The Castles of Wales- The Castles of Wales web site covers a wide range of topics related to Welsh castles and Welsh medieval history, as well as many essays written by today's leading experts in their respective fields of study. The site provides information on over 400 different Welsh castles, accompanied by high quality photographs, as well as profiles of the men responsible for their construction and an explanation of the turbulent times in which they lived.
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The National Gazetteer of Wales- The Gazetteer comprises several features: Place Name Index of Wales, Map of Wales, The Counties of Wales, and Administrative Wales: a comprehensive guide to the various administrative bodies and areas of Wales: including maps and links to relevant bodies.
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The old Welsh patronymic surname system- The Welsh used an ancient patronymic naming system whereby the children of a marriage took their Father's forename as their surname. As a result surnames were not fixed and changed from generation to generation. Read more...
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The Parish Registers of Wales- An article by R W MacDonald published in the National Library of Wales journal. 1976, Winter. Volume XIX/4.
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Welsh Cattle Drovers in the Nineteenth Century- An article by Richard Colyer published in the National Library of Wales Journal in 1972, Winter Volume XVII/4
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