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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil has a rich history. Evidence of Celtic, Roman, and Norman settlements precede a booming industrial age when the town became the largest in Wales and boasting considerable wealth. Merthyr was situated ideally for iron-working and the Dowlais and Cyfarthfa Ironworks were set up in the 18 th century to satisfy Britain's need for iron.

In 1802, Admiral Lord Nelson visited Merthyr to watch cannons being made; integral features of Britain's naval ambitions were being forged in the hills of South Wales. In 1831, Merthyr witnessed an event which is still commonplace on the curriculum of GCSE students in Wales: The Merthyr Rising. Workers rose up against unfair treatment by their ironmasters and one leader of the rebels, Richard Lewis, also known as Dic Penderyn, became a working-class hero when he was hanged for stabbing a soldier. His hanging took place on St. Mary's Street in Cardiff (now a shopping hotspot) and his last words were: 'O Arglwydd, dyma gamwedd' ('Oh Lord, here is iniquity').


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