David Williams (historian) explained

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)

Notes and References

1. http://www.uwp.co.uk/authors/david-williams?language=en University of Wales Press – Authors
2. http://www.historytoday.com/thomas-dunlap/reading-history-modern-wales History Today, 2002
3. 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