History of WalesHanes Cymru / Tudors to IndustryY Tuduriaid a Diwydiant
1812–1888
MP for Merthyr who campaigned for international arbitration and for the rights of Welsh tenants.AS Merthyr a ymgyrchodd dros gyflafareddu rhyngwladol a thros hawliau tenantiaid Cymru.
Henry Richard, a minister’s son from Tregaron, became secretary of the Peace Society and argued for settling international disputes by arbitration.
Elected MP for Merthyr Tydfil in 1868, he spoke up for tenants evicted for voting against their landlords and for Welsh nonconformists. He was called the Apostle of Peace and the Member for Wales.
Daeth Henry Richard, mab i weinidog o Dregaron, yn ysgrifennydd y Gymdeithas Heddwch a dadleuodd dros setlo anghydfodau rhyngwladol drwy gyflafareddu.
Fe’i hetholwyd yn AS Merthyr Tudful yn 1868, a siaradodd dros denantiaid a gafodd eu troi allan am bleidleisio yn erbyn eu landlordiaid. Fe’i galwyd yn Apostol Heddwch ac yn Aelod dros Gymru.
Newly enfranchised working men elect Liberals across Wales, including Henry Richard at Merthyr. Some tenants are evicted for voting against their landlords.Mae dynion sydd newydd gael y bleidlais yn ethol Rhyddfrydwyr ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys Henry Richard ym Merthyr. Troir rhai tenantiaid allan am bleidleisio yn erbyn eu meistri tir.
Born at Pembroke Castle, he landed in Wales in 1485, won at Bosworth and founded the Tudor dynasty.Fe’i ganed yng Nghastell Penfro. Glaniodd yng Nghymru yn 1485, enillodd ym Mosworth a sefydlu llinach y Tuduriaid.
Translated the full Bible into Welsh in 1588. His prose became the standard for written Welsh.Cyfieithodd y Beibl cyfan i’r Gymraeg yn 1588. Daeth ei ryddiaith yn safon i’r Gymraeg ysgrifenedig.
Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum, who travelled the Celtic lands and showed that their languages were related.Ceidwad Amgueddfa’r Ashmolean, a deithiodd y gwledydd Celtaidd a dangos bod eu hieithoedd yn perthyn.
His circulating schools taught a large share of the Welsh people to read, in Welsh.Dysgodd ei ysgolion cylchynol gyfran helaeth o bobl Cymru i ddarllen, a hynny yn Gymraeg.