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6. Wales and Britain
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Wales is fully engaged with building a British Welfare State and economy after World War II. But Welsh language campaigns from the 1960s onwards, followed by the final eclipse of a world of heavy industry in the Miner's Strike, lead to a new desire for more independence in the government of Wales.
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5. A New Beginning
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In a fast-changing world, Welsh culture seizes its moment and builds grand buildings and its first university. It’s all funded by the ‘black gold’ of the booming coalfields which quickly draw in a new generation of migrants with a different language and culture.
4. Furnace of Change
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Beginning with the city known as Copperopolis, the Welsh industry finds its feet in a market for metal. Money and education mean a growing class consciousness. A popular political radicalism quickly seeks a fair share of this new wealth, leading to rioters in the iron towns demanding higher wages.
3. England and Wales
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A fallen crown hanging from a thorn bush in a bloody battlefield is lifted by a Welshman, beginning the reign of the Tudors. Ambitious Welsh families are drawn to the palaces of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in London, but Wales itself is left behind; even its language is downgraded.
2. Power Struggles
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The Welsh are under attack from the Vikings and Saxons and show great political skill in building up trade and alliances and developing laws. The Norman invasion produces bitter ongoing conflict but also internationalizes the country.
1. The Makings of Wales
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Beginning with The Red Lady of Paviland, the oldest human burial in Western Europe, this first episode explores Wales’ pre-history. Visiting ancient stone tombs we discover cults of the dead and fertility rituals and investigate legends of invading Celtic warbands sweeping across Wales.
