Wales glossary
Wales glossary
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Worcester, Treaty of (1218)Confirmed Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (Llywelyn Fawr/Llywelyn the Great) in possession of all his recent conquests. | |
Working Men’s AssociationEstablished in 1836 by William Lovett and Henry Hetherington. Initiated the Charter from which Chartism eventually took its name. Hetherington was a close friend of Hugh Williams of Carmarthen (the solicitor who defended participants in the Rebecca Riots, and a Chartist) and in 1837 Williams became Secretary of the W.M.A. branch in Carmarthen. In 1838/9 about 50 branches of the W.M.A. were started in the south Wales coalfield. The movement fought to secure rights for the industrial working class. | |