The Impact of the Act of Union

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Effects of the Act of Union on the Welsh language.

Description of the effects that the Act of Union between England and Wales in 1536 had on the monoglot Welsh speaking population of Wales of the time.
From: The Story of Welsh Conquest
First broadcast : 15 January 2003

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14,14-16

Subject : History

Topic : Early modern world, Tudors and Stuarts

Keywords : History of the Welsh language, Tudors, Henry V11, Act of Union

Notes : This clip could be used to support a study of Henry VII, The Act of Union and the Welsh language. What effect did the Act of Union have on Wales? Historian Dr Geraint Jenkins describes the monolingual as "a disfranchised person" from 1536 onwards. Why?

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