>literally the first country to ever be colonized by England>somehow managed to retain their unique language and culture better than anyone else after themWhat is their secret?
>>214659206not resisting
Port access to France
>>214659206Wales was conquered in medieval time when feudalism reigned, Welsh aristocracy got to keep most of their lands as long as the swore fealty to the king of England, monarchs weren’t too stressed about what language their subjects spoke as long as they kept paying their taxes.
>>214659271Text wall
it was a long struggle to subjugate them, the kingdom of gwynedd was only conquered some 200 plus years after the norman invasion in 1066
>>214659295?
Canoe maths
>>214659206They converted to Protestantism earlier and were generally more pliant and obedient to the English monarchy who didn’t care about what language m they spoke as long as they still payed taxes and were good vassals. They also didn’t face the famines of Scotland and Ireland (especially Ireland) or migrate to the colonies as much, so their old rural population never lost so many young people causing a decline in the native tongue.
>Retained their language and culture in the little cuck corner They used to control all of england before the germanics came
>>214659206Pleasant valleys, coal to dig and sheep to shagTurns out living in a corner of Heaven makes life chillThat and we don't dedicate our identity to being contrarian, electing the most progressive party in the West and going off the deep end, wanting independence so you can let somebody else rule you and you can ship in more brownsNorth iron is just us but poorNo fucking clue what happened to Scots. Went from Willy the Brave to chop off my willy
>>214659206idk
>>214660311>They used to control all of england before the germanics camenot really true, celts were made up of separate tribes and weren't one people
>>214659206they were jews
>>214659206>>literally the first country to ever be colonized by England??????????????????????????
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