Wales glossary
Wales glossary
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 3:27 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Welsh history and its sources (CYMRU_1)
Glossary: Wales glossary
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Newport RisingThe three–pronged Chartist march on Newport in 1839 which ended in tragedy as marchers were fired upon by soldiers stationed in the Westgate Hotel, Newport. See Chartism. |
New Zealand All BlacksThe New Zealand international rugby team. They play in an all-black strip. |
Nine Mile Point Colliery Riot1929 riot at the Nine Mile Point Colliery, Cwmfelinfach, Monmouthshire. |
NonconformityGeneric name given to various denominations, mainly Methodist, Baptists and Independents, which had broken away from the established Church, the Church of England. |
Northern StarBest-known of the Chartist newspapers. See Chartism. |
North Wales Quarrymen’s UnionSet up in 1874. Led to confrontation with the Union owners. |
NucleatedDeveloping around a nucleus – in this case villages developing around church and manor. |