The Secret Room

Y Stafell Ddirgel (in English, The Secret Room) is a novel by Marion Eames written in the Welsh language and first published in 1969.

[4] The story is set in the reign of King Charles II of England and follows the experiences of Quaker leader Rowland Ellis who founded a Welsh colony in Pennsylvania after being forced to leave Wales because of religious persecution.

Rowland Ellis becomes a Quaker as a result of the influence of a neighbour, but his wife does not share his religious beliefs.

He is betrayed to the authorities by a servant he has dismissed, who describes a "secret room" he claims to have seen in the house, containing objects of Catholic worship.

Ellis and his fellow Quakers are imprisoned and illegally condemned to death, but are released following the direct intervention of the king.