Wales

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Wales has a diverse population consisting of people from various ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. A significant percentage of the population identifies as Welsh, while there are also communities of English, Scottish, and other nationalities. Additionally, Wales attracts international migrants and students due to its universities, scenic landscapes, and cultural attractions.

In the 15th Century and up until the late 1500s the most widely practised religion in England and Wales was Catholicism.

Owain Glyndwr was a noble man and he became prince of Wales in 1400. He took charge of Wales and made it better. He fought in loads of battles with his army and took over the town's and castles of Wales.

One of Henry III's most powerful and ambitious barons, Gilbert de Clare, lord of Glamorgan, built this castle in 1270. His purpose was to secure the area and prevent lowland south Wales from falling into the hands of the Welsh leader Llywelyn the Last, who controlled most of mid and north Wales and he had taken Gruffydd ap Rhys (ruler of Uwch-and Is-Caiach) a prisoner. Then In 1268 he started building Caerphilly Castle

The Welsh Devolved Government is effectively a Parliamentary government with no monarch, but Wales remains a smaller part of the the UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND(UK). The UK is a constitutional monarchy and all of its parts, including Wales, are part of that monarchy.

Yes

Chepstow castle was built in 1067. it was the first stone castle built for defence as well as a base to attack the welsh. with the castle being situated on a cliff next to the river wye it made it very hard for the welsh to use any method of attack, without losing half their army. king William the conqueror gave William Fitz Osborne the land if he built the castle as well as produced an army for the king.

No, Birkenhead has never been the capital of Wales. In fact, Birkenhead is not even in Wales.

There wasnt one. The first formalised capital was Cardiff created in 1955

The government of Wales is called the Welsh Assembly Governement (often abbrieviated to WAG). At the moment (14/1/8) The government is a coalition of Labour www.welshlabour.org.UK and Plaid Cymru (The Party of Wales) www.plaidcymru.org/. The government is run at the National Assembly www.wales.gov.UK from the Senedd (which is Welsh for senate) Building in Cardiff Bay

There was no single English conquest of Wales, it happened in a series of stages.

Wales was a fully independent nation up until 1275, when King Llewellyn the Great was killed in a battle with the Normans. In the decades that followed, the Normans set up a heavy military presence in the country, building enormous military garrisons and heavily defended castles, but they were unable to subdue the Welsh people. Their main interest was in securing certain areas for economic or strategic purposes (often on the coast), but had little concern for the wider nation beyond, much of which remained under the control of local chieftains who constantly harried and attacked the Norman fortifications, sometimes with considerable success. The Norman troops seldom ventured outside of their military bases other than in large, heavily armed platoons, and even then this was a dangerous thing to do. It was even more dangerous for English civilians, be they of Saxon or Norman descent- only lower-ranking clergy, such as mendicant friars or simple country priests, could cross the border with any level of safety, knowing that they would be respected and unmolested by the deeply Christian Welsh.

Wales remained in a state similar to that of contemporary Afghanistan for 125 years after the arrival of the Normans- titularly under Plantagenent rule, but in practice governed by local warlords and the remnants of the Welsh royalty, who were held in contempt and disgust by the Plantagenent Kings of England, who taxed them heavily and passed a number of anti-Welsh laws. In 1400, Owain Glyndwr launched his rebellion, a full-scale revolt against English rule- Owain was a descendant of the Welsh royal houses of both Gwynedd and Deheubarth, and the best placed person to lay claim to the Welsh crown. The rebellion was succesful for a number of years- the forces of Henry IV were driven out, a Welsh Parliament was established in the town of Machynlleth, and Wales gained official diplomatic recognition from a number of European nations. He entered into a pact with the English noble houses of Percy and Mortimer to combine forces to overthrow King Henry, which would have resulted in the Welsh border being extended much further Eastwards to incorporate what is now Herefordshire, and England itself being split in two, with the Percy's ruling the North and the Mortimers governing the South. This pact was known as the 'Tripartite Indenture', and had it worked, would have changed the face of Britain forever. But the plan failed- in 1408, Henry IV's son Prince Hal launched a huge counter-offensive against Glyndwr's forces, resulting in the collapse of the Independence movement two years later. Glyndwr disappeared into obscurity, and his burial place remains unknown.

Repressive laws were then brought in against the Welsh to ensure that such a rebellion could never happen again, and the people were treated harshly by the English Government, although Wales remained recognised as a seperate nation. In 1485, the Welsh Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth with a combined English, Welsh and French army, ending the Plantagenent Dynasty. This resulted in a Welshman becoming King of England for the first time ever, incorporating the Red Dragon into the British Coat of Arms, abolishing the racist anti-Welsh legislation of the Plantagenets, and treating the country with fairness and equality. However, his son Henry VIII brought in the 'Act of Union' in 1536, which effectively abolished Wales as a seperate nation and made it a part of England- he was aware that by the time of his reign, many Welsh people felt that the Tudors had sold out to the English too much, and he wished to forestall the possibility of another Glyndwr-style rebellion.

Wales was thence completely conquered by England, and officially regarded AS England, up until Victorian times, when a new wave of nationalist consciousness swept the country and resulted in Wales becoming officially 'disestablished' shortly before the First World War, once again recognised as an entity in it's own right. Since then it has slowly been regaining it's sovereignty again- the Welsh Nationalist Party, Plaid Cymru, was founded in 1926, and despite Winston Churchill's hatred of Wales when he was Prime Minister, it has continued to increase it's status as a nation in it's own right. In 1997, a Referendum led to the establishment of the Welsh Assembly, which by 2010 was granted full law-making powers in all devolved areas. Independence remains some way off, but the country is moving towards a state of complete control over it's own affairs.

Technically Yes. However, its membership is because the UK Government signed up to join EU and therefore be default Wales is a member but under the unbrella of the UK.

Very fertile hilly land

True

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Elder abuse is on the rise because baby boomers are now in that category. Sometimes it's family abuse going full circle - abusive parents who become dependant on their children because of age are frequenly abused by those children because it's how the family functions. Abusive treatment could also come from a caretaker at a nursing home or a stranger who takes advantage financially or intimidates an elder. Like most abuse statistics, if you find one on elder abuse it will be an estimate. Most abuse goes unreported and uncounted. ____________________________________________________________ The National Center on Elder Abuse estimated that more than a million (1,000,935) seniors suffered abuse or neglect in a single year.

Wales is a whole country within the UK. It contains many postcodes. If you know the town, you could probably find out the postcode. But in fact, the postcode system within the UK is a lot more precise than that - the average suburban house is in its own postcode with probably just a dozen or two other houses having the same code.

The Welsh Assembly began their 2012 fiscal year on January 9th. They generally meet every weekday (Monday-Friday) through the Spring months, however as the year continues through the summer and fall, the Assembly meets less and less until finally around October it is mainly just exhibitions and sports matches. It is not often they have meetings in December, and usually finish their year around late October, early November.