Inside Out Series: Highlights of Welsh History - Tapa blanda

This is one of a series of glossy forty-page booklets on various aspects of Welsh life. Gomer have commissioned a different author for each publication and celebrities contribute a brief foreword. Highlights of Welsh History is a good basic introduction to the subject and the choice of Phil Carradice as author could not be better. Both in print and on radio he has done much to popularise the subject. Despite the modest nature of the publication, it manages to cover a diversity of key events from the arrival of the Celts to the establishment of the National Assembly. As is the case with other titles in the series, the publication has some splendid illustrations. One of the most striking is of Ray Gravell dressed in the fighting garb of Owain Glyndwr. In his foreword, Simon Weston writes that Highlights of Welsh History bears testimony to the resilience and ingenuity of a country which has entered the 21st century with a degree of autonomy that it has not enjoyed since Owain Glyndwrs rebellion. This booklet deserves to sell well at all tourist outlets. Dewi Roberts It is possible to use this review for promotional purposes, but the following acknowledgment should be included: A review from www.gwales.com, with the permission of the Welsh Books Council. Gellir defnyddio'r adolygiad hwn at bwrpas hybu, ond gofynnir i chi gynnwys y gydnabyddiaeth ganlynol: Adolygiad oddi ar www.gwales.com, trwy ganiatd Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. -- Welsh Books Council

This journey through history takes us from the earliest Celtic settlers to the opening of the Welsh Assembly's Senedd building in 2006. It features lords and leaders, like Owain Glyndwr (Glyn dwr) and tells of events, like the Rebecca Riots, that shaped a nation.