Charles and the Welsh Revolt - The Explosive Start to King Charles III's Royal Career — Protesting the 1969 Investiture

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Cyfrol yn olrhain hanes y protestio a fu yn erbyn Arwisgiad y Tywysog Siarl yn Dywysog Cymru yng Nghaernarfon yn 1969. Dangosodd y gwrthdystio a'r meddiannu, y paredau para-filwrol eu gwedd a'r ymgyrch fomio fod llawer yng Nghymru yn anhapus i dderbyn tywysog Seisnig ar Gymru.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

A brief popular history of the Welsh protest against the Investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales in Caernarfon in 1969. Placards, sit-ins, paramilitary-style parades and even a bombing campaign across the country showed that many in Wales were not happy to accept an English Prince of Wales.

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Cynnwys / Table of Contents

Introduction 1. End of a royal family 2. Lloyd George's investiture 3. 'To present Wales to the world in her Sunday best' 4. No peace at the Temple 5. 'Charles Windsor Shall Not Pass' 6. Gwynfor's Dilemma 7. George and the Dragon's Tongue 8. On Manoeuvres 9. 'Hymn of hate' 10. Political policing 11. Children of the revolution 12. Crushing the FWA 13. Aber under siege 14. Activists and spies 15. Generational conflict 16. Agent Provocateurs? 17. Cilmeri 18. Hostages and Martyrs 19. 'An awful lot of people watching other people' 20. 'A peculiar royal salute..' 21. Investiture's Aftermath 22. 'A national therapy' Sources Index

Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

Arwel Vittle grew up in Carmarthenshire, and was educated at Bangor University. He now lives near Caernarfon and works as a writer and translator.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

According to Saunders Lewis the Investiture of 1969 was a turning point in Welsh history. This book tells the story through the voices of the most prominent characters: protesters, journalists and politicians. It tells of the bickering within some of Wales' most prominent institutions, such as the Urdd and Gorsedd, as well as the absurd and intense events leading up to the ceremony in Caernarfon. We read about Cymdeithas yr Iaith rallies, demonstrations by Aberystwyth and Bangor students, dramatic appearances by the FWA, the bombing campaign by Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru and the suspicious activities of the secret police. This book creates a picture of the turbulent years of the Sixties and gives a vivid idea of what it was like to be a part of the battle between Welsh nationalists and the British institution of the time. Reviews of the original Welsh-language version of this book: "Here we have everything: the lies and the shame, the betrayal and the wounds, the servility and the courage, the pageantry and the presumptuousness" - Lyn Ebenezer "The glory of this volume us the way it shows the completely seismic effect of the Investiture on Wales... All I need to say is, buy it." - Vaughan Hughes, Barn magazine "This is an essential volume which looks back and reveals the whole thing in an immediate, gripping style, but which is also a clear handbook on how to deal with similar situations in the future, if we ever see this kind of nonsense again. - Myrddin ap Dafydd, Llafar Gwlad "...A volume which reads like a thriller, and thanks to the author for such an entertaining and comprehensive contribution to our understanding of 1969." - Tweli Griffiths, Western Mail Weekend