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Wales (Welsh : Cymru [ˈkəm.rɨ] ⓘ ) 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 the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,107,494. 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 . The 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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Penmon is a promontory,
parish and community on the south-east tip of
Anglesey ,
North Wales , about three miles east of the town of
Beaumaris . The name comes from the
Welsh word "pen" (which can mean "head", "end" or "promontory") and "
Môn ", which is the Welsh word for Anglesey. It is the site of a historic monastery and associated 12th century church. Walls near the well next to the church may be part of the oldest remaining Christian building in Wales. Penmon also has an award-winning
beach and the
Anglesey Coastal Path follows its shores.
Quarries in Penmon have provided stone for many important buildings and structures, including
Birmingham Town Hall and the two bridges that cross the
Menai Strait . The area is popular with locals and visitors alike for its monuments, tranquillity, bracing air and fine views of
Snowdonia to the south across the
Menai Strait .
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This island is made mainly of coal and surrounded by fish. Only an organising genius could produce a shortage of coal and fish at the same time.
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Timothy Everest ,
MBE (born 1961) is a Welsh
bespoke tailor and
designer who has, according to
Vogue , "dressed some of the world's most famous people". Born in
Haverfordwest , Wales, he moved to London in his early twenties to work with innovative
Savile Row tailor
Tommy Nutter , where he learned the art of bespoke. Everest was one of the leaders of
the New Bespoke Movement , which brought designer attitudes to the traditional skills of Savile Row tailoring.
Everest has been running his own tailoring business in the East End of London since 1989. Based at his Spitalfields atelier since 1993, he opened a West End store off Bond Street , near Savile Row, in 2008. As well as collaborating on projects with designers and brands such as Brooks England , DAKS , Kim Jones , Levi's , Rapha and Rocawear , as costume designer Everest has dressed the stars of films including Mission: Impossible , Mission: Impossible II , Eyes Wide Shut , Atonement and Mamma Mia! . He has been associated with the British high street retailer Marks and Spencer since 1999, and has been a contributor to men's magazine The Rake since 2008. Everest is at the forefront of the bespoke casual movement.
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