John Davies
John Davies is a native of the Rhondda. He was educated in schools in Treorci, Bwlchllan and Tregaron and at University College, Cardiff, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He taught at the University Colleges of Swansea and Aberystwyth and was for eighteen years the Warden of Neuadd Pantycelyn, Aberystwyth. His publications include Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute, Hanes Cymru, A History of Wales, Broadcasting and the BBC in Wales, The Making of Wales, The Celts and Cardiff: a Pocket Guide. He is the consultant editor and a joint editor of The Encyclopaedia of Wales. In 1997, he was the keynote speaker at the inaugural meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Welsh History and Culture. He has broadcasted extensively, especially on historical subjects. His wife comes from Blaenau Gwent and they have two daughters and two sons. He lives in Grangetown, Cardiff, but often commutes to his garden in rural Ceredigion.
