
-I have a photograph... | 0:11:57 | 0:11:58 | |
-..of Gibraltar Walk -before it was bombed. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
-You can see the street -as it was back then. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:07 | |
-It was more or less completely -destroyed during the Blitz. | 0:12:07 | 0:12:12 | |
-The Blitz was the strategic bombing -of London and other major cities... | 0:12:13 | 0:12:19 | |
-..by the Germans during WWII. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:21 | |
-"Saturday, 10 May, 1941. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:27 | |
-"The enemy has mercilessly bombed -the entire area. | 0:12:27 | 0:12:30 | |
-"We couldn't believe what we saw. | 0:12:31 | 0:12:33 | |
-"Our home and shop were gone. | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
-"Some of our customers were in tears -after losing loved ones. | 0:12:36 | 0:12:40 | |
-"Seeing their grief helped us -come to terms with our loss." | 0:12:40 | 0:12:44 | |
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-Olive Corner -has been visiting the dairies... | 0:13:01 | 0:13:05 | |
-..owned by her grandparents -in London. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
-The last dairy -was destroyed in WWII... | 0:13:08 | 0:13:10 | |
-..and the family -returned to Ceredigion. | 0:13:11 | 0:13:14 | |
-But Olive needs more answers. | 0:13:14 | 0:13:16 | |
-I'd like to know why my grandparents -moved around so much in London... | 0:13:16 | 0:13:21 | |
-..and what kind of life -they had there. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-I'm visiting Auntie Betty. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
-She lived in London -until the end of the 1950s. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
-I've never asked her -about her time there. | 0:13:31 | 0:13:34 | |
-Hello. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:35 | |
-Hello. - -It's nice to see you, Olive. | 0:13:35 | 0:13:37 | |
-How are you? | 0:13:38 | 0:13:38 | |
-How are you? - -Fine, thanks. Come in. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:40 | |
-Do you know how Mam-gu and Tad-cu -met in London? | 0:13:45 | 0:13:50 | |
-They went to Hyde Park to sing -after being in chapel or church. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:56 | |
-I think that's where they met. | 0:13:56 | 0:13:58 | |
-The London Welsh went to Hyde Park -every Sunday evening. | 0:13:58 | 0:14:02 | |
-The people from the chapels -and the churches... | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
-..organized plays and eisteddfodau. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
-They used to hold large concerts -at Westminster Hall. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:14 | |
-We had David Lloyd -and Welsh singers. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
-David Lloyd was in his army uniform -at the time. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:22 | |
-What was Nugent Terrace like? | 0:14:22 | 0:14:25 | |
-It was a very nice place. | 0:14:25 | 0:14:27 | |
-St John's Wood -was the place to live. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:32 | |
-Was it posh? | 0:14:32 | 0:14:33 | |
-Yes. | 0:14:34 | 0:14:35 | |
-So why did they move back -to the East End? | 0:14:36 | 0:14:38 | |
-Your grandfather -wanted to keep cattle. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
-There were cattle in Gibraltar Walk. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
-That was the last place -to have cattle in London. | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
-That's where they were -until they came down to Wales. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:54 | |
-Because of the bombing, -they came back down. | 0:14:54 | 0:14:57 | |
-Going to Gibraltar Walk, he was -on his way back to the animals! | 0:14:57 | 0:15:02 | |
-Olive's grandparents -returned to Ceredigion in 1941. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:09 | |
-They farmed Darren Fawr, Pontsian, -where her grandfather was raised. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:14 | |
-They raised five children and the -farm was at the heart of the family. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:21 | |
-Olive's mother and Uncle Dick... | 0:15:23 | 0:15:25 | |
-..haven't been back -since the farm was sold in 1964. | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
-It wasn't easy for Mam -and Uncle Dick to accompany me... | 0:15:30 | 0:15:34 | |
-..because the farm -holds so many memories for them. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:38 | |
-Mam's generation has taken -all their history for granted. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:43 | |
