Welsh nationalism

Welsh nationalism is the Welsh expression of nationalism, a movement that became popular in nineteenth-century Europe and gradually became a global phenomenon in the twentieth century. It generally seeks independence for Wales within the United Kingdom or outside it.

Revolutionary ideas

Along with the rest of Europe the effects of the French Revolution were felt in Wales. It brought to the forefront a small minority of Welsh people who sympathised with revolutionary ideas: people such as Richard Price (1723-1791), Iolo Morganwg (1747-1826), and Morgan John Rhys (1760-1804).

Related Topics:
French Revolution - Richard Price - Iolo Morganwg - Morgan John Rhys

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In the meantime, counter-revolutionary or even anti-revolutionary ideas flourished amongst the leaders of the Welsh Methodist revival, but the consequences of turning Wales into a nation with a nonconformist majority was to create a new sense of Welshness.

Related Topics:
Welsh Methodist revival - Nonconformist

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