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29th April
29th April
Welsh Gold
Welsh gold is prized because of its quality. It is found in two areas of Wales; an area around Dolgellau and in Dolaucothi in...
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30th April
30th April
Born this day 1770 in London (of Welsh parents),
David Thompson , possibly one of the greatest land explorers and geographers in history. His maps of...
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1st May
1st May
In Wales Calan Mai or Calan Haf was a time for celebration and festivities as it signified the beginning of summer.
* Wales has a wealth of May Day...
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2nd May
2nd May
In May 1177, in order to strengthen his position as King of Gwynedd, Dafydd ab Owain Gwynedd was given the lordships of Ellesmere and Hales in...
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3rd May
3rd May
On this day the General Strike of 1926 began
The strike was called by the TUC for one minute to midnight on 3 May, 1926, for the previous two days, a...
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4th May
4th May
On this day 1471, Sir John Donne of Kidwelly was knighted on the battlefield following the Battle of Tewkesbury, during, the Wars of the Roses
The...
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5th May (Welsh castles gain World Heritage Status)
5th May (Welsh castles gain World Heritage Status)
Caernarfon Castle was granted World Heritage Status on 5th May 1986.
Located at the southern end of the Menai Strait, Caernarvon is strategically an...
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5th May
5th May
On 5th May 1405, Owain Glyndŵr suffered his first major defeat at the Battle of Pwll Melyn on land immediately to the north of Usk Castle. This...
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6th May
6th May
On this day 1999, the first elections to the National Assembly of Wales were held.
The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with the...
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7th May
7th May
Born this day 1916 in Prestatyn
Sir Huw Wheldon , former Manging Director of BBC television, described as a colossus of the television industry, he was...
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8th May
8th May
On this day 1648, the Battle of St Fagans occurred, during The English Civil War
In the build-up to this battle, a group of...
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9th May
9th May
On 9th May 1956, the Gower Peninsula became the first area in Britain to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Tintern Abbey...