-They were very young leaving London. | 0:15:43 | 0:15:46 | |
-After being there and hearing -Auntie Betty's stories... | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
-..the whole thing has come alive. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
-I'm looking forward to sharing -the stories with my family. | 0:15:52 | 0:15:56 | |
-But back in Aberystwyth... | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
-..Perthyn has found -something unexpected... | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
-..in Olive's family tree. | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
-While tracing -Olive's grandfather's history... | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
-..Evan Daniel Evans, Darren Fawr... | 0:16:10 | 0:16:12 | |
-..we've come across some names... | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
-..that have caused quite a stir -for the Perthyn team. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
-These names mean we can trace -the family's history... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:23 | |
-..further back than we thought. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:26 | |
-I have a record of Olive's great- -great-great-great-grandfather... | 0:16:27 | 0:16:32 | |
-..Thomas Thomas. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:34 | |
-He was among -the wealthiest farmers in Llanina. | 0:16:34 | 0:16:40 | |
-He's referred to here -as a gentleman. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
-As we go back even further... | 0:16:44 | 0:16:46 | |
-..we come across Thomas Thomas's -grandfather, Thomas Abraham. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
-By consulting parish registers -and wills... | 0:16:50 | 0:16:54 | |
-..we can confirm that his father -was called Abraham Herbert. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:59 | |
-He was the illegitimate son -of Llewelyn Herbert. | 0:16:59 | 0:17:04 | |
-Hearing the name Herbert -rang a bell. | 0:17:04 | 0:17:07 | |
-We know there was -an important family of Herberts... | 0:17:07 | 0:17:11 | |
-..living at Rhiwbren mansion -in Llanarth. | 0:17:11 | 0:17:14 | |
-They were related to the Earl of -Pembroke, who was from a noble line. | 0:17:15 | 0:17:19 | |
-Perthyn has confirmed that Olive -is related to the Herberts. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:24 | |
-During the Middle Ages, the Herberts -were the first Welsh family... | 0:17:24 | 0:17:29 | |
-..to be accepted -by the English aristocracy. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
-As well as their standing, -they could trace their lineage... | 0:17:32 | 0:17:38 | |
-..back to Wales's royal families. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
-It's rather exciting -for Olive and her family. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:45 | |
-Not many of us can say... | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
-..that we can trace our family tree -as far back as that. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:52 | |
-During the Middle Ages, Wales -was divided into minor kingdoms. | 0:17:52 | 0:17:57 | |
-Gwynedd, Powys... | 0:17:57 | 0:17:59 | |
-..Glamorgan, Gwent, -Brycheiniog and Deheubarth. | 0:17:59 | 0:18:03 | |
-Every kingdom was independent -and governed by its own ruler. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:10 | |
-Huge emphasis was placed -on heirdom, lineage and blood... | 0:18:11 | 0:18:15 | |
-..in order to retain their legacies. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
-Perthyn is trying to prove -whether Olive is of royal descent. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:28 | |
-The team has called Olive -back to the library. | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
-She has no idea why. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:37 | |
-We've come to the conclusion... | 0:18:38 | 0:18:41 | |
-..through Ianto Darren's grandmother -and your grandparents... | 0:18:41 | 0:18:46 | |
-..that you're related -to the Herbert family. | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
-They were an influential family -in Pembrokeshire. | 0:18:50 | 0:18:55 | |
-That brings us to these documents. | 0:18:55 | 0:18:58 | |
-These scrolls -that are laid out on the table. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:02 | |
-Such items can only mean -that you're related to nobility. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:07 | |
-Through the Herberts, -you're related to Sir David Gam. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:15 | |
-That takes us back -a little further... | 0:19:16 | 0:19:19 | |
