Sefydliad Ymchwil Ystadau Cymru | Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates. Research centre at Bangor University. www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe History - Culture - Landscapes - Archives - Heritage - People - Places - Waleshttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mkhwowqi6224Dr Shaun Evans of the Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates at Bangor University has been awarded the 2026 Joan Thirsk Memorial Prize by the British Agricultural History Society for the Best Book in British or Irish Rural or Agrarian History: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/iswe-book-awarded-2026-british-agricultural-history-society-prize27 Apr 2026 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkhwowqi6224https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mkgdaiepds2kHuge congratulations to our ISWE Research & Engagement Officer, Dr Bethan Scorey, for having her research on Margam Castle published in the latest issue of the History Extra magazine. @bethanscorey.bsky.social26 Apr 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgdaiepds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mk32t4q7oc2rISWE ANNUAL LECTURE 2026 Dr Marion Löffler LADY LLANOVER & THE REINVENTION OF WALES IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 6pm, 5th May 2026 MALT, Main Arts Building, Bangor University, LL57 2DG / Online via Teams22 Apr 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk32t4q7oc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mhsit5d7g22eThe Institute for the Study of Welsh Estates is delighted to announce the appointment of Prof. Carol Tully as the new Chair of its Advisory Board: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/new-chair-appointed-for-iswe-advisory-board24 Mar 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhsit5d7g22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mf2vitwmbc22Yn gynharach y mis hwn, cafodd grŵp o ymchwilwyr doethurol a ffrindiau Sefydliad Ymchwil Ystadau Cymru'r pleser o ymweld â Phlas Cochwillan yng Ngwynedd. Yn y blog hwn, mae'r Ymchwilydd Doethurol Anna Reynolds yn dweud wrthym am brynhawn llawn hwyl a hanes!  https://www.bangor.ac.uk/cy/iswe/newyddion/ymweliad-i-ystad-cochwillan17 Feb 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2vitwmbc22https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mf2vewokhc22Earlier this month, a group of ISWE doctoral researchers and friends had the pleasure of visiting Plas Cochwillan in the community of Tal-y-Bont, Gwynedd. In our latest blog post, Doctoral Researcher Anna Reynolds tells us all about the fascinating afternoon!  https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/cochwillan-history-explored-in-iswe-fieldtrip17 Feb 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2vewokhc22https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mejyzo2tvs24A characteristically excellent ISWE lecture by @mariangwyn.bsky.social at Bangor University this evening: Textiles as Exploitation on the Penrhyn Jamaica Plantations. A huge thanks to everyone who joined us in person and online.10 Feb 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mejyzo2tvs24https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3me4wzetfas2nA pleasure to visit Cochwillan - hall and mill - earlier today with ISWE05 Feb 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4wzetfas2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mdzip5sunc24Delighted to see this blog by our friend Peter Foden (ysgrifnlaw.bsky.social) on the lordships of Tregrug and Edlogan, shared as part of the wonderful @mappingthemarch.bsky.social research project. Including a 1705 perambulation @gwentarchives.bsky.social https://blog.mowlit.ac.uk/2025/11/20/mapping-the-march-case-study-tregrug-and-edlogan/04 Feb 2026 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzip5sunc24https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mdzidosywk24Seminar Ymchwil / Research Seminar @mariangwyn.bsky.social ‘Textiles as Exploitation’ 10/2/2026 Croeso i bawb / All welcome https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/events/textiles-as-exploitation-clothing-commerce-control-on-the-penrhyn-jamaica-plantations04 Feb 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdzidosywk24https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mdyajqzpyc24New blog by our MA student Issy Marston on Lady Margaret Verney née Hay-Williams (1844-1930), researched as part of our ‘Reinterpreting the Country House’ module @bangorhistory.bsky.social https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/lady-margaret-verney03 Feb 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyajqzpyc24https://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mch4kvvxv22m‘Historically, architecturally and scenically, Nannau really matters’: Thomas Lloyd Nannau in The Georgian Group’s top 10 heritage buildings at risk list Read more here: https://www.bangor.ac.uk/iswe/news/nannau-in-top-10-heritage-buildings-at-risk-list15 Jan 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mch4kvvxv22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mashm2b5yk2gOnly the best books from Father Christmas! Nadolig Llawen Pawb! Merry Christmas Everyone!25 Dec 2025 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mashm2b5yk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3mac4m6l4yc2kWe’ve enjoyed a brilliant set of talks from our doctoral researchers at the ISWE Christmas Symposium at Bangor University today. Such an inspiring and supportive group of people! It’s always a pleasure to be in their company. @bangorhistory.bsky.social18 Dec 2025 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mac4m6l4yc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ystadaucymru.bsky.social/post/3ma6oy5vg4k27Huge congratulations to Dr @bethanscorey.bsky.social on her graduation at Bangor University today! Bethan produced a wonderful thesis on ‘St Fagans Castle: its Architectural and Landscape History’. She is ISWE’s 6th doctoral graduate. Llongyfarchiadau enfawr Bethan - we’re all really proud of you!17 Dec 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:x4kuno7i2en3n3bhl7z5uri3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6oy5vg4k27