Welsh was actively discouraged in schools by means including the hated Welsh Not. The mid-19th century was a turbulent period ...

Class of school children learning, Victorian education, 19th Century Vintage illustration of Class of school children learning, Victorian education, 19th Century. After the painting by Geoffroy ...

During the late 18th century, Sunday schools held at church or chapel became ... and in 1811 the National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor was formed to try to develop schooling in the ...

There was no national system of education before the 19th century, and only a small section of the child population received any schooling. Opportunities for a formal education were restricted mainly ...

The 1870 Education Act made schooling compulsory ... who wanted their votes. By the late 19th century, the industrial revolution was finally bringing benefits to the working class.

The mid-19th century was a turbulent period in Welsh ... a parliamentary report was commissioned on the role of Welsh in education. The report eventually became known as the Treachery of the ...