Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion

Hyrwyddo iaith, llenyddiaeth, celfyddydau a gwyddoniaeth Cymru

SEX, POWER, MARRIAGE: KATHERYN OF BERAIN AND HER FOUR HUSBANDS

As we mark a centenary of Welsh Labour electoral hegemony in Wales, this article explores the ways in which social scientists have sought to explain this unprecedented record of success. In exploring these various accounts, a window is opened on shifting academic thinking about the basis of vote choice and tribute is paid to pioneering work that is now often overlooked. Building on this analysis of attempts to explain Labour dominance in Wales, the article concludes with a consideration of avenues for future exploration.