Was wird in Wales gesprochen?
Walisisch
Walisisch wird in Wales von etwa 750.000 Menschen gesprochen. Damit hat es die meisten muttersprachlichen Sprecher unter den keltischen Sprachen.
Wer sind die Waliser?
Die Waliser (walisisch Cymry, englisch Welsh oder Welsh people) sind ein Volk von rund drei Millionen Menschen, die in Wales leben sowie eine Diaspora von mehreren Millionen Menschen, die aus Wales stammen und zum größten Teil in Nordamerika, Argentinien, Australien und Neuseeland leben.
Warum sollte man Wales besuchen?
Imposante Bergketten, spektakuläre Felsküsten, magische Wälder, das Meer, zahlreiche Seen und Flüsse, Wasserfälle. Eine Reise nach Wales lohnt sich schon alleine wegen der abwechslungsreichen Natur in Regionen wie dem Snowdonia-Nationalpark oder der Insel Anglesey.
What did Wales do in World War 1?
This site has been established to collect articles and information on Wales in World War One and those people from Wales who served in British forces during that conflict. Many Welshmen served in Welsh regiments and many served in regiments from elsewhere in The United Kingdom; it is intended to recount some of their experiences.
When did the Welsh revolt against the English?
The Welsh launched several revolts against English rule, the last significant one being that led by Owain Glyndŵr in the early 15th century. In the 16th century Henry VIII, himself of Welsh extraction as a great grandson of Owen Tudor, passed the Laws in Wales Acts aiming to fully incorporate Wales into the Kingdom of England.
How did the Second World War affect the Welsh?
Similarly, K. O. Morgan suggests that ‘Culturally the second world war seems largely to have passed the Welsh and Scots by. The quintessential images of the war, and of what the country felt it was defending, were essentially timeless English concepts.’ [4]
What was the history of Wales in the 19th century?
The modern history of Wales starts in the 19th century when South Wales became heavily industrialised with ironworks; this, along with the spread of coal mining to the Cynon and Rhondda valleys from the 1840s, led to an increase in population.