Little England Beyond Wales: Re-defining the Myth
David Austin
The southern part of Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales is today popularly known as Little England Beyond Wales. This a headline for cultural history which gives us cricket West (Figure 1) and explains how English language came to dominate this area on the north side Bristol Channel, following its conquest by Anglo-Normans late eleventh twelfth centuries. history, however, has drawn interpretation placenames landscape towards an assumption that product massive settlement Norman lords peasants. article provides critique myth discussing nature, origin development. While accepting argument linguistic change, it does question assumptions process, especially those related physical change landscape. work Carew Castle Archaeological Project case study analysing some details morphology development critical period. It concludes South Pembrokeshire, North likely be founded pre-Norman base dispersed co-axial field systems, with nucleation also beginning process end However, was relatively small scale continued throughout Middle Ages even into Tudor era, when itself being created. Indeed could suggested manipulation deliberate act Anglicising aspirant gentry political circumstances policy amalgamation culminated Acts Union only now undone contemporary
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