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Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ^ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. , it had a population of 3,107,494. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff.

A distinct Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the conquest of Wales by King Edward I of England was completed by 1283, though Owain Glyndŵr led the Welsh Revolt against English rule in the early 15th century, and briefly re-established an independent Welsh state with its own national parliament (Welsh: senedd). In the 16th century the whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by David Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century: a nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, was formed in 1925, and the Welsh Language Society in 1962. A governing system of Welsh devolution is employed in Wales, of which the most major step was the formation of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament, formerly the National Assembly for Wales) in 1998, responsible for a range of devolved policy matters. (Full article...)

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Parc Cwm long cairn (Welsh: carn hir Parc Cwm), also commonly known as Parc le Breos burial chamber (siambr gladdu Parc le Breos), is a partly restored Neolithic chambered tomb, identified in 1937 as a Severn-Cotswold type of chambered long barrow. The megalithic burial chamber, or cromlech, was built around 5850 years before present (BP), during the early Neolithic. It is about 7.5 miles (12 km) WSW of Swansea, at Parc le Breos on the Gower Peninsula. Parc Cwm long cairn is maintained by Cadw.

A trapezoidal cairn of rubble – the upper part of the cromlech and its earth covering now removed – about 72 feet (22 m) long by 43 feet (13 m) (at its widest), is revetted by a low dry-stone wall. A bell-shaped, south-facing forecourt, formed by the wall, leads to a central passageway lined with limestone slabs set on end. Human remains had been placed in the two pairs of stone chambers that lead from the passageway. Corpses may have been placed in nearby caves until they decomposed, when the bones were moved to the tomb.

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Welsh national rugby union team versus the Italian national rugby union team at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

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... that Monmouth Town Council was created because of a monopoly on trade?

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John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1609) was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as they were becoming distinguishable. One of the most learned men of his time, he had lectured to crowded halls at the University of Paris when still in his early twenties. John was an ardent promoter of mathematics, a respected astronomer and a leading expert in navigation, having trained many of those who would conduct England's voyages of discovery (he coined the term "British Empire"). At the same time, he immersed himself deeply in magic and Hermetic philosophy, devoting the last third of his life almost exclusively to these pursuits. For Dee, as with many of his contemporaries, these activities were not contradictory, but particular aspects of a consistent world-view.

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The following are images from various Wales-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Standard of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, King of Powys 1063-1075. (from History of Wales)
Image 2Owain Glyndŵr painting by AC Michael (from Culture of Wales)
Image 3Crempog - Anglesey style (from Culture of Wales)
Image 4Owain Glyndŵr (from History of Wales)
Image 5Roman invasion of Wales. (from History of Wales)
Image 6Red Dragon of Wales (from Culture of Wales)
Image 7Two of the furnaces of the Blaenavon Ironworks (from History of Wales)
Image 8Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa) Map. (from History of Wales)
Image 9Tom Jones performing with Janis Joplin in 1969 (from Culture of Wales)
Image 10Cawl, a Welsh dish of meat and vegetables (from Culture of Wales)
Image 11Facsimile of Part of Column 579 from the Red Book of Hergest (from Culture of Wales)
Image 12Caradog by Thomas Prydderch. Caradog led multiple celtic tribes against the Romans. (from History of Wales)
Image 13'The Welsh at Mametz Wood' painted by Christopher Williams, commissioned by Secretary of State for War at the time, David Lloyd George. (from History of Wales)
Image 14Market Day in Old Wales by Sydney Curnow Vosper (1910) (from Culture of Wales)
Image 15Big Pit, National Coal Museum. (from History of Wales)
Image 16Senedd-Welsh Parliament, Cardiff Bay. (from History of Wales)
Image 17King Hywel Dda depicted in a 13th-century manuscript (from History of Wales)
Image 18Medieval kingdoms of Wales shown within the boundaries of the present day country of Wales and not inclusive of all (from History of Wales)
Image 19Portrait of William Morgan. (from History of Wales)
Image 20Island of Britain in AD 500. (from History of Wales)
Image 21Medieval crwth instrument (from Culture of Wales)
Image 22Gravestone of King Cadfan ap Iago of Gwynedd (died c. 625) in Llangadwaladr church (from History of Wales)
Image 23Harlech Castle was one of a series built by Edward I to consolidate his conquest. (from History of Wales)
Image 24The Flag of Saint David (from Culture of Wales)
Image 25The Bard, 1774, by Thomas Jones (1742–1803) (from Culture of Wales)

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