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This 13 page paper discusses the way in which England used its absorption of Wales as a model for its further colonial efforts in Ireland and America. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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argues that the British used the model of Wales as a template for colonizing Ireland and America; it further argues that some deception of the public was necessary in order
to win support for expansion programs. Discussion The logical place to start the discussion is with an examination of precisely what the English relationship was with Wales and extrapolate further
from there. When the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and the subsequent conquest of Britain by the Normans is mentioned, its probably fair to say that most people immediately think
of England, but Wales too was conquered. The conquest "started with a series of devastating raids which by the end of the 11th century had affected almost every part of
the country. Native rulers were either killed or sought refuge in Ireland" (BBCa, 2008). Prince Llewellyn the Last, the "last native Prince of Wales," was killed in December 1282 (BBCa,
2008). Over the next centuries, Wales was unsettled; there were "at least five major risings before Owain Glyndwr launched the last and greatest bid for Welsh freedom" (BBCb, 2008). There
is debate over the causes of this revolt, but it lasted for ten years, 1400-1410 (BBCb, 2008). According to the BBC, the history of Wales is inextricably linked to the
history of the Welsh language and many events were tied to the language; for example, in 1406 Glyndwr wrote to the Avignon pope and "demanded that the clergy of Wales
should know our language" (BBCb, 2008). Glyndwr however disappeared, leaving the Welsh waiting for a champion to save them and their language from the Saxons; they found that champion in
Henry Tudor, who would become King Henry VII (BBCb, 2008). Henry appeared to be committed to Welsh interests, but it may have been mere politics: his grandfather had sided with
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