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Tintern
Abbey images
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interior of the ruined abbey church
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Beautiful
traceried windows remain |
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from inside the abbey church |
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images © Barbara Ballard
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Abbeys in : Wye and Usk
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MEDIEVAL
ABBEYS OF WALES
Anglesey & Snowdonia |
North Wales & Borders | Mid
Wales & Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea & Gower | Cardiff
and South Wales Coast | Wye Valley
& Vale of Usk
WALES
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ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY REGION
Map of Regions
Anglesey and Snowdonia | North
Wales Coast and Borderlands | Mid
Wales and Brecon Beacons | Ceredigion
| Pembrokeshire | Carmarthenshire
| Swansea, Gower and the Vale of
Neath | Cardiff, Coast, &
Valleys of South Wales | Wye Valley
and Vale of Usk
ATTRACTIONS
IN WALES BY TYPE
OF ATTRACTION
Abbeys & Monasteries |
Ancient Sites | Castles
| Gardens | Historic
Churches & Religious Sites | Historic
Houses | Museums | Roman
Remains
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HISTORY CORNER
Name the Historic attraction
British Heritage Awards
British History Quiz
This headmaster of Rugby School popularized 'muscular Christianity', combining sports and learning with a heavy religious focus
Clue
His son Matthew was a popular poet and influential schools inspector Another clue He was largely responsible for reforming public school standards of education This Day in British History
12 February, 1554
Lady Jane Grey executed Grey became famous as the 'Nine Days Queen', a pawn in the ambitions of the Earl of Northumberland
Monarch Mayhem
This king defeated Guthrun the Dane at the Battle of Edington
Clue
He is famous for allowing the griddle-cakes to burn!
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