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Events calculated to restore the Christian Religion to its ... Purity (1800) Thomas Jones - A Cardiganshire Landlord's Advice to his Tenants (1800) Richard Llwyd - Beaumaris Bay (1800) The Myvyrian Archaiology of Wales, vol. 1 (1801) William Ouseley - Epitome of the Ancient History of Persia (1800) William Owen Pughe - Geiriadur Cymraeg-Saesneg ...
The earliest known item of human remains discovered in modern-day Wales is a Neanderthal jawbone, found at the Bontnewydd Palaeolithic site in the valley of the River Elwy in North Wales; it dates from about 230,000 years before present (BP) in the Lower Palaeolithic period, [1] and from then, there have been skeletal remains found of the Paleolithic Age man in multiple regions of Wales ...
Wales is part of Bronze Age Britain, a maritime trading culture, [7] selling tin, lead, iron, silver, gold, pearls, corn, cattle, hides, skins, fleeces, trained hunting dogs and slaves, and buying ivory, amber, glass vessels and other luxuries; [8]: 12 bronze axeheads from this area have been found on the coasts of Brittany and Germany. [9]
The period between 1701 and 1870 saw an expansion in access to formal education in Wales, though schooling was not yet universal. During the 18th century, various philanthropic efforts were made to provide education to poorer children and sometimes adults—schools established by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK), circulating schools, Sunday schools and endowed elementary ...
John Evans - A Tour through part of North Wales in … 1798 and at other times; John Jones - A Development of … Events calculated to restore the Christian Religion to its … Purity; Thomas Jones - A Cardiganshire Landlord's Advice to his Tenants [27] Richard Llwyd - Beaumaris Bay [28] William Ouseley - Epitome of the Ancient History of Persia
The modern history of Wales starts in 1800 and continues until the present day. In the 19th century, 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.
The early modern period in Wales is the period in the history of Wales from 1500 to 1800. ... most significant religious and social movements in the history of Wales.
Flintshire in North-East Wales developed the largest variety of industry in Wales. By the end of the 18th century there were 19 working metalworks at Holywell and 14 pottery works in Buckley . There were cotton mills in Holywell and Mold and there was a growth in the lead and coal industry.