Were the Acts of Union beneficial to the people of Wales?
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- Were the Acts of Union beneficial to the people of Wales?
- The Acts of Union abolished a medieval system of marcher lords and unreformed local laws.
- The Acts of Union established a regional administration that helped to curb the lawlessness of Wales.
- The Council of Wales and Marches was established.
- The Court of Great Sessions was introduced.
- A sheriff was to be appointed in every country.
- This benefitted the people of Wales in terms of law and structure.
- The Acts particularly benefited the Welsh gentry in terms of their future progression, as they were given equality under the law with English citizens.
- The Act of 1536 made English the language of the law courts and prohibited any Welsh speakers from being appointed to any public office.
- Most of the Welsh population were monoglot.
- Consequently, the language clause meant that the anglicised ruling class were in control.
- The majority of the population found themselves in a country where the legal and economic system was foreign to them.
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