Important Events in Williams's Life
- 1911 - Moves to Mynachlog-ddu when his father becomes headteacher of primary school.
- 1915 - Moves to Llandysilio, Pembrokeshire when his father is appointed headteacher of primary school.
- 1917 - Attends grammar school at Narberth.
- 1923 - Begins study at University College of Wales, Aberystwyth.
- 1926 - Graduates in English and trains as a teacher.
- 1928 - Begins to teach in at various primary schools in Pembrokeshire.
- 1936 - Publication of Cerddi'r plant (=Poems for children)
- 1941 - Marries Linda Llewellyn.
- 1942 - Moves from Pembrokeshire to teach in north-west Wales.
- 1943 - Linda Llewellyn dies.
- 1944 - Moves to teach at Kimbolton School.
- 1946 - Moves to Lyneham, Wiltshire.
- 1949 - Returns to Wales.
- 1950 - The Korean War; resigns from teaching to begin protest of non-payment of income tax against the war. Protest continues after the war until the end of compulsory military service in 1963.
- 1953 - Leaves the Baptist church to join the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers.
- 1956 - Publication of Dail pren (=The leaves of the tree).
- 1959 - Stands as the Plaid Cymru candidate in the Pembrokeshire constituency at the General Election.
- 1960 - Imprisoned for six weeks for non-payment of income tax.
- 1961 - Imprisoned for a further period for non-payment of income tax.
- 1963 - Resumes teaching at various primary schools in Pembrokeshire.
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