David Williams (historian)
David Williams (9 February 1900 – 1978) was a Welsh historian.
Williams was born at Llan-y-Cefn, Pembrokeshire.[1]
From 1945 until his retirement in 1967, Williams was Professor of Welsh History in the University of Wales. He is best known for his classic History of Modern Wales.[2][3]
Works[]
- History of Modern Wales (1950)
- The Rebecca Riots (1955)
References[]
- ^ University of Wales Press - Authors. Retrieved 25 October 2014
- ^ History Today, 2002
- ^ Neil Evans and Coleg Harlech, "Writing the Social History of Modern Wales: Approaches, Achievements and Problems", Social History Vol. 17, No. 3 (Oct. 1992), pp. 479-492
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