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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1856 to Wales and its people.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- February 6 - The sailing ship Grand Duke is wrecked off St Govan's Head, with the loss of 29 lives.
- March 10 - John Jones (Shoni Sguborfawr) is sentenced to three months hard labour for drunkenness.
- May - John Frost is given an unconditional pardon for his role in the Newport Chartist demonstrations of 1839.
- July 3 - 11 men are killed in a mining accident at Coalbrookdale, Nantyglo.
- July 15 - 114 men are killed in a mining accident at New Cymmer Pit, Porth, Rhondda.
- Troops are sent into Talargoch in Flintshire to deal with an industrial dispute involving lead miners.
- Richard Cory sells his provision business, and begins to trade as "Richard Cory and Sons", in the coal and shipping business.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- John Ceiriog Hughes - Gohebiaethau Syr Meurig Crynswth (vol. 1)
- Erasmus Jones - The Higher Law Triumphant: The Captive Youths of Judah
- John Jones (Ioan Emlyn) - Tiriad y Ffrancodym Mhencaer
- Samuel Prideaux Tregelles - An Introduction to the Textual Criticism of the New Testament
- Jane Williams (Ysgafell) - The Origin, Rise, and Progress of the Paper People
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- May - Thomas Robert Jones, founder of the "True Ivorites", 54
