In May 1949, Dylan and Caitlin Thomas settled at the Boat House in Laugharne.  

Caitlin Thomas (8 December 1913 – 31 July 1994), née Macnamara, was the wife of Dylan Thomas. Their marriage was a stormy affair, fuelled by alcohol and infidelity, however, the couple remained together until Dylan's death in 1953. 

Caitlin Macnamara was introduced to Dylan Thomas in a pub in London in 1936 by Augustus John.  She and Dylan bonded immediately and that summer Dylan travelled to Laugharne, where Caitlin was staying with John at Castle House. By the end of 1936, Caitlin and Dylan  had begun a relationship through correspondence and in April 1937 were living together in London, marrying on 11th July 1937 in Penzance, Cornwall. 

They then travelled widely, spending time in Chelsea, Oxford, Ireland and Italy before eventually settling in Laugharne in 1938, firstly in a rented cottage, then in the 'Sea View' and finally the Boat House, which was purchased for them by Margaret Taylor, one of Dylan's benefactors. 

Caitlin and Dylan had three children, Llewelyn Edouard, Aeronwy Thomas-Ellis and Colm Garan Hart.   

On this day in 1929 Lady Megan Arfon Lloyd George (1902-1966) became the first female MP in Wales when she won Anglesey for the Liberals

 Megan Lloyd George was not only the first female MP in Wales, she also remains the longest serving.  As the daughter of the former Prime Minister and the dominant figure in Welsh politics, her selection to fight the then safe Liberal seat of Anglesey in 1929 was a matter of some controversy. Megan’s brother Gwilym was already an M.P and it seemed to some that David Lloyd George was intent on creating his own dynastic power base.  Suggestions of nepotism faded as Megan began a parliamentary career that, despite a lengthy interruption in the 1950’s, would span thirty years. Although the declining fortunes of the Liberals would keep her out of high office- the last Liberal government was that of her father- she nevertheless became Deputy Leader of the party and a prominent political personality in her own right.

Welsh issues were never far from the top of her agenda. She was the founding president of the ‘Parliament for Wales’ campaign – an early attempt to secure devolved government. Later she was prominent in the Treweryn Defence Committee – the body formed to resist the controversial flooding of a village near Bala to provide water for English consumers.  Such campaigns led to significant concessions to Welsh interests both in parliament and in the apparatus of government. In 1944, Megan Lloyd George opened the first ever ‘Welsh Day’ debate at Westminster. Later she was also prominent among those who pushed for the creation of the Welsh Office and the post of Secretary of State for Wales in the early 1960’s.  By then however, she had changed political parties. Defeated on Anglesey by Cledwyn Hughes in 1951, she defected to the Labour cause soon afterwards – one of the several prominent figures to do so.  She returned to parliament in 1957 after winning Carmarthen for Labour and remained an MP until her death nine years later.  

Born this day 1912 in Marian Glas, Anglesey 

Hugh Griffith , Oscar-winning actor for his role as Sheik Ilderim in Ben-Hur alongside Charlton Heston, Griffith is also fondly remembered by Welsh rugby fans for his role in television film comedy Grand Slam.     

On 30th May 1842, John Francis, whose father was Welsh, made his second attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria. 

The previous day, Victoria had been riding in a carriage along The Mall, London, when Francis aimed a pistol at her but did not fire.  However the following day, as Victoria drove the same route Francis shot at her and was immediately seized by plain-clothes policemen.  Francis was tried and convicted of high treason, with the expected death sentence commuted to transportation for life.