Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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Beveridge, Sir WilliamThe civil servant whose report on social insurance in 1943 was the blueprint for the post-Second World War welfare state. | |
BlacklegPerson who works in defiance of a trade union when there is a strike. | |
Board of EducationFounded in 1899 as the central government agency for administering education. | |
Boards of GuardiansLocal organisations responsible for the administration of poor relief. See, for example, Bedwellty Guardians. | |
Boer War | |
Bohun, HumphreydeThe seventh of that name, c. 1250–98, Marcher lord of Brecknock. | |
BolshevikThe name generally applied to the post-1917 Russian communist state, or its party members. Originally applied to the majority group led by Lenin who defeated Martov and Trotsky in a crucial ideological debate in 1903 on the nature of the communist party in Russia. | |
Bond hamletsPart of the organisation of medieval Welsh social and economic life. The lower orders in Welsh society consisted of bondsmen whose position in society was roughly equivalent to that of the villein. Their freedom was restricted and they provided labour services. | |
BondmenThe lower orders in Welsh society consisting of those whose position was roughly equivalent to that of the villein. Their freedom was restricted and they provided labour services. | |