-..to here, to Bleddyn ap Maenarch. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
-Remember that name. | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
-Bleddyn ap Maenarch. | 0:19:27 | 0:19:28 | |
-He was the last lord of Brycheiniog. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
-But that's not the end of the story. | 0:19:34 | 0:19:37 | |
-Bleddyn ap Maenarch... | 0:19:37 | 0:19:39 | |
-..married a woman called Elinor. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:44 | |
-Elinor was the daughter -of Tewdwr Mawr. | 0:19:44 | 0:19:49 | |
-It's another interesting name... | 0:19:49 | 0:19:53 | |
-..that takes us -to somewhere very special. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:56 | |
-This chart... | 0:19:56 | 0:19:58 | |
-..shows us that you... | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
-..through this family line -and that line... | 0:20:01 | 0:20:04 | |
-..are related to an important man. | 0:20:04 | 0:20:06 | |
-One of the most influential men -in the history of Wales. | 0:20:07 | 0:20:12 | |
-The king, Hywel Dda. | 0:20:12 | 0:20:15 | |
-Gosh. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:17 | |
-I don't know -if you're familiar with Hywel Dda. | 0:20:17 | 0:20:21 | |
-I feel quite excited now. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
-And emotional too. | 0:20:23 | 0:20:25 | |
-I feel like I should be bowing -to you! | 0:20:25 | 0:20:28 | |
-My heart's pounding. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
-We're going back -over a thousand years to AD 950... | 0:20:30 | 0:20:34 | |
-..when Hywel Dda created laws that -were different from English law. | 0:20:35 | 0:20:39 | |
-He's remembered -as a very fair and just king. | 0:20:40 | 0:20:43 | |
-The laws of Hywel Dda... | 0:20:44 | 0:20:46 | |
-..formed the backbone of Welsh law -for 500 years after his death. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:50 | |
-His influence continued -for half a millennium... | 0:20:51 | 0:20:54 | |
-..after his death. | 0:20:55 | 0:20:57 | |
-Not everyone can say -they had a relative... | 0:20:57 | 0:21:00 | |
-..living more than 1,000 years ago -and of whom they have a picture. | 0:21:00 | 0:21:05 | |
-If you come with me... | 0:21:05 | 0:21:07 | |
-..I will show you -a very special manuscript. | 0:21:07 | 0:21:11 | |
-It's called Peniarth 28. | 0:21:11 | 0:21:13 | |
-This is the most famous copy -of Hywel Dda's laws. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:19 | |
-Here's the king himself. | 0:21:19 | 0:21:22 | |
-This gentleman here... | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
-..is your great-grandfather -many times removed. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:30 | |
-Hywel, this is Olive. | 0:21:30 | 0:21:32 | |
-Fantastic. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:34 | |
-Hywel Dda united all the kingdoms -of Wales except Morgannwg. | 0:21:35 | 0:21:41 | |
-By his death, Wales had Welsh -as its official language... | 0:21:41 | 0:21:45 | |
-..one religion in Christianity... | 0:21:45 | 0:21:48 | |
-..and one of the fairest -system of laws in history. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:52 | |
-It's fantastic. | 0:21:53 | 0:21:55 | |
-It's strange to think -that I'm related to David Gam... | 0:21:55 | 0:22:00 | |
-..and go all the way back... | 0:22:00 | 0:22:02 | |
-..to the time of Hywel Dda. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:05 | |
-I should have paid more attention... | 0:22:06 | 0:22:09 | |
-..in my history lessons at school. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
-I need to go back now and research -a bit more of the history... | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
-..to investigate further. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
-It's fantastic. | 0:22:20 | 0:22:22 | |
-I'm afraid to touch them -because they're so fragile. | 0:22:22 | 0:22:26 | |
-The shops were all bombed -so they've been replaced by flats. | 0:22:53 | 0:22:57 | |
-I'm sure many relatives never -discuss their family's history. | 0:22:57 | 0:23:01 | |
-Mam's generation certainly didn't. | 0:23:02 | 0:23:05 | |
-But time passes. | 0:23:05 | 0:23:07 | |
-I'm so glad -that I've done something about it. | 0:23:10 | 0:23:14 | |
-This journey has brought -all the family together... | 0:23:15 | 0:23:18 | |
-..to talk about our history. | 0:23:19 | 0:23:21 | |
-Finding out that we're descendants -of King Hywel Dda... | 0:23:24 | 0:23:28 | |
-..was the icing on the cake. | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
-Tad-cu would have been thrilled. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
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