John Davies (historian)

Welsh historian and television and radio broadcaster

John Davies (25 April 1938 – 16 February 2015)[1] was a Welsh historian, and a television and radio broadcaster. He worked for the BBC during his entire career.

John Davies
Born25 April 1938
Died16 February 2015 (aged 76)
EducationUniversity College, Cardiff
Trinity College, Cambridge.
OccupationHistorian

Davies died at the age of 76.[1]

Books change

  • Cardiff and the Marquesses of Bute, (Writers of Wales), University of Wales Press, January 1980, ISBN 0-7083-0761-2
  • A History of Wales, Penguin, 1994, ISBN 0-14-014581-8 (Revised edition 2007, ISBN 0-14-028475-3)
  • Broadcasting and the BBC in Wales, University of Wales Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0708312735
  • The Making of Wales, The History Press, 2nd edition printing: Oct 1, 2009, ISBN 0-7524-5241-X
  • The Celts, Cassell & Co, 2000 ISBN 0-304-35590-9
  • The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales, University of Wales Press, April 17, 2008, ISBN 0-7083-1953-X
  • Wales: 100 Places to See Before You Die (with Marian Delyth), Y Lolfa, 2010, ISBN 978-1847713087

References change

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Historian and BBC commentator John Davies dies aged 76". BBC News. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.