famous Welsh historical personalities listing...

Richard Americk
Had a whole continent named after him, America!
He was wholly Welsh , surname Ap Meurig. In 1491 He was working as the senior customs official in Bristol and regularly sent supplies to ships in the fishing grounds off Newfoundland. In 1497 he authorised John Cabot to search for the new land.
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King Arthur
One of the most discussed and widely known rulers the world has known. 'Seeker of the Holy Grail', 'Wise and skilful ruler', 'Mighty chieftain' or simply a freedom fighter - the choice is yours. Today, most people know of the romantic 'Hollywood' version of Arthur but the true story of Arthur is likely to be something much more down to earth. There are no truly 'hard facts' but experts are pretty sure of a few things. 'He' was a man, not a woman dressed up. It is impossible for him to have been English, he was not even a Saxon (It's amazing how often English readers dispute this. England did not exist when Arthur was alive).

He 'might' have been a Romano-Celt. The earliest mention of Arthur in any written material from the ninth century and is in Welsh, describing him as 'Our King'. It's a fair guess Arthur was Welsh. All we really know for sure is he was a great leader of his time.
King of the Ancient Britons.
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Asser
Ninth century Welsh monk of St. David's. Biographer of 'Alfred the Great'.
Born Wales
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Daniel Boone
American frontiersman of note.
Of Welsh descent. His mother was of the Morgan family of the Tredegar estate in South East Wales.
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Queen Boudica
Gathered a vast army against the Romans and sacked London.
Queen of the Iceni tribe of ancient Britons.
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John Callice
Piracy, smuggling and probably murder, bribery and assorted other nastiness too.
Actual birth place is uncertain but by all accounts he seems to have originated from South Wales in the mid 1500's. He used his knowledge of the coastline and his contacts there to further his career. Apparently much of his booty was fenced in Wales.
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Prince Caradoc
Fighting valiantly against Roman rule.
Prince of an Ancient Briton tribe who lived in the area now known as Shropshire.
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Twm Sion Cati
Highwayman and folk hero, a Welsh 'Robin Hood'.
Born in Wales.
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