Education Welsh Led Eradication Key Moments Demise Setting

The Tudor dynasty's ploy of banning any civil servant who was non-English speaking and implementing education in English, a development completed by the fifteenth century.

The translation of the Bible in 1563 helped keep Welsh alive, but had the adverse effect of embellishing it as a language of religion.

Industrialisation accelerated the slow process of Anglicisation, with westerners moving to the east to work. Labour was also brought in from England, which further strengthened the role of English in the workplace.

The Education Act led to the eradication of Welsh-speaking schools.

Post-WWII, increased urbanisation and the decrease in influence of the church led to the eradication of mono-lingual Welsh speakers.