Decadence and Decline: The Gentry Houses of Cardiganshire is a Welsh Voices* presentation.

From Lord Lisburne's mighty Trawsgoed, through the grandeur of Gogerddan and the elegance of Nanteos, to the houses of the minor gentry, we'll explore the origins, heyday and demise of the seats of power in this, “The Wild West” of Wales”.

*Welsh Voices is a series of monthly free virtual seminars on Zoom, presented by experts on Welsh and Welsh North American culture and history.

Some are sponsored by the Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE).

Some are sponsored by The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska.

This one is sponsored by the Madog Center for Welsh Studies at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College in Rio Grande, OH.

Decadence and Decline: The Gentry Houses of Cardiganshire - Presented by Jane Blank

Jane Blank is an author from Wales whose second novel, The Shadow of Nanteos, was a Waterstone’s book of the month in Wales. Set in the haunting 18th Century Cardiganshire mansion, it is a passionate story of love and ambition. 

The novel was launched at Nanteos Mansion Country House Hotel in Cardiganshire and was long-listed for the Historical Novel Society Awards 2015.

One of her latest novels, The Dipping Pool, returns to the “Wild West” of Wales in the 18th Century. It is both prequel and sequel to The Shadow of Nanteos and explores the often brutal life endured by workers on the Nanteos estate and in the lead mines.

Published in 2020, it joined the first Nanteos novel as best seller in Wales.

Hosted by the Madog Welsh Studies at Rio Grande University, Ohio

To register for this free Zoom presentation, please visit:  Welsh Voices | University of Rio Grande