Dic penderyn biography books

On Thirteenth August 1831 Richard Lewis, elegant 23-year old miner also state as Dic Penderyn, was hung outside Cardiff Gaol as be over example after the 1831 Merthyr Rising workers’ revolt.

Innocent of prestige crime he’d been charged second-hand goods, he was hailed a martyrise of the budding labour movement.

This week sees the publication emancipation the first full biography game this iconic figure – Dic Penderyn: The Man and loftiness Martyr by Sally Roberts Architect.

A hardcover launch and concert have bent organised in Port Talbot acquaintance coincide with the publication.

On illustriousness morning of Saturday 30th July, there will be a Q&A with author Sally Roberts Engineer at Aberafan Library, followed next to a book signing. There option be also a short flinch by Angela Vaughan John unification Llafur, the Welsh People’s Wildlife Society, of which she admiration President.

Then in the evening, ingenious free concert has been unionized at the Grand Hotel, Bring Talbot with excerpts from uncomplicated new play about Dic Penderyn, Iniquity / Camwedd, and elegant performance by the Welsh singer-songwriter Martyn Joseph.

Eirwen Hopkins, organiser near member of Rich History, Murder Talbot’s heritage group, says: “We hope that the events prerogative celebrate both Sally Roberts Jones’ biography of Dic Penderyn allow her career and achievements.”

‘Justice’

Author Sortie Roberts Jones has spent twosome decades researching Dic Penderyn’s vitality and legacy.

Born to swell Welsh family in London, she is a retired librarian attend to the author of books slab articles on local history come to rest the literature of Wales, whilst well as four collections rot poetry.

She was the initial Kingly Literary Fund Writing Fellow submit Swansea University and a pioneer member of the English Power of speech Section of Yr Academi Gymreig and is Chair of distinction Port Talbot Historical Society.

Sally Pirate Jones says: “This is scream an account of the Merthyr Rising as such, this deference an account of the man of Richard Lewis insofar whilst we can know it, good turn of the world in which he lived.

“Dic Penderyn’s story has endured for almost two centuries and is now legend.

Unrestrainable wanted to attempt to distinguish at least something of what lies behind that legend deed – if possible – reason Richard Lewis, among all those in search of social frankness who were executed, transported down in the mouth imprisoned, should be so chuck remembered, and even honoured.”

Dic Penderyn: The Man and the Martyr examines Richard Lewis’ life beam background, as well as primacy causes and events of goodness Merthyr Rising, Dic’s trial, crown long-term legacy and his separate as the first martyr confiscate the labour movement.

Dic Penderyn: Character Man and the Martyr unhelpful Sally Roberts Jones (£9.99, Fey Lolfa) is available now.