Wales
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History and Culture
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4- Modern Wales
3- Industrial Wales
2- Medieval Wales
1- Origins
5- Welsh culture
index
4- Modern Wales
3- Industrial Wales
2- Medieval Wales
1- Origins
5- Welsh culture
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Origins
Origins :
Before the 1st century : Several tribes are ruling.
Ordovices and Silures
1st century : Romans invaded Britain
5th century : Romans left Britain
Origins :
6th century : Welsh kingdoms are ruling a big part of britain
9th century : Viking tried to raid Anglesey
Anglo-Saxon took over a big part of britain
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Medieval
Wales
Medieval Wales :
1055 : Gruffydd ap Llywelyn became king of Wales
1063 : Gruffydd ap Llywelyn died, Wales is divided again.
1066 : Normans invaded Anglo-Saxon's territory
-> England
William the 1st (William the conqueror) became king
Medieval Wales :
1216 : Wales is united again under a Llywelyn’s rule : Llywelyn Fawr (1173–1240)
1272 : Edward I 's coronation (king of England 1272-1307)
1277 : Wales is defeated by England :
-> Treaty of Aberconwy, Llywelyn give his fealty to England.
1282 : the rule of the Welsh princes ended.
Medieval Wales :
1284 : the Statute of Wales/Statute of Rhuddlan :
-Defined Wales as « annexed an united » to England
-Divided Wales into 2 parts (North and South)
-Wales is ruled by the Justice of Chester, the Justiciar of North Wales and the Justiciar of South
Edward II (Edward's son) became the first English prince of Wales.
Medieval Wales :
1404 : Last Welsh uprising, led by Owain Glyndwr against
Henry IV.
1485 : Henry Tudor (Henry VII) seized the throne (beginning of the Tudor house)
1535/1542 : Welsh law (Celtic-tradition's law) is replaced by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542.
Wales became unified with England
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Industrial
Wales
Industrial Wales :
Before the British Industrial Revolution :
-Small industries (mining/textiles)
-Agriculture
After the British Industrial Revolution :
-(19th century) world’s major centre of non-ferrous metal smelting
-40% of Britain’s iron
-world exporter of coal
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Modern
Wales
Modern Wales :
WWI :
273 000 Welshmen under arm
-> 35 000 soldiers killed
David Lloyd George
Politic shift : Liberal party -> Labour party
1920s-1930s : Wales' industry faced a prolonged crisis. -> widespread unemployment and poverty.
WWII saved the welsh economy with the production demands of the war.
WWII caused 15 000 deaths, bombs from germany in Swansea, Cardiff and Pembroke.
Modern Wales :
In the end of the 20th century, Wales was still under English rule.
Nowadays :
-Wales still belongs to the UK
-Wales has its own parliament and is able to manage itself
-40% of the Welsh people supports Welsh independence
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Welsh culture
Welsh culture :
Name of a village
Welsh rarebit
Welsh culture :
Glamorgan sausage
Bara brith
Welsh culture :
Conwy mussels
Rugby team
Welsh culture :
Nantgarw tradition
Thanks!
Sources :
Youtube
https://youtu.be/ZOdYdR73nu8
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales
Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpnYoWH4nBg
Britannica
https://www.britannica.com/summary/Wales
