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25 matches to Wales
Caerleon. Wales. Possible site of Camelot.
Cardigan, Battle. 1136. Welsh defeat English.
Celts. Central European peoples who settled Spain, Gaul, Asia Minor 3000BC, and invaded Great Britain c3C BC. Plundered Rome 390BC. Thrived in Britain. after Romans. Invaded Greece 279-276BC. Forced to Wales by Invasions 5C. = Roman “Gauls”.
Chester, Battle. 613. Welsh vs Saxons.
David, St. 6C. Patron saint of Wales.
David ap Gaiffudd. -1283. Last native Prince of Wales. Rebelled vs English. Executed.
Disestablishment Acts. 1869, 1920 End Roman Catholic obligations to fund Episcopal Church of Ireland, Wales.
Edward I. 1239-1307. King of England 1272-. Conquered Wales. Limited power of church and nobles. 1290 expelled Jews. Defined acre 1305.
Edward the Confessor, St. c1003-66. Anglo Saxon king 1041-. Founded Westminster Abbey. Conquered Wales. Died without heir, prompting Norman Invasion.
Great Britain. 1707 Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales. United Kingdom. Act of Union.
Langtry, Lily. 1853-1929. English beauty/actress. Favourite of Edward VII as Prince of Wales.
Macquarie, Lachlan. 1761-1824. Scottish governor of New South Wales 1809-21. Public works; currency 1813; bank 1817.
New South Wales. 1788-1852 British colonize with transported convicts. 1856 Self-government. 1901 Australia.
Regency. England. 1811-20. George, Prince of Wales ruled for insane father, George III.
Rhuddlan, Statute. 1284. English rule Wales.
Solidarity. 1980. Polish workers movement led by Walesa. Martial Law 1981-83. Democratic elections 1989.
Spencer, Diana. 1961-97. Beloved Princess of Wales 1981-. 1992 Separated. 1996 Divorced.
Stuart, James. 1688-1766. “The Old Pretender”. Catholic Prince of Wales, claimant to British throne. Jacobites.
Wales. Celts. 55BC Rome. 7C +England. 8C Divided. 9C Re-united. 11C Norman. 1284 English suzerainty. 1536 Union with England.
Wales, Prince of. 1301-. Title of heir apparent to the British throne.
Wales, Statute. 1284. England annexes Wales.
Walesa, Lech. 1943-. Polish Solidarity leader instrumental in forcing decline of Communist rule. President 1990-96.
Westminster Assembly. 1643-52. Convened by Long Parliament to inaugurate Presbyterianism in England and Wales. Westminster Confession of Faith.
William II. Rufus. 1056-1100. King of England 1087-. Brutal. Subjugated Scotland, Wales.
Winifred, St. 7C. Patron saint of North Wales.