Information about Wales accessible on the Internet Contact: Send mail to Pete Llewellyn
Last update: May 25, 1999
ANTHROPOLOGY
BUSINESS
EDUCATION
GENEAOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
LINGUISTICS
LITERATURE MUSEUMS/LIBRARIES
POLITICAL SCIENCE/GOVERNMENT
SOCIAL SCIENCE (GENERAL)
OTHER RELATED
CASTLES IN WALES
A CURIOSITY IN WALES
SOCIAL SCIENCE STUDIES IN WALES
The Center for the Advanced Study of the Social Sciences at Cardiff University sponsors a site replete with project reports, publications,and related materials.
ANTHROPOLOGY INFORMATION AND LINKS FROM WALES
This site from Swansea brings together a wide variety of resources for anthropologists, mainly in Wales, but also other geographical regions.
Anthropology
Archeology (and other interesting)sites in Wales
Archeology
HISTORY SITES
"History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time: it illuminates reality, vitalizes memory, provides guidance in daily life, and brings us tidings of antiquity." - Marcus Tullius Cicero
GENERAL HISTORY & CULTURE OF WALES
With information about Celtic life, this site is a fine resource for historians.Read here to investigate the definition of a cromlech and learn about general historical and cultural aspects of Welsh life.
History & Culture
General History including Medieval history, literature, maps and related subject matter. Primary source texts on line here. In English and Latin!
More History
More Medieval history links, from the Mining Company (now About.com.)
Medieval History
More history and heritage links - This site is especially strong with a variety of links to Castles, Churches, Cathedrals and Abbeys. The well known Tintern Abbey, is pictured here. There is also a very good website about Wordsworth's poem, "Tintern Abbey". You can actually listen to the poem if you have an up to date version of RealPlayer.
Another page with more pictures and history of Tintern Abbey is here: Tintern Abbey
History and Hertiage
Read here an account of a Welsh Prince who came to American before Columbus. I'm not sure of the integrity of this report, but it is cited as coming from Funk and Wagnalls. Prince Madog and his visit to America
Timelines or chronologies are an excellent way to see an overview of the major historical dates in the development of a country or people. Here is a timeline of Welsh history from the pre-Roman time to the present.
A Timeline of Welsh History
MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES IN WALES
The National Museum and Gallery of Wales
Welsh Libraries and Related Sites
The National Library of Wales (There is a large graphic on this page that takes a few seconds to load.)
Links to the public libraries of Public Libraries of Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey University of Glamorgan University of Wales Bangor and North East Wales Institute University of Wales College, Newport
UK and Ireland Library Associations
Here are assorted links to the Library Associations, not just in Wales, but throughout the UK and Ireland.
Library and Information Services Council Public Libraries - Report Public Libraries - Responses Conservation Directory
A Welsh Reading List - A list of books reviewed here relate to the history of Wales.
Read a book review
THE WELSH LANGUAGE
Here is a Welsh Language course. It is a language unlike any other you have probably studied. A serious effort is being attempted to keep the Welsh language alive.
Learn Welsh
Here is a site containing the history of the Welsh Language.
You can read here about the Celtic roots of the language. There is also information here about the history and status of Wales. Is it a country, a state within the UK, or a nation? Follow the link below to try to answer this question.
The History of the Welsh Language
Information about a Welsh Dictionary
News about the Dictionary
WELSH LITERATURE
While it falls primarily into the Humanities, there is enough history in these pages, I believe, to make them a viable resource for those studying social science.
Welsh Literature Sites
Famous for poets Taliesen and Dylan Thomas, writers Geoffrey of Monmouth, Richard Llewellyn (no relation) and the legends of King Arthur , Welsh literature holds a unique niche in the English speaking world. Welsh is a Celtic language, and is spoken today by less than one million people.
This link to Brittania.com contains information about the development of Welsh literature, in the form of a chronology from about 500 to today. Related Welsh sites here include history and literature.
Welsh Literature- An Introduction
World Wide Wales - a site with links to Welsh folklore and music from Wales.
World Wide Wales
OTHER SITES
The Egpyt Center at the University of Swansea
Who would think to look in Wales for information about Egypt? This is a comprehensive research center in the heart of Wales of interest to historians, archeologists and general social scientists.
Egypt Center
Travel and Tourism Information
Official Tourist Information - for those planning a trip to Wales.
Information about Castles in Wales
Castles
This is a picture of Caerphilly Castle. I've visited this castle on a recent trip. It is a classic, moated castle, which has been worked on and restored. The study of Castles is an interesting way to learn about the military and social aspects of a country during the middle ages. Aspects of building a castle involve strategic locations, including physical characteristics of the land forms and the availability of water and building materials.
As a consequence, when you study castles you study geography, history and anthropology.
GEOGRAPHY OF WALES
"The more I work in the social studies field the more
I am convinced that it is the foundation of it all..." James Michner
Data Wales - A site with facts and figures, names, maps, linguistics and more. This is a site full of statistics and related information.
DATA WALES
Here are some historical maps of Wales - circa 1200..
Look at Maps.
Information about many towns and cities in Wales. This is a general link through Yahoo, and will only be of use for those looking for specific information about a city or town.
Cities and Towns in Wales
EDUCATION RELATED SITES IN WALES
"Education is the best provision for old age." Aristotle
Information about Welsh Secondary Education
Welsh Secondary Schools
Colleges in Wales
Colleges
Links to Universities in Wales
The Center for Advanced Welsh and Celtic studies... including a social history of the welsh language, poets circa 1200-1500, and a study of the visual culture of wales. Welsh and Celtic Studies
Genealogy Pages - This guide to finding your roots contains links to many other sites where records are stored.
Welsh Genealogy Sites
A Genealogy Forum for those seeking information about their family history
Welsh Genealogy Forum - A Discussion group.
Wales web, business, jobs, commerce in Wales. This site is for those who wish to start a business in Wales or find information on general commerce in Wales.
WALESWEB
Youth Hostel Organization
Hostel Information
Smooth Hound B&B/Hotels
Reservations for places to stay. A very good site with maps and rate information about hotels and B & B/s througout the UK.
Newspapers in Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland
Here you can read local news from the UK and Ireland.
Buying real estate is Wales
Information which may be of use when buying property in Wales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE/GOVERNMENTAL SITES
"Politics are almost as exciting as war, and quite as dangerous. In war you can only be killed once, but in politics many times. - Winston Churchill
The Welsh Government Main Page
History is being made in Wales on May 6, 1999 with elections for a new governmental body - The National Assembly. Read about this new group here:
The Welsh National Assembly
Environmental Information from Wales
The Environment
The Public Records Office and National Archives
This office holds information and provides links to a wide range
of resources in
education,
geneaology, a
link to the archives and provides a very interesting
image library.
And, finally, here is a curiosity of the Web - what is claimed to be the longest URL that exists on the Web.
This is the town of Llanfairpwllgwyngylgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
Visit the town and find out how the town was named.
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