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England and Wales, part two - the Laws in Wales Acts (bylines.cymru)

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Yr Wyddfa (formerly Snowdon) is the tallest mountain in England and Wales. It’s a phrase that annoys some people. No one ever says Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in France and Switzerland. Closer to home, we never see England and Scotland paired so frequently, even in the same context. So why are England and Wales so often bundled together?

In this three-part series, I explore some of the historical elements of the relationship between the two neighbours, and their contemporary impacts. We previously looked at the Statute of Rhuddlan of 1284 and its effects on Wales and Welsh society. This time, I examine the two countries being combined into a single jurisdiction. This occurred through the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542, which are sometimes erroneously referred to as acts of union.

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