Rebellion of Owain Glyndwr

Historical Context Note

Download PDF Add to Bookshelf Report an Error

Resources

The rebellion of Owain Glyndwr is also known as the 'Welsh Revolt' and even the 'Last War of Independence', because this ultimately unsuccessful attempt to secure true independence for Wales was the last before the country was entirely incorporated into England under Henry VIII in the 1530s. After Glyndwr's appeal to Henry IV over a land dispute was peremptorily dismissed, the strength of his reaction defied expectation. He declared himself Prince of Wales and stormed several English settlements with a small band of followers, raiding seven towns in one week. This initial rising was soon put down, but rumours of potential Welsh independence spread quickly. When the King reacted by passing several anti-Welsh laws, this acted as fuel to the fire, and the revolt developed into a full-scale…

164 words

1986 Rebellion of Owain Glyndwr 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

Save this article

If you need to create a new bookshelf to save this article in, please make sure that you are logged in, then go to your 'Account' here

Leave Feedback

The Literary Encyclopedia is a living community of scholars. We welcome comments which will help us improve.