| CHAPTER I |
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| INTRODUCTION | [1] |
| The Romans in Wales—Cunedda—Christianity—Arrival ofSaxons—Their Conquest of Severn Valley—The Latin andWelsh Churches—The Three Divisions of Wales—Arrivalof Danes—Strathclyde Britons Occupy Vale of Clwyd—HowelDda and His Laws—Growing Intercourse betweenWelsh and Saxons—Llewelyn I.—Griffith ap Llewelyn—Harold’sInvasions of Wales—Arrival of Normans—WilliamI. and William Rufus in Wales—Norman Conquest ofGlamorgan—The Flemings Settle in Pembroke—Wars betweenOwen Gwynedd and Henry II.—Howel ap OwenGwynedd—Dafydd ap Owen Gwynedd—Giraldus Cambrensison the Welsh—Religious Awakening in the TwelfthCentury—Powys and the English Power—Llewelyn theGreat, 1195—King John’s Invasion of Wales—Llewelyn recognisedas Ruler of All Wales—Dafydd ap Llewelyn Succeeds—HePersecutes his Brother Griffith and Makes Waron the English—Henry III. in Wales—Llewelyn ap Griffith,Last Prince in Wales—Long Struggle against Henry III.and Edward I.—Death of Llewelyn and his Brother Dafydd—FinalConquest of Wales—Edward I. Enacts Statutes ofRhuddlan, Builds Castles, and Provides for the Future Governmentof the Country—Wales between the Conquest andGlyndwr’s Rising. | |
| CHAPTER II |
| BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE, 1359-1399 | [82] |
| Owen’s Birth and Descent—His Youth—His Connectionwith Henry IV. and Richard II.—Sycherth—Glyndyfrdwy—Marriage—Family. | |
| CHAPTER III |
| GLYNDWR AND LORD GREY OF RUTHIN, 1400-1401 | [110] |
| Lord Grey of Ruthin—Anglo-Welsh Towns—Owen’s UnsuccessfulLawsuit—Contemptuous Treatment by the EnglishCourt—Bad Faith of Grey towards Owen—Griffith apDavid—Grey Appeals for Aid against Welsh Insurgents—Grey’sAttempt to Capture Owen—Owen Assumes the Leadership—IoloGoch—Owen Raids Ruthin—The King InvadesWales but to no Purpose—The Prince of Wales Leftin Command at Chester—Owen Winters at Glyndyfrdwy. | |
| CHAPTER IV |
| OWEN AND THE PERCYS, 1401 | [135] |
| Hotspur in North Wales—Prince Henry—Conway Takenby the Welsh—Retaken by the English—Percy Acts againstthe Welsh—Owen Goes to Plinlimmon—War Carried to theSouth—Flemings of Pembroke Defeated by Glyndwr—OwenTriumphs in South Wales—King Henry again InvadesWales—The King in Cardigan—Invasion withoutResult—The English Army Retires to Shrewsbury—Owenand the Percys—Welsh Social Divisions—Owen CapturesGrey at Ruthin—Grey Held to Ransom. | |
| CHAPTER V |
| THE KING AND HOTSPUR, 1402 | [163] |
| Portents—Bishop Trevor—Howel Sele—Mortimer Defeatedat Pilleth, and Taken Prisoner—The King Refuses to RansomMortimer—Glyndwr in Carnarvonshire—Great Invasionof Wales by King Henry—Magic and Tempests Overwhelmthe English Advance—Defeat of the Scots at Homildon—Hotspurand the King Dispute about Scottish Prisoners—MortimerInvites His Radnor Tenants to Join Glyndwr. | |
| CHAPTER VI |
| THE BATTLE OF SHREWSBURY, 1403 | [185] |
| The King in Need of Money—Prince Henry at Shrewsbury—HeDestroys Owen’s Property—Letter from thePrince Concerning this—Glyndwr in the Vale of Towy—Victoryof Anglo-Flemings near Carmarthen—Urgent Appealfor Royal Assistance from Brecon—Petitions for theSame from Herefordshire—The Welsh Overrun WesternHerefordshire—Glyndwr at Carmarthen—He Consults aSoothsayer—The Plot of the Percys—Battle of Shrewsbury—Glyndwr’sConnection with the Movement—He Appears inFlint—The King Prepares for the Invasion of Wales. | |
| CHAPTER VII |
| OWEN AND THE FRENCH, 1403-1404 | [212] |
| Beleaguered Castles—The King Invades Wales—HeReaches Carmarthen and Hurries Home Again—GlyndwrTakes more Castles and harries Herefordshire—TheFrench Land at Carmarthen—Anglesey—Carnarvon—GlyndwrCaptures Harlech—He Calls a Parliament at Machynlleth—DavyGam—Glyndwr Sends Ambassadors to Paris—BishopTrevor Joins the Welsh—Herefordshire and theEnglish Borders Ravaged—Urgent Appeals for Succour tothe King—The Earl of Warwick Defeats Glyndwr—GlyndwrGains a Victory—He Forces Shropshire to Make Terms—Owen’sCourt at Harlech—Iolo Goch. | |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| WELSH REVERSES, 1405 | [237] |
| Desolation of Wales—Owen’s Methods of Warfare—CountryHouses of the Period—Welsh Rural Life and Population—GlyndwrNot a Rebel—Lady Despencer and the YoungPrinces—Prince Henry’s Letter on the Battle—Welsh Defeatedat Mynydd-y-Pwll-Melyn—Owen’s Brother Killed,and his Son Captured—The Percys Rise in the North—Depressionamong Owen’s Followers—Landing of the Frenchat Milford—The Allies March to Worcester—Battle ofWoodbury Hill—Retreat of Franco-Welsh Army to Wales—KingHenry Unsuccessfully Invades Wales—Cadoganof the Battle-axe—Departure of the French—PembrokeMakes Terms with Owen. | |
| CHAPTER IX |
| THE TRIPARTITE INDENTURE, 1406 | [263] |
| The Tripartite Indenture—Defeat and Execution of LordPercy and Bardolph—Owen’s Letter from Pennal to theKing of France—The Papal Schism—Owen’s Star Waning—Anglesey—Dejectionin the Vale of Towy—Glyndwr’sLonely Wanderings—The Valle Crucis Story—The Berkrolles’Story—Iolo Goch’s Lament. | |
| CHAPTER X |
| ABERYSTWITH. OWEN’S POWER DECLINES, 1407-1409 | [284] |
| Owen’s Movements Vague—The King Failing in Healthbut Anxious to Enter Wales—Preparations for Siege ofAberystwith—The King Shrinks from Going to Wales—AGeneral Pestilence—Prince Henry Leads a Large Forceto Aberystwith—Terms of Surrender Arranged—AgreementUpset by Owen’s Sudden Appearance—Fall of Aberystwithand Harlech—Death of Mortimer—Owen Sinks into aGuerilla Leader—Pardons and Punishments—Death in Parisof Bishop Trevor. | |
| CHAPTER XI |
| LAST YEARS OF OWEN’S LIFE, 1410-1416 | [300] |
| Harsh Laws Enacted against the Welsh—Davy Gam—AGeneral Pardon Offered by Henry V.—Owen an Outlaw inthe Mountains—Owen, Left Alone, Disappears from History—HenryV. Sends him a Special Pardon—Kentchurchor Monnington the Scene of Owen’s Death—Some Remarkson his Policy. | |
| CHAPTER XII |
| CONCLUSION | [310] |
| Wales after Glyndwr. | |
| APPENDIX |
| THE BARDS | [333] |
