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Welsh History
Welsh history has been traced back to the Ice Age. Several groups – such as the Celtic Britons and the Romans – ruled the part of Britain called Wales. It became a part of the Kingdom of England in the 16th century.
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torri y llech is believed to be a custom in carmarthenshire of clipping a child's ear to prevent backwardness and slight illness. still in practice in the mid nineteen twenties so much so that traffic jams were reported on the days of the waning moon and trains were filled with mothers clutching wailing kids with bloody ears.
The caveman named Ug, after the Ice Age ... ye i think it was him.
Who was the king of Wales in 1364?
The English King Edward III was also King of Wales, and he was king in 1364.
What is the history of the capital of Wales?
Wales did not have an official capital before 1955. There were a number of places that had a claim to this title - St. David's (as an ecclesiastical centre and home of Wales's first cathedral), Carnarvon (the site of the investiture of the Prince of Wales), Aberystwyth (as a neutral, middle town boasting the National Library of Wales) or Machynlleth (seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Parliament in 1404). Much political wrangling ensued,with debates in Parliament over which town should have the honour.
In the end, and to decide the matter, an official ballot was organised between the members of the Welsh local authorities. The results, declared on July 2, 1954, found that Cardiff had won 136 votes, Caernarfon took just 11 and Aberystwyth had only four. Local authorities representing more than two million people (around 85% of the Principality's total population) had opted for Cardiff. Cardiff's position was finally confirmed in a written statement to the House of Commons by the Minister for Welsh Affairs Gwilym Lloyd George, son of David Lloyd George, on Tuesday 20 December 1955.
The principality was brought under English control in 1284 when the Statute of Rhuddlan was enacted, the remaining Welsh territory was administered under the Marcher Lords until the Laws in Wales acts of 1536 (and 1542) were passed making England and Wales a single legal state. Sometimes referred to as the Act of Union between England and Wales similar to the Scottish/English Act although the naming of it as such is unofficial and didn't occur until the 20th century.
Who was ap Gruffudd Prince of Wales 1223-1282?
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1223-1282) was the last independent ruler of Wales before its conquest by England. He was the grandson of Llywelyn the Great, and died at the Battle of Orewin Bridge (December 11, 1282).
Can a Welsh pony have face or leg markings?
yes it can i have 1 welsh pony n a quarter horse and my welsh has leg and face markings she has a coronet and a blaze
When was the Celtic festival beltane held?
One of the four great Celtic festivals held annually was Beltane.It was celebrated on 1 May and marked the beginning of the Celtic summer.It was named after Belenus and was asociated with bonfires lit the night before the festival.The ordinary household fires would be extinguished and the Druids would light bonfires,supposedly using torches lit by the rays of the sun.The festival was associated with regeneration and regrowth after the ravages of winter.
What are some welsh wedding traditions?
One welsh tradition is that the groom carves a wedding spoon before the wedding day to be presented to the bride.
The Bride is kidnapped by the bride's family before the wedding day, the person from the groom's family who finds the bride is set to get married within a year!
The bridal bouquet contains Myrtle & a cutting of it is given to the BM's and will bring wealth & happiness - the BM then plants the cutting & if it blooms it is a good sign!
A pin should be hidden somewhere in the bride's attire & thrown over the shoulder for good luck.
Why did Welsh mercenary bowmen in the medieval period wear one shoe at a time?
That's actually a bit of a misconception, the Welsh on the whole were depicted in manuscripts and drawings of the time as wearing one shoe, but this is not necessarily what they actually wore.
Some speculated that the one shoe was to enable the Welsh to walk on hill sides, but that seems a little odd, especiallly as Wales is not one big range of hills - We do have at least some flat ground.
It seems more likely that they were drawn this way to indicate wealth - The Welsh were generally not that well off, but not completely destitute, so there became a sort of key showing wealth with the poorest having no shoes, while the rich could afford them. As the Welsh were sort of on the middle ground, they were often shown with one shoe to indicate their 'mediocrity'.
