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.

Wales is not a threat to England. The two form part of the same country, the United Kingdom.

Wales was divided into a number of separate areas or kingdoms around the year 490, the largest of these being Gwynedd in northwest Wales and Powys in east Wales. Gwynedd was the most powerful of these kingdoms in the 6th century and 7th century, under rulers such as Maelgwn Gwynedd (died 547) and Cadwallon ap Cadfan (died 634) who in alliance with Penda of Mercia was able to lead his armies as far as Northumbria and control it for a period. Following Cadwallon's death in battle the following year, his successor Cadafael ap Cynfeddw also allied himself with Penda against Northumbria but thereafter Gwynedd, like the other Welsh kingdoms, was mainly engaged in defensive warfare against the growing power of Mercia

After passing the Statute of Rhuddlan Laws in Wales Acts 1283 - 1542

which restricted Welsh laws, King Edward' pushed to make a ring of stone castles to assist the domination of Wales. and he crowned his conquest by giving the title Prince of Wales to his son and heir in 1301. Wales became, effectively, part of England, even though its people spoke a different language and had a different culture. English kings appointed a Council of Wales, sometimes presided over by the heir to the throne. This Council normally sat in Ludlow, now in England but at that time still part of the disputed border area in the Welsh Marches.

In 1400, a Welsh nobleman, Owain Glyndŵr (or Owen Glendower), revolted against King Henry IV of England. Owain inflicted a number of defeats on the English forces and for a few years controlled most of Wales. Some of his achievements included holding the first ever Welsh Parliament at Machynlleth and plans for two universities. Eventually the king's forces were able to regain control of Wales and the rebellion died out, but Owain himself was never captured. His rebellion caused a great upsurge in Welsh identity and he was widely supported by Welsh people throughout the country.

As a response to Glyndŵr's rebellion, the English parliament passed the Penal Laws in 1402. These prohibited the Welsh from carrying arms, from holding office and from dwelling in fortified towns. These prohibitions also applied to Englishmen who married Welsh women. These laws remained in force after the rebellion, although in practice they were gradually relaxed.

The modern history of Wales starts in the 19th century when South Wales became heavily industrialised with ironworks; this, along with the spread of coal mining to the Cynon and Rhondda valleys from the 1840s, led to an increase in population. The social effects of industrialisation resulted in armed uprisings against the mainly English owners. These were major issue sof the time with many Welsh barons and leaders fighting each other and the influx of "English" nobles who used armies to lay claim of lands belonging to teh original Welsh leaders.

Historic points such as Offas Dyke whose earthwork can be attributed to Offa, King of Mercia from 757 to 796. Its structure is not that of a mutual boundary between the Mercians on the one side and the people of Powys on the other. The earthwork was dug with the displaced soil piled into a bank on the Mercian (eastern) side. Where the earthwork encounters hills, it passes to the west of them, constantly providing an open view from Mercia into Wales. The dyke may have been constructed as a defensive earthwork, as well as a political statement of power and intent.

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

nobody knows i hav been trying to research it and havent gotten anything yet

In the later Middle Ages, probably around 200,000.

Eris is the Goddess of mischief.

The Great Hall in a castle was the largest room. It would have had large curtains that covered very huge open areas that were the windows. The Great Hall would probably have had a large, long table with seating for about 40 guests in the center and things on the wall like family crests.

There are five official cities in Wales: 1. Cardiff, the capital - Cathedral city status (Llandaff cathedral - in the 'village' of Llandaff, now a district of Cardiff) 2. Newport, Cathedral city status (St Woolos' Cathedral (or in Welsh, Gwynlliw Sant)), granted its city charter at the turn of the Millennium 3. St David's, Cathedral City status (St David's Cathedral) and the smallest city in the UK (Wells is the smallest in England but is much larger than St David's which is not much bigger than a village). The cathedral houses the remains of St David, patron saint of Wales 4. Bangor, Cathedral City Status (Bangor cathedral), the only official city in North Wales 5. In addition, Swansea has been granted city status but does not have a cathedral - being in the diocese of Swansea and Brecon St Asaph, is a town in the north but has a cathderal (St Asaph Cathedral - the smallest in Wales) Brecon, is also a town in central Wales but has a cathedral (Brecon Cathedral)

The Cornish word for the Cornish language is Kernewek.

Kernow means Cornwall. It can also mean a Cornishman.

Kernewes means a Cornish woman.

All of the meals are in the great hall. (in the keep on the first floor) The nobles and the lord and lady sat on the raised dais at the front of the hall. If he visited, the king would also sit at the table on the dais.

The richer and more favored people would be seated "above the salt" and the less favored people would be seated "below the salt".

King Arthur is a legendary character and it is disputed that he ever existed. He was most certainly never King of England. The link below makes interesting reading ------------ Most historical evidence points toward Uther Pendragon to be his father.

Irish are considered to be one of the six Celtic nations. You can be Celtic and not be Irish. Irish, Scots Highlanders, Manx, Welsh, Bretons and Cornish are all Celts. Sometimes the Galicians are included.

The battle fought was called the battle of the Welsh

He was a Non conformist Christian and his family worshiped at the Disciples of Christ Chapel in Criccieth (Wales) where he continued to be an active member. He won the right to have non conformist buried in Parish grounds according to their own denomination in a case at the Queens Bench known as the Llanfrothen burial case.

The story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a mythyical story from European courts of the middle ages.

It has no basis in fact.

It is unknown to the world.

This is an interesting question. I don't think there were any full blood Welsh born prince of Wales because Wales was never fully united unless it was under someone who revolted against the English or tried to conquer all of Wales. But the current Queen of England is part Welsh. She is descended from a Welsh ruler named Rhys ap Gruffudd as were all the English rulers since the Tudors. If you look at it that way, the last Welsh born Prince of Wales is her son, Charles.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch!!!

The longest town name in the world means "The church of St. Mary in the hollow of white hazel trees near the rapid whirlpool by St. Tysilio's of the red cave".

Thousands of visitors each year visit the small village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, made internationally famous through its tongue-twister of a name. Be sure to visit the restored Victorian railway station which contains a huge selection of woollens and craft items for sale and be photographed beside the longest place name in the world.

They are just different dialects, like how people from Northern England may use different (but still English) words to those who live in the South.