9: Grym a Phrotest yng Nghymru – 1714 i 1785

Ym Mhennod 8, mae Dr Eryn White (Prifysgol Aberystwyth) yn trafod pwy oedd mewn grym yng Nghymru ym 1714, y berthynas newidiol rhwng Cymru a'r Deyrnas Unedig ehangach a'r datblygiadau allweddol a ddigwyddodd yng Nghymru rhwng 1714-1785.

Mae Dr White yn myfyrio ar ehangu cyflym print a llythrennedd yng Nghymru a'r rôl ganolog a chwaraeodd wrth feithrin y Gymraeg fel iaith, a chreu'r sail ar gyfer yr adfywiad diwylliannol Cymreig a welwn ddiwedd y 18fed ganrif a dechrau'r 19eg ganrif. Mae Dr White yn trafod y chwyldro diwydiannol cynnar yng Nghymru, y protestiadau a ddaeth gydag ef a chyfranogiad Cymru yn yr Ymerodraeth Brydeinig cyn archwilio pa mor wahanol oedd Cymru 1785 i Gymru 1714.

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Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010

1714-1785 – From early to modern Britain and Ireland

View the other films in the series here:

• 1. Power & freedom: Introduction – 1714 to 1785 (open access)
• 2. Party Politics – 1714 to 1785 
• 3. Economic and social change – 1714 to 1785 
• 4. Black British History – 1714 to 1785 (open access) 
• 5. Finance in Britain and Ireland – 1714 to 1785 
• 6. Disability in Britain and Ireland – 1714 to 1785 (open access)
• 7. Power and protest in England – 1714 to 1745 
• 8. Power and Protest in Scotland – 1714 to 1785
• 9. Film: Power and Protest in Wales – 1714 to 1785
• 9. Ffilm: Grym a Phrotest yng Nghymru – 1714 i 1785
• 10. Queer British History – 1714 to 1785

From royal courts to radical protests, from industrial revolutions to global empires – this compelling new film series traces the dramatic evolution of power, rights, and freedom across three centuries of British and Irish history.

We will trace Britain and Ireland’s transformation from 1714 to 2010, unpacking power struggles, social revolutions, and the evolving meaning of freedom.

With expert insights from renowned scholars including Emma Griffin, Carl Griffin, and Katrina Navickas, the series offers a fresh and inclusive perspective on Britain’s past and brings to life the voices of monarchs, reformers, workers, and everyday people.

Further films will be released over the coming months, covering the period 1714-1785 – from early to modern Britain and Ireland. These will be followed by further series in 2026-2027 and beyond, ultimately bringing the content up to 1997-2010.