| Cardiff Cardiff (, ) is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for many national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. Cardiff
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| Knitting Knitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them. Knitting
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| Cardiff Arms Park Cardiff_Arms_Park
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| Rhys ap Gruffydd Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132 Deheubarth in south Wales. He is commonly known as The Lord Rhys, in Welsh Yr Arglwydd Rhys, but this title may not have been used in his lifetime. He usually used the title "Prince of Deheubarth" or "Prince of South Wales", but two documents have been preserved in which he uses the title "Prince of Wales" or "Prince of the Welsh". Rhys was one of the most successful and powerful Welsh princes, and after the death of Owain Gwynedd of Gwynedd in 1170 was the dominant power in Wales. Rhys_ap_Gruffydd
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| Mary Anning Mary Anning (May 21, 1799 March 9, 1847) was an early British fossil collector and paleontologist. Mary_Anning
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| World's Columbian Exposition World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair), a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World. Chicago bested New York City, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri, for the honor of hosting the fair. World's_Columbian_Exposition
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| Richard Burton Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 Hollywood and is closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor. Richard_Burton
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| Edward I of England Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), known as Edward Longshanks for his height of 6 ft. 2 in. (188 cm), and sometimes referred to as the "English Justinian" and the "Hammer of the Scots" (), was a Plantagenet King of England Edward achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost succeeding in doing the same to Scotland. Edward_I_of_England
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| Swansea Swansea ( , , "mouth of the Tawe") is a city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower peninsula and the Lliw uplands. Swansea is the second most populous city in Wales after Cardiff and the third most populous county in Wales after Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Swansea
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| History of Wales The country of Wales, or Cymru in Welsh, has been inhabited by modern humans for at least 29,000 years, though continuous human habitation dates from the period after the end of the last Ice age, around 9,000 BC. Wales has many remains from the Neolithic period (mainly dolmens or cromlechs), as well as from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. History_of_Wales
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| Caernarfon Caernarfon (the original Welsh spelling is now almost always used in preference to the anglicised forms, "Caernarvon" or "Carnarvon") is a royal town in Gwynedd, northwest Wales. The name comes from Welsh Caer yn Arfon = "castle in Arfon", referring to the Roman fort named Segontium. Arfon means "Anglesey". In Welsh it is , but it tends to be in English. Caernarfon
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| Llywelyn the Last Llywelyn_the_Last
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| Llywelyn the Great Llywelyn the Great (), ), full name Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, (c. 1173 April 11, 1240) was a Prince of Gwynedd in north Wales and eventually de facto ruler over most of Wales. He is occasionally called Llywelyn I of Wales. By a combination of war and diplomacy he dominated Wales for forty years, and was one of only two Welsh rulers to be called 'the Great'.Llywelyn's main home and court throughout his reign was at Garth Celyn on the north coast of Gwynedd, between Bangor and Conwy, overlooking the port of Llanfaes, although he also had a hunting lodge at Trefriw. Llywelyn_the_Great
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| Hedd Wyn Hedd Wyn (13 January 1887 31 July 1917) was a Merionethshire farmer and Welsh language poet of World War I. Hedd_Wyn
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| Saunders Lewis Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis) (October 15, 1893 - September 1, 1985) was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic, and political activist. He was a prominent Welsh nationalist and a founder of the Welsh National Party (later known as Plaid Cymru). Saunders_Lewis
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| Henry Morton Stanley Sir Henry Morton Stanley , GCB, born John Rowlands (January 28, 1841 Welsh journalist and explorer famous for his exploration of Africa and his search for David Livingstone. Stanley is often remembered for the words uttered to Livingstone upon finding him"Dr. Livingstone, I presume?", although there is some question as to authenticity of this now famous greeting. Henry_Morton_Stanley
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| Port Talbot Port Talbot ( or ) is an industrial town in south Wales, UK, with a population of 35,633 in 2001. Port Talbot is now a part of the unitary authority of Neath Port Talbot county borough. Port_Talbot
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| Charles Rolls Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 - 12 July 1910) was a motoring and aviation pioneer. Together with Frederick Henry Royce he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a flying accident when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display; he was 32. Charles_Rolls
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| Wales Wales (; pronounced ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union. Wales has a population estimated at three million and is officially bilingual, with both Welsh and English having equal status.Originally (and traditionally) a Celtic land and one of the Celtic nations, a distinct Welsh national identity emerged in the early fifth century, after the Roman withdrawal from Britain. Wales
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| Mermaid mermaid is a mythological aquatic creature with a human head and torso and the tail of an aquatic animal such as a fish or dolphin. The word is a compound of mere, the Old English word for "sea," and maid, a woman. The male equivalent is a merman, however the term mermaid is sometimes used for males. Various cultures throughout the world have similar figures, typically depicted without clothing. Mermaid
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