130 years since Lloyd George was first elected Parliament – event planned for November
To mark the 130th anniversary of the election to Parliament of David Lloyd George at the Caernarvon Boroughs by-election of 1890, the Lloyd George Society, together with the National Library of Wales, is planning an event at the National Library in Aberystwyth on the afternoon of Saturday 14 November 2020.
There will be a talk about […]
Final programme for the next weekend school, 15-16 February at the Hotel Commodore, Llandrindod Wells
The final preparations are now in place for the Lloyd George Society’s annual weekend school, which will take place on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 February (the weekend without rugby union internationals) at our usual recent venue, the Hotel Commodore, Spa Road, Llandrindod Wells.
This year we are delighted to welcome back Britain’s foremost scholar of […]
Nadolig Llawen a Blyddwyn Newydd Hapus
The President, Vice-Presidents and officers of the Lloyd George Society would like to wish all our members, supporters and visitors to our website a very merry and happy, healthy and successful New Year.
We look forward to meeting old friends at the 2020 weekend school at Llandrindod Wells in February and hope to welcome some […]
New collections at the Welsh Political Archive
The Welsh Political Archive at the National Library of Wales has had a busy year and has added a number of new sets of political papers and ephemera to its collections, a couple of which are of direct interest to Society members.
Most importantly is a collection of twenty-two speeches made by Dame Margaret Lloyd George […]
Lady Megan Lloyd George honoured with commemorative plaque
Lady Megan Lloyd George, the charismatic daughter of a charismatic father; Liberal MP for Anglesey from 1929-1951, and the first ever female MP in Wales, has been commemorated as part of a campaign to raise awareness about the importance of the role of women in Welsh life.Lady Megan is one of a number of remarkable […]
The Financial Affairs of David Lloyd George by Ian Ivatt – Book review
Do people really care where their politicians get their money? Certainly at times of extraordinary scrutiny like the MPs’ expenses scandal of 2009, the anger and revulsion for the ways in which MPs claimed public money tarred the reputation of politicians of all parties and led to the ending of some careers. It is also […]
Wales, Lloyd George and the Treaty of Versailles
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Two new articles covering aspects of the Treaty of Versailles, the role of David Lloyd George and the impact of the peace on the Welsh economy have been published by BBC Wales on their website. One is in English and concerns the impact of the Treaty on the Welsh coal economy. The other is in […]
Death of Society Vice-President, (Lord) Geoff Tordoff
Members and supporters of the Society will be greatly saddened to hear of the death of Lord Tordoff who had been a Vice President of the Lloyd George Society for many years, and who, until his health worsened, was a regular attender at Society weekend schools,
A substantial obituary of Lord Tordoff, who was one of […]
David Lloyd George and the Treaty of Versailles – a Joyce Arram Memorial Lecture
The Lloyd George Society will be holding a meeting on the evening of Monday 25 November 2019 in the Lady Violet Room at the National Liberal Club to mark the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles and to look back at the role played by David Lloyd George at the Paris Peace Conference and […]
Exhibition at the South Wales Miners Museum – Opens 25 March
The South Wales Miners’ Museum officially opened in 1976 and was the first mining Museum in Wales. The Museum is located within the beautiful Afan Valley six miles from the town of Port Talbot and is one of the many attractions to be found within the Afan Forest Park.
The Museum is a registered charity run […]
