Richard Cyril Hughes (

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

– 2022 was a Welsh educator, writer and historian.Academi (Welsh)
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. A graduate and Masters from University of Wales Aberystwyth, he started his teaching career of

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and Rhiwabon before moving to

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to lecture in education. He became an early pioneer for the teaching of subjects through the medium of Welsh and worked as a Senior Education officer for Gwynedd Education Authority before taking early retirement 1998. He married Elizabeth Ann (Nan Evans) from Cynwil Elfed,

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in 1959. They were the parents of actor

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and three older sons – Rhiryd Hughes, Rhys Hughes and Sion Hughes (television executive and novelist) – and have eleven grandchildren. He authored a series of novels chronicling the life of Henry VII (Harri Tudur who descended from the Tudur family of

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Isle of Anglesey) close relative, influential, and dynastic "Mother of Wales" Catrin o Ferain, Dinas Ddihenydd and his third Castell Cyfaddawd, won the Daniel Owen Prize at the

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in 1984. He also published a fictional account of a father and son's journey from Penmynydd to battle in "Maes Bosworth" in successful support of their kindred Harri. He lived in Penmynydd and

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Works

*''Catrin o Ferain'' (1975) *''Dinas Ddihenydd'' (1976) *''Castell Cyfaddawd'' (1984) *''Maes Bosworth'' (2005)

References

1932 births Living people Welsh Eisteddfod winners 20th-century Welsh historians {{Wales-writer-stub