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Swansea’s Stage and the Shadow of Empire: Madge Kendal, Tom Byrne, and the Grand Theatre

Lord Blythswood Ascends: A Presidency Forged in Memory and Majesty

Private Evan Jones: A Swansea Soldier Remembered

Thirty Years Earlier: A Glimpse into July 4th, 1916

Sailors’ Rest: A Sanctuary Standing Against the Silence of Swansea’s Docks

From Mumbles to the Mediterranean: The 1936 Rise of Frederick W. Watt

THE SOMME: Ten Years On - 1926

Kites Over Swansea: A Timeless Seaside Tradition on a Wind‑Shaped Coastline

The Brookwood Memorial and the Story of Private Jenkin Robert Lewis

Swansea Bigamy Case: The Irish Schoolteacher and the Two Husbands

The Great Carmo: Illusionist, Showman, and Circus Pioneer

A Curious Appeal at the Glamorgan Assizes

Dai Dolling: Swansea’s Master of Champions