Welsh in Victorian Times

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History of the Welsh language in Victorian times , including use of the Welsh 'Not'

Description of the suppression of the Welsh language in Victorian Wales - use of the Welsh 'Not'. Also the spread of the Welsh language through different parts of the world including work by missionaries in the Indian region, Khasi.
From: Wales and the History of the World ; Ideas
First broadcast : 24 March 2010

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14, 14-16

Subject : History

Topic : Emigration

Keywords : Missionaries

Notes : Use clip in history - curriculum Cymreig; geography - unit on 'emigration'; RE - work of the missionaries; citizenship.

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