2. FACTS ABOUT WALES
Wales is part of Britain
and the United
Kingdom.
It's situated to the west
of England and is
around 170 miles (256
km) long and 60 miles
(96 km) wide.
Capital: Cardiff.
Official Languages:
Welsh,
English
Currency: Pound
Sterling (£)
3. LANGUAGE
Everybody speaks English in Wales but the Welsh
language is growing. It’s spoken fluently by over
half a million people in Wales
The place names are really complicated , can you
pronouce the name of this Welsh village?
4. HISTORY
1000 BC: the story of Wales begins with te Celts but the
recorded history begins with the arrival of the
Romans.
784: Offa, King of Mercia builds the first permanent
boundary b
between the Welsh and English people.
1400: Owain Glynd ŵ r begins his rebellion against King
Henry
IV to establish an independent Wales and crowns himself
Prince of
Wales.
1536: the first Act of Union was passed between England and
Wales.
Wales becomes united politically with England and is
governed
by English law.