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George Browne and six other men were taken prisoner by Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites on their retreat through Kendal in 1745. In this letter, they petition the Jacobite Governor of the castle at Carlisle for their liberty.

Old Ben Browne’s wife, Elizabeth, wrote this letter to her stepson, George, sharing her fears for his father as he responds to the threat of Jacobite rebels – but also how worried they both are due his lack of letters home.

Old Ben Browne worked for local dignitary, Lady Otway, collecting rents and liaising with tenants. In this letter, he tells her he has buried some of her money in the garden, due to fear of being robbed by Jacobite rebels.

Uncover a glimpse of Coleridge’s creativity as he celebrates the Nightingale’s song as a source of inspiration and hope rather than sorrow, after an evening walk with friends.

Experience the garden as Coleridge knew it. Joseph Cottle reminisces about a summer’s day in 1798 when a simple picnic became a moment of shared joy, friendship and poetic inspiration.

Discover the story behind this poem. And join Coleridge as he turns a moment of solitude into an imaginative journey with friends through the Quantock landscape and back to Coleridge Cottage.

There is an unforgiving wilderness that runs through nature’s core that Nanws a’ch Rhobert finds difficult to resist. She plunges into January’s coldest lakes and dances in August’s burning sun with equal awe. When she heard a Methodist minister speak for the first time, she was stirred and applied the same forces of nature to help her build the first Methodist chapel in Gwynedd. She was also b...

Mae rhyw rym anfaddeuol yn perthyn i natur, ac mae Nanws a’ch Rhobert yn gyfarwydd tu hwnt ac ef. Hwn yw’r union rym oedd yn gyrru Nanws i blymio i lynnoedd oeraf Ionawr, a’r grym a’i gyrrodd i ddawnsio yn ddi-dor yng ngwres heulwen Awst. Ond pan glywodd Nanws bregeth Fethodistiaidd am y tro cyntaf erioed, mae hi yn sylwi ar y pwer sydd gan eiriau i’n cyfareddu hefyd. Roedd hi wedi dotio, a phe...

Siôn Fychan the Clog Dancer brings joy to the valley with every tap of each dance and every beat of each song. He was most welcome in many of the ‘Nosweithiau Llawen’ (merriment evenings) held in Tŷ Mawr, although not so very welcome to share the same joy during Sunday services, from which he was, ultimately, banned. He reminds us that joy deserves to reside everywhere, even in the most expecte...

Mae Siôn Fychan y Clocsiwr yn llenwi’r cwm yn llawn lliw a llawenydd! Mae’n llwyddo i godi’r calonnau trymaf gyda phob tap o bob dawns a phob curiad o bob cân. Roedd yn cael croeso gwyllt ym mhob Noson Lawen yn Nhŷ Mawr - er nad oedd yr un brwdfrydedd iddo yng ngwasanaethau’r Sul ‘chwaith, ac am hynny, fei gafodd ei wahardd o’r capel. Mae’n ein hatgoffa bod lle i lawenydd ym mhobman, hyd yn oed...

Barbra, Fedw Deg shares a story with you of a lost love long gone. A crushing tale from a time when status and power were held in high regard, and longings of the heart discounted and dismissed. She may also share some hidden ways in which hope and love can be kept alive through the power of music, and invites you to tune into other ways of listening and playing… Actor: Mair Tomos Ifans

Mae Barbra Fedw Deg yn rhannu hanes gyda ni am gariad colledig, pellennig. Hanes o adeg pan oedd statws a phŵer yn bethau llawer amgenach na hiraeth a chariad. Os gallwch wrando tu hwnt i wrando ar Barbra, efallai y byddai’n rhannu ychydig o ddulliau cudd hefo chi, dulliau lle mae modd i hudoliaeth cerddoriaeth gadw gobaith  yn fyw… Actor: Mair Tomos Ifans

Ioan Serw, the drover, explains how he and his peers drove animals to markets all over the country back in the Tudor era, on foot! He also shares a story about a very special person and an item that they brought with them to London in 1587 - an item that had the power to change the future of an entire nation... Actor: Llion Williams

Y Porthmon Ioan Serw sy’n esbonio sut y buodd ef a’i gyfoedion yn gyrru llu o anifeiliaid i farchnadoedd led-led y wlad yn ôl yn oes y Tuduriaid, ar droed! Mae hefyd yn rhannu hanes am berson ac eitem arbennig iawn bu iddynt eu cludo gyda nhw Lundain ym 1587 – eitem oedd gyda’r pwer i draws newid dyfodol cenedl gyfan… Actor: Llion Williams

Argyfwng! Argyfwng! Mae morlo ym Mae Ceredigion yn seinio rhybudd ar ôl i fachgen bach golli ei fathodyn Criw Gwyllt yn y môr. Mae’r bachgen yn daer eisiau ei fathodyn yn ôl. Mae Ceidwad Rae, Roxy, Afanc a Carw yn ceisio helpu, ond nid oes gan yr un ohonynt y sgiliau iawn ar gyfer y dasg dan y dŵr. Yn ffodus mae rhywun yn y bae a fydd yn gallu helpu. Mae Luca yn ddyfeisiwr penigamp. A oes gan...

Music by LYR. This is the music only [no lyrics] version of the song. In collaboration with the National Trust, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and LYR launched a collection of poetry and music in 2024 called Blossomise to celebrate the arrival of spring. To find out more about the National Trust's celebration of Blossom visit the website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/blossom This m...

Music by LYR. This is the music only [no lyrics] version of the song. In collaboration with the National Trust, Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and LYR launched a collection of poetry and music in 2024 called Blossomise to celebrate the arrival of spring. To find out more about the National Trust's celebration of Blossom visit the website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/blossom This m...