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Author | : Gideon Brough |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786721104 |
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Owain Glyndwr is a towering figure in Welsh history. He was the warrior who led the Welsh Revolt and the last war of Welsh independence (1400-1415). He defeated Henry IV's army, was a worthy opponent of the king's champion, the legendary Henry Percy - 'Hotspur' – and last native Welshman to bear the title Prince of Wales. He held court at Harlech and envisioned an independent Welsh state and church with national universities. Yet Glyndwr's success was short-lived - his ultimate defeat at the hands of the English saw the final abandonment of the Welsh cause by France and his own disappearance into an unmarked grave. Gideon Brough here provides a new biography of this iconic man – as military leader, diplomat, medieval statesman and staunch Welsh nationalist.
Author | : Gideon Brough |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2017-01-30 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 178673110X |
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The subject of this compelling biography, Owain Glyn Dwr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to rebellion, he proved surprisingly talented at leading rebel troops against a theoretically vastly superior enemy. Gideon Brough reveals that Owain was more than just a warrior: he conceived and implemented a strategy which saw his small, poorly-equipped forces repeatedly defeat Crown troops and bring down the apparatus of governance in Wales. Following these achievements, he held native parliaments and established diplomatic contact with surrounding powers. This led to a treaty with France, after the conclusion of which, he welcomed French forces to Welsh soil to campaign with the rebels. In brief, Owain erected a rebel state and won international recognition, as the book soinsightfully shows. It later reflects on how Owain's foreign support was fractured by the intrigues of exceptionally talented English diplomats at work in the French court and the subsequent creation of an environment which allowed Crown forces to concentrate on defeating the rebellion in Wales. Brough very effectively argues that, although ultimately unsuccessful, Owain emerges from the era as a gifted and honourable leader, giving the Welsh a figure commonly recalled as a hero.
Author | : G. J. Brough |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 313 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Electronic books |
ISBN | : 9781350989214 |
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"Owain Glyn Dŵr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to rebellion, he proved surprisingly talented at leading rebel troops against a theoretically vastly superior enemy. Not solely a warrior, he conceived and implemented a strategy which saw his small, poorly-equipped forces repeatedly defeat Crown troops and bring down the apparatus of governance in Wales. Following these achievements, he held native parliaments and established diplomatic contact with surrounding powers. This led to a treaty with France, after the conclusion of which, he welcomed French forces to Welsh soil to campaign with the rebels. In brief, Owain erected a rebel state and won international recognition. Owain's foreign support was fractured by the intrigues of exceptionally talented English diplomats at work in the French court. This created an environment which allowed Crown forces to concentrate on defeating the rebellion in Wales. Although ultimately unsuccessful, Owain emerges from the era as a gifted and honourable leader, giving the Welsh a figure commonly recalled as a hero." --Publisher's website.
Author | : R.R. Davies |
Publisher | : Y Lolfa |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2013-09-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1847717632 |
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The story of the Owain GlyndAur (Glyn DAur) rebellion written by the foremost scholar in this field, Rees Davies. A new translation by Gerald Morgan of his popular Welsh-language account of the rebellion. A masterful study of the life and legacy of Glyn DAur, whose revolt against the English rule of Wales in the early 15th century ensured his status as a national hero.
Author | : Terry Breverton |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 368 |
Release | : 2009-05-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445608766 |
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The first ever full-scale biography of the last native Prince of Wales who fought to maintain an independent Wales.
Author | : R. R. Davies |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1997-02-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0191656461 |
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Owain Glyn Dwr is arguably the most famous figure in the history of Wales. His revolt (1400-1409) was the last major Welsh rebellion against English rule. It established a measure of unity such as Wales had never previously experienced and generated a remarkable vision of Wales as an independent country with its own native prince, its own church, and its own universities. In the event, Owain's rebellion was defeated or, perhaps more correctly, burnt itself out. But Owain himself was not captured; and soon after his death he became a legendary hero among the Welsh people. In more recent times he has come to be regarded as the father of modern Welsh nationalism. Written by one of Britain's leading medieval historians, this book will appeal to those who are fascinated by national heroes in all periods. It is also of particular interest to those who are intrigued by this most famous movement in the history of Wales, and by the remarkable man who led the rebellion.
Author | : Sir John Edward Lloyd |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Wales |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Thomas Thomas (rector of Aberporth, Wales.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 1822 |
Genre | : Wales |
ISBN | : |
Download Memoirs of Owen Glendower, (Owain Glyndwr) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : T. I. Adams |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 378 |
Release | : 2012-10-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781480119697 |
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Wales in the 14th Century was a country in ruins. After a hundred years of English occupation, famine, plague and oppression the country exploded into revolt led by the mysterious Owain Glyndwr. Owain was a successful member of the Anglo-Welsh aristocracy and seemed the model of the new Welshman that was resigned to English rule. However, beneath the surface Owain was the decedent of the last princes of Wales and embodied his countrymen's yearning for freedom. The novel tells the story of Owain's early life and why he came to rebel against the English. We see Owain from his earlier years as he learns of the evil of the Anglo-Norman barons, how he goes to London, participates in the Peasants Revolt and becomes a friend of King Richard II. How the fall of Richard and the rise of Henry IV lead to his rebellion. Richly detailed and full of description of the period and the reality of life in the 14th and 15th Century, “The Dragon Wakes” tells a forgotten story of revolt, revolution, and high politics in low places.
Author | : T. F. TOUT |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781033120729 |
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