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Wales… Did you know
Having started as the Celtic nation of Cymru, throughout the centuries it was bullied by the larger powers of the time, including the Romans and the English.
Following revolt after revolt, including the Glyndŵr rising in 1400 and the Chartist uprising of 1839, Wales begrudgingly joined with the larger England.
Nevertheless, throughout these tumultuous times, Wales showed itself to be a proud, strong and determined nation, defending its land and its people until it became the principality that it is today.
Yes, it does rain a lot here and it is very hilly, but the landscape, culture and rugby make up for it.
Wales has more castles per square mile than any other European country, with Caerphilly being the largest in Wales and the second largest in Europe behind Windsor. Unfortunately, many were built as a way of controlling the Welsh people.
King Henry VIII of England introduced tax on beards in the 16th century. The tax varied on the social status of the man sporting the beard.
He also had 6 wives
Henry VIII is England’s most married monarch. He had six wives in total between 1509 and 1547. These were, in order:
1. Catherine of Aragon – Divorced – gave birth to Queen Mary 1
2. Anne Boleyn – Beheaded – gave birth to Elizabeth 1
3. Jane Seymour – Died in child birth with Edward 6th
4. Anne of Cleves – Divorced
5. Catherine Howard – Beheaded
6. Katherine Parr – Survived.Henry would divorce two wives, and behead two – Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard – for adultery and treason. He no doubt would have remained married to his third wife, Jane Seymour, who gave him his son and heir – Edward 6th, but she died in childbirth.
In the end, only two wives – Anne of Cleves, who he divorced years prior, and his final wife, Katherine Parr – would outlive him.King Henry III of England had a polar bear in his Royal Menagerie. It went fishing in River Thames, London and attracted many viewers.
Margaret Thatcher, first female British prime minister, was part of the team that was improving soft serve ice creams.
During the First World War, the secret service agents used semen as invisible ink. They had a motto “Every man his own stylo”
To each… hugs
V & Jess