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3 days ago · 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.
- History
Wales - Celtic, Roman, Medieval: Meaningful study of...
- The Arts
Wales - Music, Poetry, Literature: Wales has been popularly...
- Health and Welfare
Wales - Health, Welfare, Care: There are great variations in...
- Early Christianity
Wales - Early Christianity, Monasticism, Saints: There are...
- Settlement Patterns
Wales - Coastal, Rural, Urban: The people of Wales are...
- The 20th Century
Wales - Industrialization, Devolution, Culture: By 1900...
- Llywelyn Ap Iorwerth
Wales - Llywelyn, Prince, Wales: In each of the three...
- Economy
Wales - Agriculture, Mining, Tourism: The Welsh economy...
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2 days ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups.
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2 days ago · Wales lies west of England and includes the island of Anglesey to the northwest. Apart from the land border with the Irish republic, the United Kingdom is surrounded by sea. To the south of England and between the United Kingdom and France is the English Channel. The North Sea lies to the east.
3 days ago · Since the 18th century, England has been one part of a wider political entity covering all or part of the British Isles, which today is called the United Kingdom. Wales was annexed by England by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, which incorporated Wales into the English state. [81]
1 day ago · The British monarchy traces its origins from the petty kingdoms of Anglo-Saxon England and early medieval Scotland, which consolidated into the kingdoms of England and Scotland by the 10th century. England was conquered by the Normans in 1066, after which Wales also gradually came under the control of Anglo-Normans.
1 day ago · cardiff.gov.uk. Cardiff (/ ˈkɑːrdɪf /; Welsh: Caerdydd [kairˈdiːð, kaːɨrˈdɨːð] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 372,089 in 2022 [2] and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff (Welsh: Dinas a Sir Caerdydd).
3 days ago · England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain. Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic, and cultural ...
