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Second Annual Dodderidge Lecture (25-06-2011)
On 6th June 2011, Richard Ireland delivered the Second Annual Dodderidge Lecture at the Bracton Centre for Legal History Research in the University of Exeter Law School.
On 6th June 2011, Richard Ireland delivered the Second Annual Dodderidge Lecture at the Bracton Centre for Legal History Research in the University of Exeter Law School. To an enthusiastic audience he gave a stimulating lecture on How Common was the Common Law, questioning assumptions as to the scope and reach of the Common Law at different periods in history and challenging scholarship that claimed a law that was sufficiently widely applicable to be convincingly called a 'common' law. The lecture was accompanied by visual illustrations, including a photograph of one of Dodderidge's works in his own hand, and led to an invigorating discussion on the role of custom and its powerful – and effective - resistance to an imposed 'Common Law'.
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David Hughes Parry - A Jurist in Society (25-06-2011)
R. Gwynedd Parry's 'lucid and enjoyable' biography of David Hughes Parry has just been published by University of Wales Press.
Sir David Hughes Parry QC was probably one of the most powerful and influential Welsh jurists of the twentieth century. This essential new work provides a vivid account of his career as a lawyer, legal scholar, university policy-maker and law reformer, and examines his important contribution to Welsh public life.
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Legal Wales Conference (01-11-2010)
The Society's contribution to the Legal Wales Conference 2010.
The Society's contribution to the Legal Wales Conference in Caernarfon in October 2010 was a great success. The Third Youard Lecture on Welsh social and legal history was delivered by R. Gwynedd Parry of Swansea University and author of a new volume David Hughes Parry: A Jurist in Society, published by the University of Wales Press. He addressed the “three ages” of Welsh legal scholarship within universities in Wales. As well as tracing the history of the subject, the speaker offered some trenchant criticisms of the present system and some thoughts for the future. The support of the Chair of the Session, The Lord Chief Justice Lord Judge, was hugely appreciated and many new subscriptions were received.
A version of the the Youard Lecture was also subsequently presented at a Symposium held at Gregynog, where other speakers were Rachael Jones, who spoke on crime and the Gregynog estate, Catrin Fflur Huws whose topic was the study of law and literature in relation to Welsh culture, and Paul O'Leary who discussed the early history of the Salvation Army and the struggle for control of the streets in Wales. The whole occasion was very enjoyable and led to much stimulating discussion.
Dyfed-Powys Police Museum (14-09-2010)
Link to Dyfed-Powys Police Museum
Following a recent visit by a Committee member to view some of the historical artefacts and archival holdings of Dyfed-Powys Police in Ammanford we are pleased to add a link to their information.
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Society Publications (14-09-2010)
Volumes 8 and 9 of the WLHS publications
Volumes 8 and 9 of the WLHS publications were released earlier in 2010. They represent an annotated edition of the Carmarthen Gaoler's Journal 1845-50 by R.W. Ireland and R.I. Ireland. The Journal is a remarkable record of daily life in a Victorian prison at a time of significant penal change. The daily entries of the Governors bring to life personalities and events within the institution, whilst the introductory essays and annotations allow the reader to understand both the creation of the record itself and the nature of the penal world which it records. Details of these and other volumes (which are supplied at no extra cost to Society members) are available at the “Publications” page at this site.
Research Materials (14-09-2010)
Documents scanned from private collections.
The extraordinary generosity of two of our members has meant that it has been possible to scan a number of documents from their private collections. One involves a number of papers relating to a series of disputes involving a particular family in the nineteenth century, whilst the other relates to the Rebecca riots and includes some of the threatening letters sent by “Rebecca”. Both give an insight into the social world in which the law operated at the time. It is hoped to mount both of these collections on this site (see our Research Resources page for examples of other archival material) in the near future.
2nd Youard Lecture (07-10-2009)
A well attended meeting on 16 June 2009 enjoyed an address by the Treasury Solicitor, Mr Paul Jenkins.
