Wales glossary
Wales glossary
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:53 PM
Site: Open Learning
Course: Welsh history and its sources (CYMRU_1)
Glossary: Wales glossary
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Wakes WeeksTraditional factory holidays in Lancashire and Yorshire when all factories and businesses closed down at the same time. The timing varied from town to town. |
Wallia puraThe areas of Wales not settled by Normans or English, remaining in the hands of the native Welsh. |
Wars of the RosesCivil wars of the fifteenth century in England. |
WEAWorkers’ Educational Association – provides classes in a wide variety of subjects for adult workers. |
WealdWooded region of Kent and Sussex famous for its charcoal iron industry. |
WeighsSee Wey (Weigh). |
Welsh Calvinistic MethodistsSee Methodism. |
Welsh Church Act (1914)Act of Parliament to disestablish the Anglican church in Wales from the Church of England. |
Welsh Department of the Board of EducationFounded 1907. Gave Wales some control over the inspection and administration of schools. |
Welsh Intermediate Education Act 1889Act of Parliament which resulted in the founding of a system of secondary education in Wales and consolidated the university college provision. |