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Famous Welsh Minds
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Welsh history, people, and personality.
Essays on notable (and overlooked) Welsh figures — what we know, what we don’t, and why they matter.
✍️ Long-form on Substack: https://substack.com/@famouswelshminds
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Hi all, I’m Gwyn!

I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities

I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time

Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com

📜 #WelshHistory
Fascinating article by @kdjbright.bsky.social
I can't wait to see how the May election in Wales plays out 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📝
All eyes are on what promises to be a historic Senedd election, with Labour in decline, a battle between independence and unionism, and a new proportional voting system. But what do voters actually want from the seventh Senedd? ✍️ Kyle Bright
What’s on the minds of Welsh voters ahead of the Senedd election?
Kyle Bright It’s easy to forget in the midst of analysis and speculation what’s most vital to any election: what are voters thinking, and what do they want to see from the seventh Senedd? New opinion ...
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February 2, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Hi all, I’m Gwyn!

I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities

I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time

Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com

📜 #WelshHistory
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Shwmae pawb 👋
New long read on Gwenllian ferch Gruffudd — warrior princess, literary mystery, and a figure shaped as much by memory as by history.

Based on primary sources, later romantic retellings, and modern scholarship, with a cautious MBTI analysis at the end.

📜 substack.com/home/post/p-...
Gwenllian
Warrior Princess, Literary Mystery.
substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Murder & MBTI
Profiling the Mind of Joseph Kappen
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June 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🛡️ On this day in 1240, Wales lost its greatest ruler — Llywelyn Fawr. An ENTJ before MBTI existed, he built unity from chaos. Vision, structure, legacy.

Read the tribute:
famouswelshminds.substack.com

#WelshHistory #ENTJ #Cymru #LlywelynFawr #MBTI
April 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🏴 Was St. David history’s most INFJ saint? A visionary monk, a quiet leader, and the ultimate INFJ Door Slammer when he left Caerleon for Menevia. His last words? "Do the little things." Read more: 🔗 substack.com/@famouswelsh...

#StDavidsDay #INFJ #MBTI #Cymru
Famous Welsh Minds | Substack
Exploring Welsh history through the lens of personality. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 MBTI & historical analysis.
FamousWelshMinds.Substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 11:54 PM