August 21 - Humphrey Llwyd, a Welshman who should be remembered

2019-08-21

On this day in Tudor history, 21st August 1568, antiquary, translator and cartographer Humphrey Llwyd died from a fever. Llwyd is known as the Inventor of Britain and a key figure in the Renaissance in Wales, but what exactly did he do to deserve such recognition? In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares some facts about this interesting, but little-known, Tudor Welshman. You can see this podcast as a video at the following lin...

On this day in Tudor history, 21st August 1568, antiquary, translator and cartographer Humphrey Llwyd died from a fever.

Llwyd is known as the Inventor of Britain and a key figure in the Renaissance in Wales, but what exactly did he do to deserve such recognition?

In today's talk, Claire Ridgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", shares some facts about this interesting, but little-known, Tudor Welshman.

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/gmS6hr2dgWE

You can find Claire at:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com

https://www.tudorsociety.com

https://www.facebook.com/theanneboleynfiles/

https://www.facebook.com/tudorsociety/

https://twitter.com/AnneBoleynFiles

https://twitter.com/thetudorsociety

https://www.instagram.com/tudor.society/

https://www.instagram.com/anneboleynfiles/

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