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Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion

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The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion), often called simply the Cymmrodorion, is a London-based Welsh learned society, with membership open to all. [1]

78 relations: Aberystwyth University, Anglesey, Antiquarian, Arches Court, Billy Hughes, Bishop of Bangor, Canon law of the Anglican Communion, Canonical provision, Capital of Wales, Celtic Britons, Chapelry, Churchwarden, Clerkenwell, Constable & Robinson, Cribinau, David Lloyd George, Dean of Arches, Dictionary of Welsh Biography, Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis, English language, George Hay (politician), Good-Bye to All That, Gray's Inn Road, Gwallter Mechain, Gwynedd, Gwyneddigion Society, Henry Brinley Richards, Henry Davies (journalist), Honourable and Loyal Society of Antient Britons, Hugh Owen (educator), Ioan Tegid, Ireland, John Egerton (bishop), John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri), John Parry (Bardd Alaw), Kingdom of Dyfed, Kingdom of Gwent, Kingdom of Powys, Learned society, Lewis Morris (1701–1765), Literary society, London, London Welsh Centre, Marx Memorial Library, Monolingualism, National Eisteddfod of Wales, National Library of Wales, National Museum Cardiff, Parson's freehold, Penguin Books, ..., Philanthropy, Prime Minister of Australia, Richard Morris (folklorist), Robert Graves, Robert Jones (writer), Rotherhithe, Saint David's Day, Scotland, Secretary of State for War, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet, Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet, Social club, St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth, St David's School, Middlesex, T. H. Parry-Williams, Thomas Bowles, Thomas Pennant, Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, University of Wales Press, Wales, Watkin Lewes, Welsh language, Western Front (World War I), William Jenkins Rees, William Vaughan (MP), Wynnstay, Y Cymmrodor. Expand index (28 more) »

Aberystwyth University

Aberystwyth University (Prifysgol Aberystwyth) is a public research university in Aberystwyth, Wales.

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Anglesey

Anglesey (Ynys Môn) is an island situated on the north coast of Wales with an area of.

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Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary (from the Latin: antiquarius, meaning pertaining to ancient times) is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

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Arches Court

The Arches Court, presided over by the Dean of Arches, is an ecclesiastical court of the Church of England covering the Province of Canterbury.

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Billy Hughes

William Morris Hughes, (25 September 186228 October 1952) was an Australian politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1915 to 1923.

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Bishop of Bangor

The Bishop of Bangor is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor.

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Canon law of the Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion as a whole, unlike the Roman Catholic Church, does not have a centralised canon law of its own.

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Canonical provision

Canonical provision is a term of the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, signifying regular induction into a benefice.

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Capital of Wales

The current capital of Wales is Cardiff, which was first referred to as such in 1955, when Gwilym Lloyd-George, then Minister for Welsh Affairs commented in a Parliamentary written answer that "no formal measures are necessary to give effect to this decision".

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Celtic Britons

The Britons, also known as Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, were Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from the British Iron Age into the Middle Ages, at which point their culture and language diverged into the modern Welsh, Cornish and Bretons (among others).

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Chapelry

A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century.

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Churchwarden

A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish or congregation of the Anglican Communion, usually working as a part-time volunteer.

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Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell is an area of central and north London, England.

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Constable & Robinson

Constable & Robinson Ltd. is an imprint of Little, Brown which publishes fiction and non-fiction books and ebooks.

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Cribinau

Cribinau is a small tidal island off the south west coast of the isle of Anglesey in Wales between Porth China and Porth Cwyfan.

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David Lloyd George

David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor, (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman of the Liberal Party and the final Liberal to serve as Prime Minister.

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Dean of Arches

The Dean of the Arches is the judge who presides in the provincial court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Dictionary of Welsh Biography

The Dictionary of Welsh Biography (DWB) (also The Dictionary of Welsh Biography Down to 1940 and The Dictionary of Welsh Biography, 1941 to 1970) is a biographical dictionary of Welsh people who have made a significant contribution to Welsh life over seventeen centuries.

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Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis

Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis KG (22 March 1785 – 17 January 1848), styled Viscount Clive between 1804 and 1839, was a British peer and Tory politician.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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George Hay (politician)

Sir George Hay (25 January 1715 – 6 October 1778) was a British judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1754 and 1778.

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Good-Bye to All That

Good-Bye to All That, an autobiography by Robert Graves, first appeared in 1929, when the author was 34 years old.

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Gray's Inn Road

Gray's Inn Road (formerly Gray's Inn Lane, and also spelt without the apostrophe) is a major road in central London, in the London Borough of Camden.

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Gwallter Mechain

Walter Davies (15 July 1761 – 5 December 1849), commonly known by his bardic name Gwallter Mechain ("Walter of Mechain"), was a Welsh poet, editor, translator, antiquary and Anglican clergyman.

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Gwynedd

Gwynedd is a county in Wales, sharing borders with Powys, Conwy, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and Ceredigion over the River Dyfi.

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Gwyneddigion Society

The Gwyneddigion Society (Cymdeithas y Gwyneddigion) was a London-based Welsh literary and cultural society.

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Henry Brinley Richards

Henry Brinley Richards (13 November 1817 – 1 May 1885) was a Welsh composer, who also published some works under the pseudonym 'Carl Luini'.

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Henry Davies (journalist)

Henry Davies (2 March 1804 – 4 March 1890) was a Wales-born journalist, publisher and librarian at Cheltenham, England who took an active part in the town’s political life, and edited the Cheltenham Looker-On for 57 years.

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Honourable and Loyal Society of Antient Britons

The Honourable and Loyal Society of Antient Britons was a London-based Welsh social, cultural, and philanthropic society, which was in existence from 1715 until the end of the 18th century.

