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Vale of Neath The Vale of Neath is of great natural beauty, indulging visitors with splendid scenery including the popular ‘Waterfall Country’. It is the Vale of Neath’s landscape and its natural and industrial history which has attracted well-known names...
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The time before the Romans came to Britain in AD 47 is referred to as prehistory because it’s before the written word came to these islands. This implies that we don’t know much about what happened in the ‘dim and distant past’. In fact, we know a great deal… Wales,...
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This is the national anthem of Brittany in the northwest of France. It might sound familiar. That’s because it’s sung to the same tune as that of the national anthem of Wales. Bro Gozh ma Zadoù – which translates into Old Land of My Fathers –...
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History Chepstow Castle was built in the years immediately following the Norman invasion by William FitzOsbern, who was one of the key supporters of William I. FitzOsbern had been instrumental in persuading the Norman Barons to support the invasion of England and he...
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FRENCH historians have suggested King Arthur was indeed a Welshman despite years of English “spin” claiming the mythical figure as their own. As part of a major conference into the legend, academics say that if the king ever existed he was probably from Wales with...
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