Originally an early medieval petty kingdom of varying boundaries known as Glywysing. This area became a conflict between the Norman lords and Welsh princes after the Normans took over Glamorgan. It was inhabited by humankind for over 200,000 years. Evidence of Neanderthals has been discovered on the Gower Peninsula. In 1535 the County of Glamorgan was established through the amalgamation of the lordship of Glamorgan, Gower, and Kilvey.<\/span><\/span>","In the West Midlands region, the area that is now Worcestershire<\/strong> borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire. It was abolished in the Kingdom of England in 927, over the following centuries the borders have been modified. By 1998 it was once again reconstituted with parts to the north being ceded to the West Midlands. The current area of Worcestershire <\/strong>was populated at least 700,000 years ago, with evidence of settlements in the Bronze Age, Worcestershire <\/strong>has a history of disputes and skirmishes. ","Hertfordshire <\/strong>(Herts<\/strong>) has many landmarks across its land from Six Hills, Tudor buildings to film studios. Located in the East of England and bordered by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Buckinghamshire and Greater London. With evidence of life from the Mesolithic period it shows first habitation appeared at the beginning of the Bronze Age.","The Domesday Book, <\/strong>our earliest public record, is a unique survey of the value and ownership of lands and resources in late 11th century England. The record was compiled in 1086-1087, a mere twenty years after the Norman Conquest, at the order of William the Conqueror.","The Subsidy Rolls<\/strong> were taxation records of England and Wales that began in 1332 and continued until the Hearth Tax Returns or 1662 to 1674. Each roll was published by county.","The Pipe Rolls<\/strong> were the written records of the crown revenue and expenditures for one financial year, which ran from Michaelmas, a Christian festival celebrated on September 29, to Michaelmas, as well as records of payments to the government and debts that were owed to the crown.","Shropshire<\/strong> or Salop<\/strong> is a landlocked historic county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Wales to the west and the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire.","Hundred<\/strong> derived from the Danish or Norse word wapentake which literally meant the taking up of weapons that were laid aside after an agreement was first used by the Saxons between 613 and 1017. One hundred held enough land to sustain approximately 100 households, or in other words land covered by one hundred \"hides\".","Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness.","Dutch navigator Willem Jansz<\/strong> aboard the Duyfken was the first European to land in waht is now known as Australia<\/strong> in 1606. He charted much of the Gulf of Carpentaria, located on the northern coast of Australia. In 1616, another Dutch captain, Dirk Hartog, landed on the west coast of Australia near Shark Bay.","Ireland<\/strong> was first settled around 6000 BC by a race of Middle Stone Age hunter-gatherers who lived there. They tended to hunt such creatures as the megaceros, a giant variety of deer so large that their antlers spanned ten feet. ",null],"lnksHoverSummaryImgURL":[null,"\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/bayeux1.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/scotland-med2.webp","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Devon England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/books.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/wales_glamorganshire.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Worcestershire England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Hertfordshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/domesday_book.webp?pos=floatRight","","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/pipe_roll_1194.webp?pos=floatRight","\/cdn\/webp\/i\/kb\/200w\/Shropshire England.webp?pos=floatRight","","","","",null],"mode":"f","s":"Cecile","sU":"CECIL","oC":"EN","o":"English","o2":null,"cOk":true,"c":"\/dpreview\/CECIL\/EN\/Cecile\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","c2":"\/dpreview\/ANDERSON\/SC\/Anderson\/family-crest-coat-of-arms.png","v":"1","sections":["","SettlersUS","SettlersCA","SettlersAU","SettlersNZ","SettlersZA","SettlersWI","Settlers","ContemporaryNotable","ContemporaryNotables","HistoricEvents","RelatedStories","Motto","SuggestedReading","Citations",""]}
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