Difference between revisions of "Wales"

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'''General History'''.
 
'''General History'''.
  
*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/302 The Website for Welsh Cultural History]
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*[http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/subjects/302 gathering The Jewels - Welsh Cultural History]
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*[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page67.asp King Richard II]
 
*[http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page67.asp King Richard II]
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*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/owainglyndwr.html Owain Glyndwr]
 
*[http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~bowen/owainglyndwr.html Owain Glyndwr]
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*[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History]
 
*[http://www.britannia.com/celtic/wales/ Welsh History]
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*[http://users.erols.com/jmirick/geneology/mirick.htm Welsh History]
 
*[http://users.erols.com/jmirick/geneology/mirick.htm Welsh History]
  
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*[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/index.php Welsh Merchant Mariners]
 
*[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/index.php Welsh Merchant Mariners]
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*[http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/maritime/maritime.htm Maritime History Gwynedd]
 
*[http://freespace.virgin.net/r.cadwalader/maritime/maritime.htm Maritime History Gwynedd]
  
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*[http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html Welsh Coal Mines]
 
*[http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/index.html Welsh Coal Mines]
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*[http://www.data-wales.co.uk/valley1.htm Mining in the South.]
 
*[http://www.data-wales.co.uk/valley1.htm Mining in the South.]
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*[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_gen.htm General History of Mining.]
 
*[http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~lizcolin/w_gen.htm General History of Mining.]
  
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*[http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/ Museum of Mining]
 
*[http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit/ Museum of Mining]
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*[http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/  National Museum of Wales]
 
*[http://www.nmgw.ac.uk/en/home/  National Museum of Wales]
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*[http://www.aboutbritain.com/MuseumsWales.htm Museums in Wales]
 
*[http://www.aboutbritain.com/MuseumsWales.htm Museums in Wales]
  
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*[http://www.army.mod.uk/welsh_guards/english/regimental_history.htm The Welsh Guards.]
 
*[http://www.army.mod.uk/welsh_guards/english/regimental_history.htm The Welsh Guards.]
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*[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/nb.html The Royal Welsh Fusiliers]
 
*[http://www.rwfmuseum.org.uk/nb.html The Royal Welsh Fusiliers]
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*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/41uk.htm The Royal Regiment of Wales.]
 
*[http://www.rrw.org.uk/regiment/41uk.htm The Royal Regiment of Wales.]
  

Revision as of 11:50, 28 October 2007

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Capital Cardiff

Patron Saint St David

Currency Pound sterling



Although English is the everyday language for most of the inhabitants of Wales, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated people, the Welsh language still flourishes in some parts. Welsh culture and tradition are celebrated at a festival called the National Eisteddfod, which is actually a 19th century creation, although the history of local Eisteddfods is much older. Tourism is a key employer and revenue earner for Wales, although sheep farming predominates in the mountains and moorlands, with dairy and mixed farming around the coast.



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