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Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales

I can describe Owain Glyndwr's uprising against the English.

New
New
Year 1

Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales

I can describe Owain Glyndwr's uprising against the English.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Gaining support from many people in Wales, Owain and his forces captured many castles including Conwy castle.
  2. After a few years, Owain and his army had gained control of most of Wales.
  3. Owain pronounced himself the Prince of Wales, a title that English kings had given to their heirs.
  4. However, the English fought back and, after a few years, most of Wales was back under its control.
  5. Owain refused to surrender, now and again ambushing English soldiers who never managed to capture him.

Keywords

  • Title - a title is a word used to show someone's rank or position

  • Army - a group of soldiers ready to fight is called an army

  • Uprising - an uprising is when people rise up against the people who rule them

Common misconception

The Welsh lords were chanting 'Owain Glyndwr, Prince of Wales' because he was the Prince.

Ensure children know that the Welsh lords were chanting because they wanted Owain to become the Prince of Wales and their leader.

Plot a graph to show Owain's rise and fall or ask the children to create chalk drawings of Owain's story; children work in groups with each child drawing a different part of the story, then the children use the pictures to retell the story verbally.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
The special p called the Marches was between England and...
Correct Answer: Wales, wales
Q2.
The word means people related by blood to older generations.
Correct Answer: descended, Descended
Q3.
Owain Glyndwr was descended from...
the kings of England.
Correct answer: the princes of Wales.
the kings of Scotland.
the princes of Ireland.
Q4.
Where did Owain study law as a young man?
Correct answer: London
Scotland
Chepstow
France
Q5.
Where did Owain fight for the English army?
Wales
The Marches
Correct answer: Scotland
France
Q6.
Owain decided to rise up and fight against the...
Correct Answer: English, english, English king, english king, king of england

6 Questions

Q1.
To fight against the English king, Owain Glyndwr needed an...
Correct Answer: army, Army
Q2.
Why did Owain want revenge against Reginald Grey?
Grey had insulted him.
Correct answer: Grey had taken some of Owain's land.
Grey had burnt down Owain's home.
Q3.
Why was Owain's army able to surprise Grey's soldiers at Ruthin?
Correct answer: It was the day of Ruthin's fair.
It was night time and Grey's soldiers were asleep.
Grey's soldiers had heard that Owain's army was a long way away.
Q4.
Which very big and strong English castle did the Welsh capture?
Ruthin
Correct answer: Conwy
Sycarth
Q5.
Which special weapon did Owain's army use against the English in the mountains?
swords
Correct answer: bows and arrows
spears
javelins
Q6.
Eventually, the English fought back and took back their castles; Owain Glyndwr...
was captured.
was killed in battle.
Correct answer: was forced into hiding.

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