Great things that came from Wales...
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Did any Welsh men/women invent anything important? Just asking because I don't know.
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Don't know about inventing, but the Tudor's were Welsh.
Then there was Welshman Richard Williams (or Richard ap William as it would have been), who ended up as Sir Richard Williams and lived in Huntington.
Henry VIII thought the Welsh 'ap' thing would go against him and persuaded him to go under his brother-in-law, Thomas Cromwell's surname. His great grandson Oliver, then helped remove a future king.
The Roman's referred to the Welsh as Breton's and the Breton land included Merseyside, Cumbria and South West Scotland.
Then there was Welshman Richard Williams (or Richard ap William as it would have been), who ended up as Sir Richard Williams and lived in Huntington.
Henry VIII thought the Welsh 'ap' thing would go against him and persuaded him to go under his brother-in-law, Thomas Cromwell's surname. His great grandson Oliver, then helped remove a future king.
The Roman's referred to the Welsh as Breton's and the Breton land included Merseyside, Cumbria and South West Scotland.
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Bertrand Russell? Katherine Jenkins (hot operatic babe!)
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Aneurin Bevan invented the NHS!
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Ryan Giggs? Imogen Thomas? Their child?
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According to my father, and other like minded nationalists, we also invented oxygen, fire, motorways and close harmony singing
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I dated a Welsh girl with 38 double D‘s. It was the most ridiculous name I‘d ever heard.
#28
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The Gilbern Invader. Not a convertible but mildly interesting anyway.