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May 23, 2018 · In 1996 Gwent was abolished and Monmouthshire was reconstituted with new boundaries and four new county boroughs, including Blaenau Gwent. World Encyclopedia ×
c.474. At this time, Gwerthefyriwg, formerly Ewyas, and perhaps known once again as Guenta, becomes divided into Gwent and Ercing. Honorius (mangled by later Welsh into 'Ynyr [of Gwent]') and his wife, St Madrun, daughter of Vortimer Fendigaid, continue to govern Gwent.
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Apr 15, 2019 · Women in Post-Revolution Ireland. At the turn of the twentieth century Ireland appeared to be on the right track to achieving gender equality. Constance Markievicz, a prominent member of the Republican movement, was elected to the House of Commons in 1919, the first woman in both Ireland and the United Kingdom to do so.
Capital punishment in the Republic of Ireland was abolished in statute law in 1990, having been abolished in 1964 for most offences including ordinary murder. The last person to be executed by the British state on the island of Ireland was Robert McGladdery, who was hanged on 20 December 1961 in Crumlin Road Gaol in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The Irish slave trade began to decline after William the Conqueror consolidated control of the English and Welsh coasts around 1080, and was dealt a severe blow when the Normans abolished slavery in 1102. The 1171 Council of Armagh freed all Englishmen and women who were enslaved in Ireland.
Dec 13, 2022 · Getty Images. Dublin can date its history to before the 7th Century. A chronology of key events: 1914 - Outbreak of World War One delays implementation of new home rule legislation which would have...
May 26, 2018 · 1861 - The law. Abortion is first banned in Ireland in 1861 by the Offences Against the Person Act, and stays in place after Irish independence. Reuters. Opponents of repealing the amendment say...
