Louvain Rees ⚰️
@hellohistoria.bsky.social
Award-winning Historian ✍️🏻
Death, Wales and Psychiatry 💀
Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum 🧠
Workhouses | Poor Law | Lunacy 🧠
🥇BBC History Extra '30 under 30' 📚
📍Cardiff | views are my own • she/her
🔗 www.linktr.ee/louvainrees
Death, Wales and Psychiatry 💀
Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum 🧠
Workhouses | Poor Law | Lunacy 🧠
🥇BBC History Extra '30 under 30' 📚
📍Cardiff | views are my own • she/her
🔗 www.linktr.ee/louvainrees
#NationalSnowdropDay 🌱
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
February 8, 2026 at 8:51 PM
#NationalSnowdropDay 🌱
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
There's nothing quite like a churchyard blanketed in snowdrops 🥰
📍St Teilo's Church • Merthyr Mawr ⛪️
#Wales
#WallsOnWednesday 🧱
The memorial to Robert Dyer (jnr) and his wife Frances of Aberglasney House, on the wall of St Cathen's Church ⛪️
📷 Robert Dyer • John Dyer
📷 Frances Dyer • John Dyer
📍St Cathen's Church • Llangathen ⛪️
#Wales #History
The memorial to Robert Dyer (jnr) and his wife Frances of Aberglasney House, on the wall of St Cathen's Church ⛪️
📷 Robert Dyer • John Dyer
📷 Frances Dyer • John Dyer
📍St Cathen's Church • Llangathen ⛪️
#Wales #History
February 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
#WallsOnWednesday 🧱
The memorial to Robert Dyer (jnr) and his wife Frances of Aberglasney House, on the wall of St Cathen's Church ⛪️
📷 Robert Dyer • John Dyer
📷 Frances Dyer • John Dyer
📍St Cathen's Church • Llangathen ⛪️
#Wales #History
The memorial to Robert Dyer (jnr) and his wife Frances of Aberglasney House, on the wall of St Cathen's Church ⛪️
📷 Robert Dyer • John Dyer
📷 Frances Dyer • John Dyer
📍St Cathen's Church • Llangathen ⛪️
#Wales #History
February 4, 2026 at 1:11 PM
#Candlemas🕯️
If the sun shines on the altar on Candlemas Day, there will be an abundant harvest during the ensuing year 🌾
📍St Brynach's Church • Cowbridge ⛪️
#Wales #History
If the sun shines on the altar on Candlemas Day, there will be an abundant harvest during the ensuing year 🌾
📍St Brynach's Church • Cowbridge ⛪️
#Wales #History
February 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#Candlemas🕯️
If the sun shines on the altar on Candlemas Day, there will be an abundant harvest during the ensuing year 🌾
📍St Brynach's Church • Cowbridge ⛪️
#Wales #History
If the sun shines on the altar on Candlemas Day, there will be an abundant harvest during the ensuing year 🌾
📍St Brynach's Church • Cowbridge ⛪️
#Wales #History
#MementoMoriMonday 🪦
"My sledge & hammer lies reclined, My bellows too have lost his wind.
My fire’s extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid.
My coal is spent, my iron gone, My nails are drove, my work is done."
📍St Michael's Church • Llanfihangel Crucorney ⛪️
#Wales #History
"My sledge & hammer lies reclined, My bellows too have lost his wind.
My fire’s extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid.
My coal is spent, my iron gone, My nails are drove, my work is done."
📍St Michael's Church • Llanfihangel Crucorney ⛪️
#Wales #History
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
#MementoMoriMonday 🪦
"My sledge & hammer lies reclined, My bellows too have lost his wind.
My fire’s extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid.
My coal is spent, my iron gone, My nails are drove, my work is done."
📍St Michael's Church • Llanfihangel Crucorney ⛪️
#Wales #History
"My sledge & hammer lies reclined, My bellows too have lost his wind.
My fire’s extinct, my forge decayed, And in the dust my vice is laid.
My coal is spent, my iron gone, My nails are drove, my work is done."
📍St Michael's Church • Llanfihangel Crucorney ⛪️
#Wales #History
January 29, 2026 at 10:38 PM
January 28, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Tokens of Love ❤️
This cow horn was carved in 1758 as a gift by Edward Davis for his sweetheart Mary 🐄
"These tokens shed a unique light on the emotional experiences of the receiver and those who loved them."
museum.wales/blog/2297/To...
#Wales #History
This cow horn was carved in 1758 as a gift by Edward Davis for his sweetheart Mary 🐄
"These tokens shed a unique light on the emotional experiences of the receiver and those who loved them."
museum.wales/blog/2297/To...
#Wales #History
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Tokens of Love ❤️
This cow horn was carved in 1758 as a gift by Edward Davis for his sweetheart Mary 🐄
"These tokens shed a unique light on the emotional experiences of the receiver and those who loved them."
museum.wales/blog/2297/To...
#Wales #History
This cow horn was carved in 1758 as a gift by Edward Davis for his sweetheart Mary 🐄
"These tokens shed a unique light on the emotional experiences of the receiver and those who loved them."
museum.wales/blog/2297/To...
