Penyberth

A Nation on Trial

Dafydd Jenkins, Ann Corkett, John Davies

$65.95 $55.76

Paperback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Welsh Academic Press
04 September 2025

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Indigenous peoples; Nationalism; Regional government; Pressure groups & lobbying

On 8 September 1936 - in what is recognised as one of the defining moments in modern Welsh history - a Baptist minister, a university

lecturer and a schoolteacher set fire to the partly built RAF aerodrome at Penrhos on the Llyn Peninsular, then calmly reported their actions to the police at nearby Pwllheli.

The 'Fire' represented the final act in a high profile, passionate, yet ultimately unsuccessful eighteen-month campaign to prevent the destruction of

Penyberth, the renowned farmhouse which had iconic cultural and religious significance in Wales, in order to construct a training facility, a bombing school, for the RAF.

Pleas from eminent literary and religious figures, backed by over half a million people, were dismissed by British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin - who had earlier agreed to divert bombing schools away from sites in Northumberland and Dorset due to local protests - incensed Welsh public opinion resulting in a resurgence in nationalist sentiment and increased support for the recently established Welsh Nationalist Party, Plaid Cymru.

In a sensational outcome to the court case held in Caernarfon, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. The case was then controversially transferred to the Old Bailey in London where Lewis Valentine, Saunders Lewis and

D. J. Williams were convicted and imprisoned for nine months at Wormwood Scrubs: their place in Welsh political folklore assured.

Penyberth - A Nation on Trial, Ann Corkett's meticulous and engaging translation of Prof. Dafydd Jenkins' study, Tan yn Llyn, was first published in 1998 with an updated Introduction by the author sixty years after his original edition and is now republished to mark the 90th anniversary of the Fire on Llyn

.

By: Dafydd Jenkins
Foreword by: John Davies
Translated by: Ann Corkett
Imprint: Welsh Academic Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 11mm
ISBN: 9781860571664
ISBN 10: 1860571662
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 04 September 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Professor Dafydd Jenkins (1911-2012) was Emeritus Professor of Law and Welsh Law at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth.

Reviews for Penyberth: A Nation on Trial

'This important book throws a good deal of light on one of the defining moments of Welsh politics in the 20th century. Reading it sent a cold shudder down my spine' Western Mail 'To understand what has happened, in ideological terms, in Wales since [Penyberth]...the growth of a great patriotic movement and the long-awaited dynamic towards self-determination, this story needs to be read' Cambria Magazine