Introduction Peter Stead
1 Winifred and Cadoc: Saints or Sinners? Madeleine Gray
2 Caratacus: Of Legends and Legions Ray Howell
3 Owain ap Cadwgan: Noble Warrior or Homicidal Maniac? David Wyatt
4 Knights Tempar and Knights Hospitaller: Heroes or Heretics?
Helen J Nicholson
5 Gerald of Wales: Welsh Patriot or English Imperialist? Richard Marsden
6 Katheryn of Berain: Murderess or Patroness? Katharine K. Olson
7 Oliver Cromwell: God's Englishman or Red Dragon? Lloyd Bowen
8 Disease: The Unseen Villain in Welsh History Alun Whithey
9 The Copper Kings: Industrialists as Despoilers and Improvers
H.V. Bowen
10 Sir Thomas Picton:Hero of Waterloo and 'Blood-Soaked Governor' of Trinidad Chris Evans
11 Irish Migrants in Wales: Friends and Foes Paul o'Leary
12 Robert Owen: Communitarian Visionary Noel Thompson
13 Lord Tredegar: One of Tennyson's 'Six Hundred' Chris Williams
14 William Robert Grove: The Scientist as Hero Iwan Rhys Morus
15 Wales and the Gold Rushes: The Valiant and the Varmits Gethin Matthews
16 Cyclists as Sporting Heroes..and Villains Steven Thompson
17 Welsh Recruits in the First World War Robin Barlow
18 Women Teachers: The Unsung Heroines Sian Rhiannon Williams
19 Gareth Jones:A Pioneering Investigative Journalist Toby Thacker
20 South Wales Miners: The Myths and the Militants Ben Curtis
21 Coalition Politics: The Heroes and the Villains of the Welsh Liberal Party Russell Deacon
22 Order! Order? The Lives of George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy Paul O'Leary
23 The Heroes of Recent Welsh Political History Martin Johnes
24 The Welsh Rugby Team: The Ultimate Welsh Heroes? Martin Johnes