#Wales #History
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
January 24, 2026 at 7:08 PM
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 PM
A snippet from 125 years ago!
A Bridgend man has forgotten the name of his wife 🧠
The Star • 1901 📰
@findmypast.bsky.social
#Wales #History
A Bridgend man has forgotten the name of his wife 🧠
The Star • 1901 📰
@findmypast.bsky.social
#Wales #History
January 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
A snippet from 125 years ago!
A Bridgend man has forgotten the name of his wife 🧠
The Star • 1901 📰
@findmypast.bsky.social
#Wales #History
A Bridgend man has forgotten the name of his wife 🧠
The Star • 1901 📰
@findmypast.bsky.social
#Wales #History
#MementoMoriMonday ☠️
'Mors omnibus communis' 🖤
📍St Michael and All Angels Church • Llanfihangel Rogiet ⛪
#Wales #History
'Mors omnibus communis' 🖤
📍St Michael and All Angels Church • Llanfihangel Rogiet ⛪
#Wales #History
January 19, 2026 at 10:32 PM
#MementoMoriMonday ☠️
'Mors omnibus communis' 🖤
📍St Michael and All Angels Church • Llanfihangel Rogiet ⛪
#Wales #History
'Mors omnibus communis' 🖤
📍St Michael and All Angels Church • Llanfihangel Rogiet ⛪
#Wales #History
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Hello, lovelies 👋🏻
If you enjoy my content and research, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider supporting my work ☕
• ko-fi.com/louvainrees
• paypal.me/louvainrees
#freelancer #wales #selfemployed
If you enjoy my content and research, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider supporting my work ☕
• ko-fi.com/louvainrees
• paypal.me/louvainrees
#freelancer #wales #selfemployed
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hello, lovelies 👋🏻
If you enjoy my content and research, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider supporting my work ☕
• ko-fi.com/louvainrees
• paypal.me/louvainrees
#freelancer #wales #selfemployed
If you enjoy my content and research, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider supporting my work ☕
• ko-fi.com/louvainrees
• paypal.me/louvainrees
#freelancer #wales #selfemployed
First archive visit of 2026 ✨️📚
A productive day at Glamorgan Archives looking at documents relating to Glamorgan County Asylum and Cholera 🔍
Here's a glimpse of what I looked at ✨️
• Patient Casefiles
• Aberdare Board of Health
• Medical Journals
• Merthyr Cholera Committee
#Wales #History
A productive day at Glamorgan Archives looking at documents relating to Glamorgan County Asylum and Cholera 🔍
Here's a glimpse of what I looked at ✨️
• Patient Casefiles
• Aberdare Board of Health
• Medical Journals
• Merthyr Cholera Committee
#Wales #History
January 17, 2026 at 1:02 PM
'HelloHistoria' has hit 700 subscribers on Substack 🎉
Thank you to all those who continue to read my historical ramblings ❤️
hellohistoria.substack.com
#Wales #History
Thank you to all those who continue to read my historical ramblings ❤️
hellohistoria.substack.com
#Wales #History
January 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
'HelloHistoria' has hit 700 subscribers on Substack 🎉
Thank you to all those who continue to read my historical ramblings ❤️
hellohistoria.substack.com
#Wales #History
Thank you to all those who continue to read my historical ramblings ❤️
hellohistoria.substack.com
#Wales #History
January 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
It's that time of the year 🐴
The Mari Lwyd is perhaps one of Wales's most well-known folk customs 🏴
The tradition includes a 'battle of wits' in which the Mari Lwyd and her part sing to gain entry into houses 🏠
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-horse-sk...
#Wales #History
The Mari Lwyd is perhaps one of Wales's most well-known folk customs 🏴
The tradition includes a 'battle of wits' in which the Mari Lwyd and her part sing to gain entry into houses 🏠
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-horse-sk...
#Wales #History
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It's that time of the year 🐴
The Mari Lwyd is perhaps one of Wales's most well-known folk customs 🏴
The tradition includes a 'battle of wits' in which the Mari Lwyd and her part sing to gain entry into houses 🏠
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-horse-sk...
#Wales #History
The Mari Lwyd is perhaps one of Wales's most well-known folk customs 🏴
The tradition includes a 'battle of wits' in which the Mari Lwyd and her part sing to gain entry into houses 🏠
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-horse-sk...
#Wales #History
Hen Galan • Old New Year 🎉
Although we celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January, there is a part of Wales that celebrates it on the 13th of January ✨️
www.peoplescollection.wales/content/old-...
#Wales #History
Although we celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January, there is a part of Wales that celebrates it on the 13th of January ✨️
www.peoplescollection.wales/content/old-...
#Wales #History
January 13, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Hen Galan • Old New Year 🎉
Although we celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January, there is a part of Wales that celebrates it on the 13th of January ✨️
www.peoplescollection.wales/content/old-...
#Wales #History
Although we celebrate the New Year on the 1st of January, there is a part of Wales that celebrates it on the 13th of January ✨️
www.peoplescollection.wales/content/old-...
#Wales #History
No new pictures, where are you mentally
January 13, 2026 at 7:31 AM
No new pictures, where are you mentally
January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
January 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM