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The City
Cardiff, or Caerdydd if you’re feeling brave enough to try a little Welsh, is the vibrant and exciting capital of Wales, situated on the coast of the Bristol Channel. To understand Cardiff and Wales in general, one should keep in mind a few basic facts of history:
From the Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284, Wales has been politically integrated to England. Nevertheless, nationalist aspirations started to emerge in the 19th century and the Principality of Wales gradually regained some degree of autonomy. In 1955, Cardiff was officially recognised as its capital, and in 1999, devolution laws were passed under the Blair Government, thus giving Wales even more autonomy.
Wales was long dominated by the mining industry that developed in the late 18th century. B......
