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Glendower, OwenWelsh Owain Glyndwr(born c. 1354—died 1416) Self-proclaimed prince of Wales who led an unsuccessful rebellion against England. Educated in England, he returned to Wales and touched off an uprising against Henry IV (under whom he had previously fought) in northern Wales in 1400. He was soon in control of most of Wales and had set up a Welsh Parliament. In 1403 his alliance with English nobles was crushed at Shrewsbury, and a later French alliance also failed; his strongholds at Aberystwyth and Harlech fell to the future Henry V in 1408–09. Glendower nonetheless remained active as a guerrilla warrior as late as 1412. His rebellions were the last major Welsh attempts to throw off English rule. Glendower, Owen Welsh ally of the Percys; his boastfulness antagonizes Hotspur. [Br. Lit.: I Henry IV] See : Boastfulness How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A few miles west you are deep in the heart of Celtic Wales - the home of Owain Glyndwr, Pistyll Rhaeadr and the Berwyn mountains. Glyndwr Williams, The Great South Sea (New Haven, 1997), 246. Glyndwr was a great Welsh patriot who united Wales, founded a Welsh parliament and was a consummate guerrilla captain. |
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