Bear in mind as well, that the manuscripts were written at the time, generally for people of the time, and the illustrations were usually not intended to be historical commentaries, rather they were to put forward a general idea so attention to detail was not as important as people assume.
Who was responsible for the Aberfan disaster?
The National Coal Board was responsible for the Aberfan disaster. Its chairman, Lord Robens, took the blame for making misleading statements. However, in 1958, the tip had been sited on a known stream (as shown on earlier Ordnance Survey maps) and had previously suffered several minor slips. Its instability was known both to colliery management and to tip workers, but very little was done about it. Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council and the National Union of Mineworkers were cleared of any wrongdoing.
The Tribunal found that repeated warnings about the dangerous condition of the tip had been ignored, and that colliery engineers at all levels had concentrated only on conditions underground. In one passage, the Report noted:
We found that many witnesses … had been oblivious of what lay before their eyes. It did not enter their consciousness. They were like moles being asked about the habits of birds
What percentage of Welsh people speak Welsh?
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Currently over 20% say they can speak Welsh. Perhaps 12 per cent are fluent.
Around 21.7% of the population
What is the most important event in Welsh history?
This is a matter for debate, and some would argue that certain events were more important than others. In reality, it's impossible to say, but probably the four most important events in Welsh history were the Plantagenet conquest of Wales under Edward 1st after the slaying of Prince Llewellyn the Great in 1285, the Glyndwr Rebellion of 1400, which temporarily re-established Wales as an independent nation for a decade until it was crushed by Prince Hal (later Edward 5th) in 1410, the Act of Union signed by English King Henry 8th in 1536 which officially abolished Wales as a separate nation and made it a part of England up until it's official Disestablishment again in Edwardian times, and the more generalised 'Welsh Revival', which began in mid-Victorian times and lasted up until shortly before the outbreak of WW1. This latter was a period during which the Welsh people began to rediscover their sense of nationhood and separate identity, resulting in a huge upsurge in national pride and a demand to be taken seriously by the British Government. It was led to a large extent by the Welsh religious revival, with prominent and respected ecclesiastical Welsh figures preaching the importance of Welsh identity to their congregations in churches and chapels alike across the Welsh nation. This led to the Disestablishment of the Church of Wales in 1920, and effectively began the process of Wales's re-emergence as a recognised entity once again, and it's being 'placed on the map' in both national and international public consciousness- it sowed the seeds of change that have led to the position Wales is in today, with a devolved law-making administration and a Nationalist party with MPs in the Westminster Parliament.
What does bu farw mean in welsh?
It means 'died' apparently.
Not sure if it's right, but there we are.
Er ... hope it helped! :)
Mostly the same as everywhere else. But probably more hiking, mountain walking and kayaking. And very, very fond of Rugby.
"Wales" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "waelisc" meaning "foreign", so presumably it got this name around the 5th or 6th century AD.
The Welsh name for the country is Cymru.
The Romans called it Cambria.
What are some places to go in Wales?
Wales is a beautiful country. There is a great contrast between noth & south, The Brecon Beacons & Snowdonia. The Black mountains are fine too. I walked the border with England when I was a young 'un. 168 miles from the Severn Bridge to Prestatyn. The Offas Dyke footpath....
Where does the black boy inn get its name from?
If you're talking about the Black Boy Inn in North Wales(www.black-boy-inn.com). It is my understanding the name stems from a story from the 18th century. Where the Black Boy Inn is located today, it is said that there were two public houses there; the Fleur de Lys and King's Arms. One landlord bought the other one out and created the one Inn. He had a little black boy as a go-fer, working in the Inn. When the sailors came to Caernarfon on the ships, they would follow the little black boy to the Inn, and it thus became known as the Black Boy Inn. ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Boy_Inn
Where was clay invented and is it biodegradable?
Clay was never invented but it was discovered that you dampen it, sculpt it and finally bake it somewhere on the banks of the river Nile. It's not biodegradable as it is actually a kind of rock. It'll turn to dust eventually but only at the same speed a plastic bag will turn into gasses
