William Wordsworth writes about Tintern Abbey in his poem " A Few Lines Written Above Tintern Abbey" where he sits and wishes to be even more immersed in nature and longs for a life outside the city and misses when he "bounded over the mountains" (Wordsworth). It was made famous by this poem.
The West Indies are a group of islands that span over 2000 miles. The West Indies separates the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. Historians estimate that before European exploration and colonization, there were around 6 million inhabitants in the West Indies, but most of this population was decimated by European violence, slavery, and disease. The first permanent European settlement in the Americas was in the West Indies at Santo Domingo. The Spanish dominated the area until the English started to take over in the 17th century.
Merthyr Tydfil is a town in southern wales named after the 5th-century Welsh princess Tydfil the Martyr, who was killed there. In the 18th century, Merthyr Tydfil became an industrial town due to its rich natural resources, leading to success in the iron industry. The town's success continued to grow into the 19th century when canals and railroads were built for better transport of iron. Merthyr Tydfil was known as the number one steel and iron town until the 1850s, when manufacturing practices changed and caused the iron industry to move elsewhere.
This was one of several cities of Chartist uprisings in England following the rejection of the 1839 Chartist Petition, one of the first attempts at a mass petition gaining 1,280,000 signatures from around the country. The Petition was presented to congress by Thomas Attwood on June 14 and was denied 235 to 46. The Bull Ring Riots was one of the largest Chartist protests that resulted from the rejection of the 1839 Petition.
This was one of several cities of Chartist uprisings in England following the rejection of the 1839 Chartist Petition, one of the first attempts at a mass petition gaining 1,280,000 signatures from around the country. The Petition was presented to congress by Thomas Attwood on June 14 and was denied 235 to 46. The Newport Rising was the last large scale uprising in Wales led by Chartist leader John Frost. This specific march consisted of around 3,000 people and resulted in approximately 10-22 dead and some 50 people wounded.
