In an extract from his recent Welsh Governance Centre’s St David’s Day lecture, Professor of Politics at Edinburgh University Charlie Jeffery looks at how academics analyse the importance and role of ‘regional’ and ‘state’ government and politics.

Links to resources recommended by 'Pathways to Success in Higher Education' by The Open University in Wales. 

So you have decided that studying Arts and Humanities is for you - what next?

In this free course, Methodism in Wales, 1730–1850, you will learn about a neglected strand of Welsh history and identity. By the mid-nineteenth century, Calvinistic Methodism had become the most popular religious denomination in Wales and a mainstay of Welsh national identity. Where did this new form of religion come from? Why did it become so popular? And how did it become so intertwined with ideas about Welshness? These are the questions this course will consider, and at the same time it will introduce you to some fantastic free online resources for learning about the history of Wales more broadly.

Why did Liberals wave herring in the streets on polling day in 1868?

Find heritage centres in Cornwall, South West England, the West Midlands and South Wales.

Find your Industrial Heritage! Click one of the links below to find Industrial Heritage centres in your area:

A map shows the balance of power between 1642 and 1645

This course is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important institutions that contribute to our understanding of the history of Wales, and a pool of resources that can help you understand Welsh history and the way it is studied. Included in the material is a taster of the Open University course Small country, big history: themes in the history of Wales (A182).