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Hugh Owen (educator)

Sir Hugh Owen (14 January 1804 – 20 November 1881) was a pioneer of higher education in Wales.

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Ioan Tegid

John Jones (10 February 1792 – 2 May 1852), commonly known by his bardic name of Ioan Tegid or simply Tegid, was a Welsh clergyman and writer.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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John Egerton (bishop)

John Egerton (30 November 1721 –18 June 1787) was a Church of England bishop from the Egerton family.

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John Jenkins (Ifor Ceri)

John Jenkins (known also as Ifor Ceri) (8 April 1770 – 20 November 1829) was a Welsh priest in the Church of England and an antiquarian.

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John Parry (Bardd Alaw)

John Parry (18 February 1776 – 8 April 1851), commonly known by his bardic name Bardd Alaw, was a Welsh harpist and composer.

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Kingdom of Dyfed

The Kingdom of Dyfed is one of several Welsh petty kingdoms that emerged in 5th-century sub-Roman Britain in southwest Wales based on the former territory of the Demetae (modern Welsh Dyfed).

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Kingdom of Gwent

Gwent (Guent) was a medieval Welsh kingdom, lying between the Rivers Wye and Usk.

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Kingdom of Powys

The Kingdom of Powys was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.

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Learned society

A learned society (also known as a learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organisation that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts.

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Lewis Morris (1701–1765)

Lewis Morris (2 March 1701 – 11 April 1765) was a Welsh hydrographer, antiquary, poet and lexicographer, the eldest of the Morris brothers of Anglesey.

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Literary society

A literary society is a group of people interested in literature.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London Welsh Centre

The London Welsh Centre (Canolfan Cymry Llundain) (founded as the Young Wales Association in 1920) is a community and arts centre on Gray's Inn Road, in the London Borough of Camden.

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Marx Memorial Library

The Marx Memorial Library in London holds more than 43,000 books, pamphlets and newspapers on Marxism, Scientific Socialism and Working class history.

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Monolingualism

Monoglottism (Greek μόνοσ monos, "alone, solitary", + γλώττα glotta, "tongue, language") or, more commonly, monolingualism or unilingualism, is the condition of being able to speak only a single language, as opposed to multilingualism.

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National Eisteddfod of Wales

The National Eisteddfod of Wales (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru) is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.

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National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru), Aberystwyth, is the national legal deposit library of Wales and is one of the Welsh Government sponsored bodies.

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National Museum Cardiff

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales.

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Parson's freehold

The parson's freehold refers to a system within the Church of England in which the rector or vicar of a parish holds title to benefice property, such as the church, churchyard or parsonage, the ownership passing to his successor.

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Penguin Books

Penguin Books is a British publishing house.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy means the love of humanity.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The Prime Minister of Australia (sometimes informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of Australia.

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Richard Morris (folklorist)

Richard Morris (2 February 1703 – December 1779) was a Welsh folklorist, a younger brother of Lewis Morris.

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Robert Graves

Robert Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), also known as Robert von Ranke Graves, was an English poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.

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Robert Jones (writer)

Robert Jones (6 January 1810 – 28 March 1879) was a Welsh Anglican priest and writer.

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Rotherhithe

Rotherhithe is a residential district in south east London, England, and part of the London Borough of Southwark.

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Saint David's Day

Saint David's Day (Dydd Gŵyl Dewi) is the feast day of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales, and falls on 1 March, the date of Saint David's death in 589 AD.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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Secretary of State for War

The position of Secretary of State for War, commonly called War Secretary, was a British cabinet-level position, first held by Henry Dundas (appointed in 1794).

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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet (23 September 1749 – 24 July 1789) was a Welsh landowner, politician and patron of the arts.

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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet (25 October 1772 – 6 January 1840) was a Welsh landowner and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1794 to 1840.

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Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet

Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 6th Baronet (22 May 1820 – 9 May 1885) was a Welsh Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1841 to 1885.

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Social club

A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation, or activity.

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St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth

St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth is the medieval parish church of Trefdraeth, a hamlet in Anglesey, north Wales.

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St David's School, Middlesex

St David's School was an independent girls' school in Ashford (historically in Middlesex, but from 1965 in the district of Spelthorne in Surrey), England.

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T. H. Parry-Williams

Sir Thomas Herbert Parry-Williams (21 September 1887 – 3 March 1975) was a Welsh poet, author and academic.

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Thomas Bowles

Thomas Bowles (died 1773) was a Church of England priest.

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Thomas Pennant

Thomas Pennant (14 June OS 1726 – 16 December 1798) was a Welsh naturalist, traveller, writer and antiquarian.

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Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion

Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion / Trafodion Anrhydedd Gymdeithas y Cymmrodorion is the annual journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, published from 1893 (Vol. I).

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University of Wales Press

The University of Wales Press (Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru) was founded in 1922 as a central service of the University of Wales.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Watkin Lewes

Sir Watkin Lewes (1740 – 13 July 1821) was a Welsh politician in England.

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Welsh language

Welsh (Cymraeg or y Gymraeg) is a member of the Brittonic branch of the Celtic languages.

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Western Front (World War I)

The Western Front was the main theatre of war during the First World War.

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William Jenkins Rees

William Jenkins Rees (10 January 1772 – 18 January 1855) was a Welsh cleric and antiquary.

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William Vaughan (MP)

William Vaughan (c. 1707–12 April 1775) of Corsygedol, Merioneth was a Welsh politician.

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Wynnstay

Wynnstay is a country house located in an important landscaped park 1.3 km (0.75 miles) south-east of Ruabon, near Wrexham, Wales.

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Y Cymmrodor

Y Cymmrodor ('The Welshman') was the annual journal of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, published between 1821 and 1951.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honourable_Society_of_Cymmrodorion

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