Historical Chart England and Wales

Historical Chart

The Celts

The Romans

The Anglo-Jutes

The Vikings

The Norman Conquest

England and Wales

The Acts of Union

Queen Victoria

England and Wales

•The acts of union of 1536 and 1542 united England and Wales administratively , politically and legally. The feudal lordships of the Welsh borderland were abolished and Wales was fully integrated into the English shire (county) system; representation in Parliament was granted to the Welsh; and the English legal framework was fully adopted, English becoming the official language for use in court.

•As a result of these measures a process of anglicisation of the landed classes began; the landless labouring classes, however retained their traditional way of life and remained largely Welsh-Speaking.