This is a translation from Welsh of "Hannes Cymru". It traces the history of Wales from the earliest times to the present day, from the first Welshman at Ffynnan Bueno to the... more
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A History of Wales
Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial
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Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh miners in the late twentieth century, this is the definitive history of an enduring people: a unique and compelling explora...
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...been late in coming, and a little less forceful in affect and event. Perhaps history is to blame here -- the Welsh have been only marginally protected by geography; the mountainous area was difficult terrain to conquer, but the supply lines to those mountains were relatively easy to maintain and sustain, unlike the trek to the northern reaches of Scotland or crossing the sea into Ireland, areas that (however much English history might want to contradict ... ...so fortunate. Indeed, it is a miracle that the Welsh survive. The Scots lost land, language and independence, but retained administrative and legal systems separations that preserved many aspects of nationhood. The Irish never completely lost independence. The Welsh, however, lost practically everything of nationhood, and barely sustained an independent culture. Thus, when the 'nations' of the British Isles began to re-exert their independent interpretations ...
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This is a translation from Welsh of "Hannes Cymru". It traces the history of Wales from the earliest times to the present day, from the first Welshman at Ffynnan Bueno to the miners' strike, from the Red Lady of Paviland to the establishment of the Welsh TV channel, from the end of the ice age to the general election of 1987.
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