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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Owain glyndwr person - Caught on Camera

‘I was never taught Welsh history’: Michael Sheen on reclaiming rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr

Actor will play 15th-century hero in sweeping production about Welsh rebellion against English crown

The Guardian - UK

In the footsteps of a Welsh borderlands baddie: walking the Mortimer Trail

A trail named after a brutal marcher lord passes through tranquil countryside between Shropshire and Herefordshire but is rich in reminders of the area’s turbulent past

The Guardian - UK

Is actor Michael Sheen the right person to rescue Welsh theatre?

Amid closures and financial cuts, Sheen is using his clout to stimulate interest and investment in the Welsh stage. A celebrity force for good? Or is he taking the spotlight away from other, vital arts organisations?

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian view on Michael Sheen’s new national theatre for Wales: an act of defiance

Welsh culture is in crisis. The actor’s intervention is to be applauded, but it is not a long-term solution

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen to play Welsh prince who led rebellion against the English crown

Actor hopes Owain and Henry, one of two new productions by the Welsh National Theatre, will be a ‘defining moment’

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A secluded and quiet spot with a bloody history

Pilleth, Radnorshire: As bats jag and barn owls ghost by, I think about the Battle of Bryn Clas – the great Welsh uprising that happened here

The Guardian - UK

The five Welsh buildings added to the UK’s 'most at risk' list include a country manor and hospital chapel

Plus an historic site once attacked and destroyed by Owain Glyndŵr

Wales Online

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The forgotten home of Wales' last true prince you wouldn't even know was there

Although the hill does not look like anything special to the naked eye it is a hugely historical site

Wales Online

Country diary: The old oaks won’t believe it’s spring until they see it

The Marches, Montgomeryshire: The ones here, at the home of rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, know how to wait till the coast is clear

The Guardian - UK

Mark Drakeford to visit Basque Country to 'strengthen economic ties'

He will also discuss the promotion of the Basque language across the region

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford moved by historic letter asking French to help fight ‘barbarous’ English

Welsh first minister shown Owain Glyndŵr’s 1406 Pennal letter during visit to France to strengthen ties

The Guardian - UK

Community vows to save historic Owain Glyndŵr hotel by raising £500,000 themselves

The Owain Glyndŵr Hotel in Corwen is being offered to the community for a knockdown price, but residents only have until July 1 of this year to raise the money needed

Wales Online

Mark Drakeford to visit France for three days to meet energy and industrial companies investing in Wales

He will also go to view a letter which was sent by Owain Glyndŵr to King Charles VI of France in 1406

Wales Online

Creepy Welsh mansion where Owain Glyndwr buried a rival is falling apart

“Seeing this makes me just want to cry. How can something this beautiful be allowed to come to such disrepair?”

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Hollywood superstar spotted in historic pub he's trying to give a future

The community-led project has attracted the attention of Cardiff-born actor Matthew Rhys, whose father grew up in the community

Wales Online

History explains why some Welsh people want the title Prince of Wales abolished

Prince William and his wife Katherine were installed as the Prince and Princess of Wales last month

The Conversation

Why some Welsh people want the title Prince of Wales abolished

On September 9 2022, the new King Charles III installed his son and heir, Prince William, and William’s wife Katherine as the Prince and Princess of Wales. It is a title held by Charles from the age of ten in 1958 until his accession to the throne on the death…

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of skeletons found beneath old Pembrokeshire department store

Archaeologists find remnants of medieval priory under former Ocky White store in Haverfordwest

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Michael Sheen says King's visit on Owain Glyndŵr day is 'insensitive to the point of insulting'

'To choose this this day September 16 to come here as his first visit as King seems full of meaning'

The Guardian - UK

New Prince of Wales? Ancient capital prefers to celebrate Owain Glyndŵr

Welsh nationalists ‘hurt and insulted’ by Charles’s quick announcement that William will get title

Wales Online

Glyndŵr Day parade cancelled following the Queen's death but some are determined to carry on

Every year, people gather in the town square to mark Owain Glyndŵr Day on September 16 - the date in which Glyndŵr's proclamation took place in 1400

Wales Online

26 Welsh boys' names that prove we're all sons of warriors

There's history in these names

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