The Story of Wales
The Story of Wales
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The Story of Wales

4.5 / 10
2012
1 season
6 episodes
Documentary

Huw Edwards presents a major television history of Wales, showing the country in ways it has never been seen before.

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  • The Makings of Wales

    1.The Makings of Wales

    27-02-201258m

    Thirty thousand years in the making, this story begins with the drama of the earliest-known human burial in western Europe. Huw delves into the biggest prehistoric copper mine in t...

  • Power Struggles

    2.Power Struggles

    01-03-201258m

    This Story of Wales spans seven centuries, from the building of a great frontier to Owain Glyndwr's epic struggle for independence. We meet the medieval kings who shaped Wales and...

  • England and Wales

    3.England and Wales

    05-03-201258m

    It is 1485: a young nobleman sails to the land of his fathers from exile in France. His mission - to capture the English crown. For the first time, a self-proclaimed Welshman will...

  • Furnace of Change

    4.Furnace of Change

    12-03-201258m

    The Industrial Revolution turns Wales into a global player, bringing unimaginable wealth - and desperate poverty. From Parys Mountain on Anglesey to Copperopolis, Swansea, in the s...

  • A New Beginning

    5.A New Beginning

    19-03-201258m

    It's boom time as Wales becomes known the world over for one particular product - Welsh steam coal, the best you can get. In the space of 50 years, 'black gold' builds a new Wales....

  • Wales and Britain

    6.Wales and Britain

    26-03-201258m

    In the last 70 years, Wales has changed more rapidly than ever. In this final episode, a Welshman battles to set up Britain's most cherished institution, the British parliament vot...

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