The Glyndŵr rebellion was a Welsh rebellion led by Owain Glyndŵr against the Kingdom of England during the Late Middle Ages. During the rebellion's height between 1403 and 1406, Owain exercised control over the majority of Wales after capturing several of the most powerful English castles in the country, and formed a parliament at Machynlleth. The revolt was the last major manifestation of a Welsh independence before the annexation of Wales into England in 1543.
Portrait of Owain Glyndŵr and Welsh rebels
Glyndŵr's great seal
Memorial to the slain of the Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen
The ward of Caernarfon Castle, besieged by Glyndŵr in 1403, showing (from left to right) the Black Tower, the Chamberlain's Tower, and the Eagle Tower.
Owain ap Gruffydd, commonly known as Owain Glyndŵr or Glyn Dŵr, was a Welsh leader, soldier and military commander in the Late Middle Ages, who led a 15-year-long revolt with the aim of ending English rule in Wales. He was an educated lawyer, forming the first Welsh parliament under his rule, and was the last native-born Welshman to claim the title Prince of Wales.
Owain Glyndŵr
The site of Owain Glyndŵr's court at Sycharth, Powys. Only a large mound now remains after the building was burnt down by the future King Henry V in 1403.
Monument to Owain Glyndŵr's victory at the Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen in 1401
Depiction of Owain Glyndŵr in battle by Arthur Cadwgan Michael