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Professor Dafydd Jenkins (09-05-2012)
The Society is saddened to report the death at the age of 101 of Professor Dafydd Jenkins.
Dafydd's scholarly contribution to the resurgence of interest in medieval Welsh Law is inestimable. He taught at Aberystwyth University from 1965 until his retirement in 1978 and continued his academic work long thereafter. Dafydd was a stalwart supporter of the Welsh Legal History Society from the time it was first mooted and the Society's first volume was dedicated to him. The Society will honour him in a volume which is currently in preparation.
Latest Society publications (23-02-2012)
The latest volume of the Society's publications was published in February 2012. Edited by T.G.Watkin it is entitled The Garthbeibio Murders and Other Essays
See the Publications page for more details.
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New publication (23-02-2012)
Richard Ireland's paper 'Sanctity, Superstition and the Death of Sarah Jacob' was published in February 2012.
The paper is published in A. Musson and C. Stebbings (eds) Making Legal History - Approaches and Methodology.
See also our Research Resources page.
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Youard Lecture (23-02-2012)
The Society was pleased to co-operate with the Hywel Dda Centre at Swansea Univesity to host the Youard Lecture which was presented by Lord Morris of Aberavon on 2nd December 2011.
For further details click the link below.
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Legal Wales Conference 2011 (23-02-2012)
Again the Society was represented at the Legal Wales Conference held at the Hilton Hotel Cardiff on 7th October 2011.
Under the auspices of the Society an interesting paper was presented by Gwilym Owen of Bangor Law School entitled 'Another Lawyer Looks at Welsh Land Law'.
Click on the link below for details of the 2010 Conference.
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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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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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Yr Athro Dafydd Jenkins (09-05-2012)
Mae'r Gymdeithas yn drist iawn o roi gwybod am farwolaeth yr Athro Dafydd Jenkins yn 101 oed.
Mae cyfraniad Dafydd i'r adfywiad o ddiddordeb yng Nghyfraith Gymreig yr Oesoedd Canol yn amhrisiadwy. Bu'n athro ym Mhrifysgol Aberystwyth o 1965 hyd ei ymddeoliad yn 1978 a pharhaodd ei waith academaidd hir ar ôl hynny. Roedd Dafydd yn gefnogwr mawr o'r Gymdeithas Hanes Cyfraith Cymru o'r amser y cafodd ei chynnig cyntaf, a mae'r gyfrol gyntaf y Gymdeithas yn ymroddedig iddo. Bydd y Gymdeithas yn anrhydeddu ef mewn cyfrol sydd ar hyn o bryd yn paratoi.
Cyhoeddiadau diweddarach y Gymdeithas (23-02-2012)
Cyhoeddwyd y gyfrol ddiweddarach o gyhoeddiadau'r Gymdeithas ym mis Chwefror 2012. Golygwyd gan T.G.Watkin, y mae'n dwyn y teitl The Garthbeibio Murders and Other Essays
Gwelwch y tudalen Cyhoeddiadau am fwy o fanylion
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Cyhoeddiad newydd (23-02-2012)
Cyhoeddwyd paper gan Richard Ireland, yn dwyn y teitl, 'Sanctity, Superstition and the Death of Sarah Jacob', ym mis Chwefror 2012.
Cyhoeddir y papur yn A. Musson and C. Stebbings (eds)Making Legal History - Approaches and Methodology.
Gweler hefyd y tudalen Adnoddau Ymchwil
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Darlith Youard (23-02-2012)
Yr oedd y Gymdeithas yn falch iawn o gydweithio gyda Chanolfan Hyel Dda ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, i gyflwyno'r Ddarlith Youard, a rododd gan yr Arglwydd Morris o Aberafon, a'r ailfed o Ragfyr 2011.
Am fwy o fanylion, cliciwch y dolen isod.
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Gynhadledd Cymru'r Gyfraith 2011 (23-02-2012)
Unwaith eto, cynrychiolwyd y Gymdeithas yng Nghynhadledd Cymru'r Cyfraith yng Ngwesty Hilton Caerdydd ar 7fed o Hydref 2011.
O dan enw y Gymdeithas, roddwyd papur diddorol gan Gwilym Owen o Ysgol Gyfraith Fangor, yn dwyn y teitl 'Another Lawyer Looks at Welsh Land Law.'
Cliciwch y dolen isod i weld newyddion o Gynhadledd 2010.
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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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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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