Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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Bargain SystemAgreement between managers and quarrymen on how much slate should be cut and paid for in one month. | |
Barons’ WarsThe confrontation between Simon de Montfort and his followers and Henry III. | |
BastideA fortified and walled borough on a grid plan built by the Normans. | |
Battle of BosworthFought between Richard III and Henry Tudor in 1485, as a result of which Henry Tudor became King as Henry VII. | |
BeaufortsImmensely wealthy ancient landowning family based in Raglan. | |
Bebb, Ambrose(1894-1955). Cardiganshire author, Roman Catholic and founder-member of Plaid Genedlaethol Cymru. | |
BehinderA skilled job in the tinplate industry. | |
BenedictinesMonks following the rule of St Benedict, who established the order in the sixth century. The rule of Benedict was the basis of a number of monastic orders founded in the tenth century, the first being that of Cluny (910) but the most important of which was that of the Cistercians, who wanted to return to the letter of St Benedict’s rule (c.1100). The Cistercians were a particularly important order in Wales. | |
Bevan, Bridget(1698–1779) Supporter of Griffith Jones’s circulating schools, especially after his death in 1761; known as ‘Madam Bevan’. | |