Kings of the Sea: Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy. Having done so, I then entered a number of Welsh search terms, and came across some excellent links. During the Second World War, for example, units
General Welsh Family History, Anglesey (Chapman Code - AGY), Anglesey county-wide forum, Breconshire (Chapman Code - BRE), Breconshire county-wide forum, Caernarvonshire (Chapman Code - CAE), Caernarvonshire county-wide forum, Cardiganshire (Chapman Code - CGN), Cardiganshire county...
Except the Tudors existed. After their family was almost driven to extinction and they had their lands taken off them after the Last War of Welsh Independence, Mareudd Tudur's descendants had had children with English nobles and that's how we end up with Henry Tudor: the heir to the Lanca...
Languages: English (official); also Welsh, Scottish Gaelic. Religions: Christianity (Protestant [Church of England—established; Church of Scotland—national], Roman Catholic, other Christians); also Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism. Currency: pound sterling. The country has hill, lowland, upland,...
Lawrence’s writings were marked by a deep exploration of human emotion, nature, and sexuality, which (one might imagine correctly) often led to controversy at the time. His novelsWomen in Love(1920) andLady Chatterley’s Lover(1928), greatly pushed social and moral boundaries of the time, ...
with visitors—including many descendants of Welsh expatriates—drawn to Wales’s stately parks and castles as well as to cultural events highlighting the country’s celebrated musical and literary traditions. In the face of constant change, Wales continues to seek both greater independence and a dis...
At the beginning of her marriage with Llewelyn, she showed her first sign of spunk by burning her husband's bed after she walked in on him with his lover. At the time she was only 14, and didn't know that under Welsh law, she could have rightfully murdered the woman her husband was...
1944: ’s-Hertogenbosch is liberated on 27 October by soldiers of the 53rd Welsh Division. In fierce fighting, 144 British soldiers are killed, 75 are reported missing and 270 are injured. 2005: ’s-Hertogenbosch is declared Fortified City of Europe 2005, thanks to the great efforts the cit...
sullen and resentful behind their walls. The other was a Norman city, composed of two motte-and-bailey fortifications. It was as if each part of the city held the other under siege. In this atmosphere, Merleswein called the thanes together in London’s great hall. Bondi arrived just as ...