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3 days ago · The national costume of Wales is usually thought of as the traditional woman’s costume of a red cloak and a tall black hat. This form of the costume was developed in the 19th century, during a revival of Welsh culture, mainly by Lady Llanover. The national dress was based on the clothes worn by Welsh country women in the early nineteenth ...
4 days ago · The Lady of the Lake. High up in a hollow of the Black Mountains of South Wales is a lonely sheet of water called Llyn y Fan Fach. In a farm not far from this lake there lived in the olden time a widow, with an only son whose name was Gwyn. When this son grew up, he was often sent by his mother to look after the cattle grazing.
5 days ago · Raglan Castle. 📍 Google Maps | Hours: 9.30 am – 5 pm daily, changes seasonally | Entrance: £8.70, adults, £6.10 aged 5 – 17 and students. Raglan Castle is a grand, beautiful castle in South East Wales built by Welshmen. Raglan Castle has an iconic silhouette and many turrets.
2 days ago · The Economy of Medieval Wales, 1067-1536. Cardiff, University of Wales Press / Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 2019, ISBN: 9781786834843; 144pp.; Price: £24.99. This is an important and valuable book. Many works of economic history include the word ‘Wales’ in a sub title or index but relatively few have engaged with the relatively sparse sources ...
3 days ago · First, a re-cap of categories and cash. There are six categories: Picture Book, Junior Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Non-Fiction, Illustration and te reo Māori. Winners are announced at a ...
4 days ago · While this story describes how the painting originated, second-century bishop Saint Irenaeus also referred to Mary as an “untier.” “The knot of Eve’s disobedience was untied by the obedience of Mary; what the virgin Eve bound by her unbelief, the Virgin Mary loosened by her faith.” – Saint Irenaeus The Meaning of the Painting
4 days ago · Believing the lady to be Our Lady, she traveled around the countryside to teach the children. Adele remembered that Our Lady told her: “Go and fear nothing. I will help you.”. Adele’s father built a chapel for Our Lady in the spot where she first appeared to Adele, and Adele started the community of the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi.
