on this day, September 16th, in the year 1400 one of Wales' most famous sons was proclaimed Prince of Wales. Owain Glyndŵr, whos name derives from the village of his birth near Llangollen: Glyndyfrdwy, remains a fascinating figure. As the last Welsh born Prince of Wales, Owain remains an important figure symbolically, but he was a man with far reaching visions for his country such as universities in North and South Wales, and an independant church. Interestingly, the borders he was trying to negotiate for Wales included Cheshire, and other border counties, meaning the Wirral could well have ended up as part of modern Wales!
Huw Edwards tells us more:
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