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Wales (Welsh: Cymru [ˈkəmrɨ] ^ⓘ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic Sea to the south-west. As of 2021^[update], it had a population of 3.2 million. It has a total area of 21,218 square kilometres (8,192 sq mi) and over 2,700 kilometres (1,680 mi) of coastline. It is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. Its capital and largest city is Cardiff.

A distinct Welsh culture emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was briefly united under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. After over 200 years of war, the conquest of Wales by King Edward I of England was completed by 1283, though Owain Glyndŵr led the Welsh Revolt against English rule in the early 15th century, and briefly re-established an independent Welsh state with its own national parliament (Welsh: senedd). In the 16th century the whole of Wales was annexed by England and incorporated within the English legal system under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. Distinctive Welsh politics developed in the 19th century. Welsh Liberalism, exemplified in the early 20th century by David Lloyd George, was displaced by the growth of socialism and the Labour Party. Welsh national feeling grew over the century: a nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, was formed in 1925, and the Welsh Language Society in 1962. A governing system of Welsh devolution is employed in Wales, of which the most major step was the formation of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament, formerly the National Assembly for Wales) in 1998, responsible for a range of devolved policy matters. (Full article...)

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St Mary's Church, Tal-y-llyn is a medieval church near Aberffraw in Anglesey, north Wales. It was originally a chapel of ease for the parish church of St Peulan's, Llanbeulan, but the village that it once served, Tal-y-llyn, no longer exists. It was declared a redundant church in the early 1990s, and has been in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches since 1999. Services are held once per month during part of the year.

The date of the church is unknown, but the oldest parts could be from the 12th century. The chancel was rebuilt in the 16th century, and a side chapel added in the 17th century. The church furnishings, such as pews, pulpit and communion rails, were added in the 18th century, although some of the pews are modern replacements after vandalism. It is a Grade I listed building, a national designation given to buildings of "exceptional, usually national, interest", because it is "a very rare example of a virtually unrestored Medieval church of simple, rustic character".

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A view down the River Vyrnwy (Afon Efyrnwy in Welsh) in northern Powys, Wales.

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... that St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad contains an Art Nouveau memorial to one of the officers who died in the wreck of the Royal Charter in 1859?
... that St Beuno's Church, Aberffraw is a rare example of a church in Anglesey with two naves?
... that a 19th-century rector of St Mary's Church in Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy was awarded a gold medal for his attempt to save a boat during a gale?
... that Maurice Wilks, who invented the Land Rover, is buried at St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-y-Cwmwd?

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Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980 in Neath, Wales) is an award-winning mezzo-soprano. Her first album Premiere made her the fastest-selling mezzo-soprano to date and she later became the first British classical artist to have two number one albums in the same year. She also stands as the first female artist to win two consecutive Classical BRIT Awards. Jenkins has released four classical number one studio albums to date, with a fifth album recently released on 19 November 2007. Her albums feature arias, popular songs, hymns and classical crossover music and she has performed in a large number of concerts around the United Kingdom and other countries, including the United States and Australia. At school Jenkins received A grades in both GCSEs and A Levels and participated in productions such as Calamity Jane and Guys and Dolls. Two years after she had become a choir girl at her church, she shattered a chandelier whilst singing "O Holy Night" at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall. Jenkins' music talents continued to progress and she achieved Grade 8 distinctions in singing and piano.

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The following are images from various Wales-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Caradog by Thomas Prydderch. Caradog was leader of the north Walian Celtic tribe, the Ordovices, and led multiple Celtic tribes against the Romans. (from History of Wales)
Image 2Dowlais Ironworks (1840) by George Childs (1798–1875) (from History of Wales)
Image 3Portrait of William Morgan. (from History of Wales)
Image 4Crempog - Anglesey style (from Culture of Wales)
Image 5Two of the furnaces of the Blaenavon Ironworks (from History of Wales)
Image 6Big Pit, National Coal Museum. (from History of Wales)
Image 7Tom Jones performing with Janis Joplin in 1969 (from Culture of Wales)
Image 8Senedd-Welsh Parliament, Cardiff Bay. (from History of Wales)
Image 9Britain in AD 500: The areas shaded pink on the map were inhabited by the Britons, here labelled Welsh. The pale blue areas in the east were controlled by Germanic tribes, while the pale green areas to the north were inhabited by the Gaels and Picts. (from History of Wales)
Image 10Harlech Castle was one of a series built by Edward I to consolidate his conquest. (from History of Wales)
Image 11King Hywel Dda depicted enthroned in a 13th-century manuscript (from History of Wales)
Image 12Battle at Mametz Wood by Christopher Williams (1918), commissioned by Secretary of State for War at the time, David Lloyd George. (from History of Wales)
Image 13Gravestone of King Cadfan ap Iago of Gwynedd (died c. 625) in Llangadwaladr church (from History of Wales)
Image 14Bryn Celli Ddu, a late Neolithic chambered tomb on Anglesey
Image 15Opening of the Sixth Senedd in Cardiff in 2021 (from History of Wales)
Image 16Map of the Roman invasion of Wales (from History of Wales)
Image 17Market Day in Old Wales by Sydney Curnow Vosper (1910) (from Culture of Wales)
Image 18The Flag of Saint David (from Culture of Wales)
Image 19Owain Glyndŵr (from History of Wales)
Image 20Statue of Owain Glyndŵr (c. 1354 or 1359 – c. 1416) at Cardiff City Hall
Image 21Medieval crwth instrument (from Culture of Wales)
Image 22Standard of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, King of Powys 1063-1075. (from History of Wales)
Image 23Medieval kingdoms of Wales shown within the boundaries of the present day country of Wales and not inclusive of all (from History of Wales)
Image 24Medieval map of Welsh realms (from History of Wales)
Image 25Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa) Map. (from History of Wales)
Image 26Cawl, a Welsh dish of meat and vegetables (from Culture of Wales)
Image 27The Bard, 1774, by Thomas Jones (1742–1803) (from Culture of Wales)
Image 28"Cymdeithas yr Iaith" (Society for the Language) bilingual road sign protest, 1972. (from History of Wales)
Image 29Red Dragon of Wales (from Culture of Wales)
Image 30A Plaid Cymru rally in Machynlleth in 1949, where the Parliament for Wales Campaign began (from History of Wales)
Image 31Owain Glyndŵr painting by AC Michael (from Culture of Wales)
Image 32Facsimile of Part of Column 579 from the Red Book of Hergest (from Culture of Wales)

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