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How the Act of Union of 1536 led to abandonment of the Welsh language.

Historical series with Huw Edwards. He details how the Act of Union led to abandonment of Welsh, and how the publication of the Bible in Welsh helped restore it.

Huw Edwards traces the history of one of Europe's oldest languages over two thousand years. In this edition, the story of how the Act of Union of 1536 led to abandonment of the Welsh language, and how the publication of the Bible in Welsh helped to restore it.

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