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George Byron (1788-1824) George Gordon Byron was an Anglo-Scottish poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Among Lord Byron’s best-known works are the narrative poems Childe Harolds Pilgrimage and Don Juan. The latter remained incomplete on his death. He was regarded as one of the greatest European poets and remains widely read. ENGLISH BARDS AND SCOTCH REVIEWERS Still must I hear? — shall hoarse Fitzgerald bawl His creaking couplets in a tavern hall, And I not sing, lest, haply, Scotch reviews Should dub me scribbler, and denounce my muse? Prepare for rhyme — Ill publish, right or wrong: Fools are my theme, let satire be my song. A?Satire By Lord Byron English in Wales Wales Facts Capital City Cardiff (Caerdydd) Nationality Welsh and British National Day 1 March Area? 20,779 sq km Population? 2,918,700 (2002) Motto Cymru am byth (Wales for ever) Major Cities Cardiff, Swansea (Abertawe) and Newport (Casnewydd) Languages? English and Cymraeg (Welsh)  Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George’s Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Technically, Wales is a principality. This means that it is ruled by a prince. Traditionally the Prince of Wales is the eldest son of the English monarch. Wales Facts Wales has not been politically independent since 1282, when it was conquered by King Edward I of England. Until 1999, Wales was ruled directly from London; that year saw the first elections to the National Assembly of Wales, which has limited domestic powers and cannot make law. Wales does not issue its own currency and is not in control of any armed forces. These are the powers of the national government of the UK. The national game of Wales is Rugby. Wales Facts Brief Timeline (Wales) 784 The King of Mercia built Offa’s Dyke as a boundary between England and Wales. 890 Welsh rulers acknowledged Alfred