Owain Glyndwr

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life of the Welsh nobleman, also known as Owen Glendower, who began a revolt against Henry IV in 1400 which was at first very successful. Glyndwr (c1359-c1415) adopted the title Prince of Wales and established a parliament and his own foreign policy, until he was defeated by the future Henry V. Owain Glyndwr escaped and led guerilla attacks for several years but was never betrayed to the English, disappearing without trace.

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Guests

• Huw Pryce 2 episodes
  Professor of Welsh History at Bangor University
• Helen Fulton 3 episodes
  Professor of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol
• Chris Given-Wilson No other episodes
  Emeritus Professor of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews

Reading list

• The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyndwr: England, France and the Welsh Rebellion in the Late Middle Ages
  Gideon Brough (I. B. Tauris, 2016) Google Books →
• Owain Glyn Dwr, Prince of Wales
  R. R. Davies (Y Lolfa, 2011) Google Books →
• The Revolt of Owain Glyn Dwr
  R. R. Davies (Oxford University Press, 1995) Google Books →
• Conquest, Coexistence and Change: Wales 1063-1415
  R. R. Davies (Oxford University Press, 1987) Google Books →
• Henry IV
  Chris Given-Wilson (Yale University Press, 2016) Google Books →
• King and Country: England and Wales in the Fifteenth Century
  Ralph A. Griffiths (Continnuum-3PL, 1991) Google Books →
• National Redeemer: Owain Glyndwr in Welsh Tradition
  Elissa R. Henken (University of Wales Press, 1996) Google Books →
• Owain Glyndwr: A Casebook
  Michael Livingston and John K. Bollard (eds.) (Liverpool University Press, 2013) Google Books →
• Owen Glendower: Owain Glyn Dwr
  J. E. Lloyd (Clarendon Press, 1931) Google Books →
• The Welsh Church: From Conquest to Reformation
  Glanmor Williams (University of Wales Press, 1976) Google Books →
• The Last Days of Owain Glyndwr
  Gruffydd Aled Williams (Y Lolfa, 2017) Google Books →

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Hello (First sentence from this episode)

Hello, on September the 16th, 1400, Owain Glyndwr's supporters gathered in the valley of the River Dee where they proclaimed him Prince of Wales.