A well attended meeting of the Society in Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay on 16 June 2009 enjoyed an address by the Treasury Solicitor, Mr Paul Jenkins entitled "'From Charles I to Wallis Simpson: a Brief History of the Treasury Solicitor" on the history and functions of that fascinating office. One fact that he revealed was that he is the legal owner of the Bank of England.
The Society's website was also officially unveiled in a presentation by Nigel Callaghan and Richard W. Ireland.
Lecture on "The Welsh Triads" (01-07-2008)
On 16th July 2008 the Society joined with the Selden Society which presented a lecture by Dr Sara Elin Roberts of the University of Bangor on "The Welsh Triads"
In an exciting collaboration on 16th July 2008 the Society joined with the Selden Society which presented a lecture by Dr Sara Elin Roberts of the University of Bangor on "The Welsh Triads". This is the subject of Dr Roberts's recent book for which she was awarded the Selden Society's David Yale Prize for 2007.
New Publication: law and disorder in Early Modern Wales: Crime and Authority in the Denbighshire Courts, c.1660-1730 (03-06-2008)
This book is based on a detailed study of the court records of the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales, focusing on the period from 1660 to 1730.
Published as part of the series Studies in Welsh History by the University of Wales Press (Series editors: Ralph A. Griffiths, Eryn White and Chris Williams, ISBN: 978-0-7083-1994-9)
Dr. Sharon Howard is based at the Department of History and Welsh History, University of Wales, Aberystwyth and is the holder of a British Academy Post-doctoral fellowship (2003-6).
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Ail Ddarlith Flynyddol Dodderidge (25-06-2011)
Ar 6 Mehefin, rhododd Richard Ireland yr ail Ddarlith Flynyddol Dodderidge yng Nghanolfan Bracton ar gyfer Ymwchil Hanes Cyfraith ym Mhrifysgol Exeter.
Teitl y ddarlith oedd 'How Common was the Common Law.
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David Hughes Parry - A Jurist in Society (25-06-2011)
Y mae Wasg Brifrysgol Cymru wedi cyhoeddu llyfr newydd gan R. Gwynedd Parry.
Yn ôl pob tebyg, roedd Syr David Hughes Parry QC yn un o arbenigwyr cyfreithiol mwyaf pwerus a dylanwadol Cymru yn yr ugeinfed ganrif. Mae'r astudiaeth hanfodol hon yn rhoi portread cyflawn ohono - ei yrfa fel cyfreithiwr, ysgolhaig cyfreithiol, gwneuthurwr polisïau i'r brifysgol, a diwygiwr y gyfraith - ynghyd a'i gyfraniaeth bwysig i fywyd gyhoeddus Cymru.
Cliciwch ar y ddolen isod am fwy o fanylion neu i brynu'r llfyr:
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Gynhadledd Cymru'r Gyfraith (01-11-2010)
Cyfraniad y Gymdeithas i Gynhadledd Cymru'r Gyfraith 2010.
Yr oedd cyfraniad y Gymdeithas i Gynhadledd Cymru'r Gyfraith yng Nghaernarfon ym Mis Hydref 2010 yn llwyddiant ysgubol. Traddodwyd trydedd Darlith Youard ar hanes cymdeithasol a chyfreithiol Cymru gan R. Gwynedd Parry o Brifysgol Abertawe ac awdur cyfrol newydd o'r enw David Hughes Parry: A Jurist in Society, a gyhoeddwyd gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru. Ymdriniodd a thair cyfnod ysgolheictod gyfreithiol o fewn Prifysgolion Cymru. Yn ogystal ag olrhain hanes y pwnc, cynigiodd y siaradwr sylwadau treiddgar am y sefyllfa gyfredol ynghyd ag ystyriaethau ar gyfer y dyfodol. Gwerthfawrogwyd cefnogaeth Cadeirydd y Sesiwn ac fe gafwyd sawl aelod newydd i'r Gymdeithas.
