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1 giorno fa · Wales, constituent unit of the United Kingdom that forms a westward extension of the island of Great Britain. Its capital and main commercial and financial center is Cardiff. Famed for its rugged landscape, Wales retains aspects of Celtic culture that are markedly different from those of its English neighbors.
- Politics and Religion, 1640–1800
Wales - Restoration, Monarchy, Church: On the eve of the...
- Wales in the Middle Ages
Wales - Medieval, Castles, Celts: The Norman Conquest of...
- Government and Society
Wales - Parliament, Devolution, Celtic: Because Wales is a...
- Climate
Wales - Rainfall, Maritime, Temperate: Wales has a maritime...
- The Arts
Wales - Music, Poetry, Literature: Wales has been popularly...
- Llywelyn Ap Iorwerth
Wales - Llywelyn, Prince, Wales: In each of the three...
- The 20th Century
Wales - Industrialization, Devolution, Culture: By 1900...
- Cultural Institutions
Wales - Castles, Museums, Heritage: Large numbers of...
- Politics and Religion, 1640–1800
4 giorni fa · The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 gave the Welsh language official status in Wales. Welsh and English are de jure official languages of the Welsh Parliament, the Senedd, with Welsh being the only de jure official language in any part of the United Kingdom, with English being de facto official.
4 giorni fa · Swansea. Coordinates: 51°37′N 3°57′W. Swansea ( / ˈswɒnzi /; Welsh: Abertawe [abɛrˈtawɛ]) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Abertawe ). [2] The city is the twenty-fifth largest in the United Kingdom.
4 giorni fa · This is a list of rulers in Wales ( Welsh: Cymru; and neighbouring regions) during the Middle Ages, between c. 400s – 1500s. The rulers were monarchs who ruled their respective realms, as well as those who briefly ruled the Principality of Wales. These former territories are now within the boundaries of modern-day Wales and the ...
5 giorni fa · Welsh language, member of the Brythonic group of the Celtic languages, spoken in Wales. Modern Welsh, like English, makes very little use of inflectional endings; British, the Brythonic language from which Welsh is descended, was, however, an inflecting language like Latin, with word endings marking such grammatical categories as ...
20 mag 2024 · It was officially recognized as the capital of Wales in 1955. Cardiff is the most important administrative, shopping, and cultural centre in the country, as well as the headquarters for many national organizations and government departments. Cardiff is the home of the devolved National Assembly for Wales.
1 giorno fa · The area now known as Wales has been inhabited by modern humans for at least 29,000 years, though continuous human habitation dates from the period after the last Ice age. Wales has many remains from the Neolithic period (mainly chambered tombs), as well as from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. The written history of Wales begins with the arrival ...
