The Welsh Baccalaureate

IntermediatePersonal & Social Education

Active Citizenship: Wales, Europe and the World

Name at least six countries flags from the following slide

Starter

WALES, EUROPE & THE WORLD (WEW)

WEW Aims: For WBQ To demonstrate understanding of how Wales

came under English rule and the role of the Welsh Assembly today.

To Explore democracy in Britain and the Role of central Parliament.

To examine what the European Union is and why its important.

To demonstrate understanding of how Wales came under English rule.

WALT

READ THROUGH THE FOLLOWING SLIDES OF THE CELTIC NATION AND MAKE A SPIDER DIAGRAM OF THE KEY POINTS

The Celtic Nation

• 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.

• The 13th-century defeat of Llewelyn by Edward I completed the Anglo-Norman conquest of Wales and brought about centuries of English occupation. Wales was subsequently incorporated into England with the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, creating the legal entity known today as England and Wales.

The Celtic Nation

However, distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century, and in 1881 the Welsh Sunday Closing Act became the first legislation applied exclusively to Wales.

In 1955 Cardiff was proclaimed as national capital.

In 1999 the National Assembly for Wales was created, which holds responsibility for a range of devolved matters.

Llewellyn the Last

Read the story about Llewellyn the Last taken from

http://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Llywelyn_the_Last

Take the key points and create a time line using words and illustrations.

Rebellion and Revolt

• After the failed revolt in 1294-5 of Madog ap Llywelyn there was no major uprising until that led by Owain Glyndŵr a century later, against Henry IV of England.

• In 1404 Owain was reputedly crowned Prince of Wales in the presence of emissaries from France, Spain and Scotland; he went on to hold parliamentary assemblies at several Welsh towns, including Machynlleth.

• The rebellion was unsuccessful and Owain went into hiding in 1412, with peace being more or less restored in Wales by 1415.

Rebellion and Revolt

• Although the English conquest of Wales took place under the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan, a formal Union did not occur until 1536, shortly after which Welsh law, which continued to be used in Wales after the conquest, was fully replaced by English law under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535-1542.

Homework: Research Owain Glyndwr and write a news

article about him. Imagine you are reporting from the time, what do you think

of Glyndwr, How will you portray him.

Was Wales always part of Great Britain? Describe the Welsh flag Describe the British Flag When did Wales become subject to British

Rule? How? When was Cardiff officially named as the

Welsh capital?

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