Traddodwyd ffurf ar y ddarlith yn ddiweddarach mewn Cynhadledd a gynhaliwyd yn Gregynog, lle cafwyd cyflwyniadau gan Rachael Jones ar drosedd ar ystad Gregynog, Catrin Fflur Huws a drafododd lenyddiaeth a'r gyfraith fel astudiaeth o ddiwylliant Cymreig, a Paul O'Leary ar hanes cynnar Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth a'r ymgais dros reoli ymddygiad yn strydoedd Nghymru. Cafwyd yn y ddwy gynhadledd achlysuron i'w mwynhau ynghyd â thrafodaeth ysgogol
Amgueddfa Heddlu Dyfed-Powys (14-09-2010)
Dolen i Amgueddfa Heddlu Dyfed-Powys
Yn ddilyn ymweliad un aelod o'r gymdeithas i weld achifau'r Heddlu Dyfed-Powys yn Rhydaman, ychwanegwyd dolen i'w gwybodaeth.
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Cyhoeddiau'r Gymdeithas (14-09-2010)
Cyhoeddwyd cyfrolau 8 a 9 o gylchgrawn CCHC
Cyhoeddwyd cyfrolau 8 a 9 o gylchgronau'r CCHC yn gynnar yn 2010. Y maen cynrychioli un fersiwn goliedig o'r Carmarthen Gaoler's Journal am 1845-50, gan R.W. Ireland a R.I. Ireland. Y mae gylchgrawn yn atgof anhygoel o'r bywyd dyddiol yn y carcel yn ystod oes Fictoria.
Defnydd Ymchil (14-09-2010)
Scanwyd dogfennau o gasgliadau preifat
Yn ddyledus i ddwy aelodau, mae'n posibl scanio dogfennau o'u casgliadau preifat, gan gwynwys deunydd yn ymwneud a dadleuon teuluol yn 19fed ganrif ac un llythr oddiwrth 'Rebecca.' Y mae'r ddau yn rhoi darlun i mewn i fyd cymdeithasol yr oes. Y mae gobaith cynnwys y ddau yn y fan hon.
2il Ddarlith Youard (07-10-2009)
Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod y gymdeithas ar 16 Mehefin 2009 a anerchwyd gan Gyfreithiwr y Trysorlys, Mr Paul Jenkins.
Cynhaliwyd cyfarfod y gymdeithas yn Nhy Hywel, Caerdydd ar 16 Mehefin 2009. Y siaradwr gwadd oedd Mr Paul Jenkins, Cyfreithiwr y Trysorlys a siaradodd ar "From Charles I to Wallis Simpson: a Brief History of the Treasury Solicitor" - crynodeb o hanes a dyletswyddau y swydd diddorol hwnnw. Un ffaith y dadlenwyd ganddo oedd y fe biau'r Banc Lloegr!
Dadlenwyd gwefan newydd y gymdeithas yn ystod y cyfarfod gan Richard W. Ireland a Nigel Callaghan.
Darlith ar "The Welsh Triads" (01-07-2008)
Ar 16 Gorffennaf 2008, ymunodd y Gymdeithas â Chymdeithas Seldon mewn cyflwyniad o ddarlith gan Dr Sara Elin Robers o Brifysgol Bangor ar "The Welsh Triads"
Mewn cydweithrediad cyffrous ar 16 Gorffennaf 2008, ymunodd y Gymdeithas â Chymdeithas Seldon i gyflwyno darlith gan Dr Sara Elin Roberts o Brifysgol Bangor ar "The Welsh Triads".
Cyhoeddiad newydd: law and disorder in Early Modern Wales: Crime and Authority in the Denbighshire Courts, c.1660-1730 (03-06-2008)
Y mae'r llyfr hwn yn ymwneud â chofnodion llys Sir Ddinbych, rhwng 1660 a 1730.
Wedi'i chyhoeddi fel rhan o'r gyfres Astudiaethau Hanes Cymru, gan Wasg Prifysgol Cymru (Golygion: Ralph A. Griffiths, Eryn White and Chris Williams, ISBN: 978-0-7083-1994-9.
Lleolir Dr Sharon Howard yn Adran Hanes a Hanes Cymru, Prifysgol Aberystwyth, ac mae ganddi Gymrodoriaeth Ol-ddoethuriaeth yr Academi Brydeinig.
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