Glyndŵr has remained a notable figure in the popular culture of both Wales and England, portrayed in William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 ( anglicised as Owen Glendower ) as a wild and exotic man ruled by magic and emotion (" at my nativity, The front of heaven was full of fiery shapes, Of burning cressets, and at my birth The frame and huge foundation of the earth Shaked like a coward.

As well as in Shakespeare, Glyndŵr, has been featured in a number of works of literature and is the subject of several historical novels, including:

For a study of the various ways Glyndŵr has been portrayed in Welsh-language literature of the modern period, see E. Wyn James, Glyndŵr a Gobaith y Genedl: Agweddau ar y Portread o Owain Glyndŵr yn Llenyddiaeth y Cyfnod Modern ( English: Glyndower and the Hope of the Nation: Attitudes to the Portrait of Owen Glyndower in Modern Age Literature ) ( Aberystwyth: Cymdeithas Llyfrau Ceredigion, 2007 ).

King Henry IV defeats a rebel army led by Henry Hotspur Percy who has allied with the Welsh rebel Owain Glyndŵr.

Llandaff has been a focal point of devastating attacks by Owain Glyndŵr and Oliver Cromwell.

The William Aston Hall at Glyndŵr University is a 900-seat venue which has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, and is now designed to accommodate a range of events from conferences and exhibitions to theatrical performances and pop / rock concerts.

Machynlleth has a special role in Welsh history because of its connection with Owain Glyndŵr, a Prince of Wales who rebelled against the English during the reign of King Henry IV.

Glyndŵr University has two subsidiary companies:

Glyndŵr University has its own nursery called Little Scholars.

Glyndŵr University has three main halls of residence, namely the Student village, Wrexham Village and Snowdon Hall.

Notably, Gwynfynydd gold has been incorporated in the prestigious Glyndŵr Award.

It has been claimed that the church is the last resting-place of Owain Glyndŵr, the last native Welshman to hold the title of Prince of Wales.

Regarded as a traitor (" Crooked David ") by some Welshmen, he is regarded as a hero by others ; his reputation has waxed and waned with those of his enemy Glyndŵr and his ally King Henry V.

Like his opponent Glyndŵr, Gam has gained a sheen of legend and many stories about him are late oral traditions, folklore and family legends which may be unreliable.

However, Meibion Glyndŵr has been the only group to have had any claim to long-term success, although since the mid-1990s the group has been inactive and Welsh nationalist violence has ceased, at least on an organisational level.

A ransom of 10, 000 marks was asked for him and Lord Grey was asked to swear an oath never to bear arms against Glyndŵr again.

Glyndŵr University's students come from all over the UK and the European Union, and the number of international students is growing.

Glyndŵr University's base in Wrexham offers economical student living for UK students and those from abroad.

Indeed, Glyndŵr University is particularly popular with EU students who have established a firm base in Wrexham making Glyndŵr University one of the top 20 most popular destinations for EU undergraduate higher education students in the whole of the UK.

Glyndŵr University is also extremely popular with mature students.

Around 54 % of Glyndŵr University students are over twenty-one with 17 % over the age of forty.

The £ 40 million project would be developed in conjunction with Glyndŵr University to house over 800 students, and take place in two phases.

In 2000, celebrations were held all over Wales to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Glyndŵr rising.

There are many folktales of Glyndŵr donning disguises to gain advantage over opponents during the rebellion.

In the next few years Oldcastle held notable positions in the Welsh campaigns of King Henry IV of England against Owain Glyndŵr, including captaincy first over Builth Castle in Brecknockshire and then over Kidwelly.

The repressive measures against the Welsh that had been in place since the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr over a century earlier were removed.

Gam ’ s local knowledge might well have played a part in the Crown's victory here and in other battles like that at Grosmont around the same time, and may have won over local Welshmen to fight against Glyndŵr.

Glyndŵr was a descendant of the Princes of Powys from his father Gruffydd Fychan II, hereditary Tywysog of Powys Fadog and Lord of Glyndyfrdwy, and of those of Deheubarth through his mother Elen ferch Tomas ap Llywelyn.

Adam of Usk, a one-time supporter of Glyndŵr, made the following entry in his Chronicle under the year 1415: After four years in hiding, from the king and the realm, Owain Glyndŵr died, and was buried by his followers in the darkness of night.

* Two letters of Owain Glyndŵr, from Adam of Usk

* September – Henry, Prince of Wales ( later Henry V of England ) retakes Aberystwyth from Owain Glyndŵr.

Its name derives from the early fifteenth century Welsh prince and folk hero Owain Glyndŵr.

Ranulf Higden in his Polychronicus records the Flemings as extinct in Pembrokeshire by 1327 but Flemish mercenaries reappear in 1400 when at the behest of Henry IV they joined an army of 1500 English settlers who marched north from Pembrokeshire to attack the army of Owain Glyndŵr at Mynydd Hyddgen.

In 1402, Edmund Mortimer, himself born at Ludlow Castle, set out from the castle with a large army to seek battle with the forces of Owain Glyndŵr.

His chronicle records the ' Welsh Revolt ', in 1403, when Owain Glyndŵr burned Usk to the ground while gaining control of much of South Wales from the English under King Henry IV and his son, later to become King Henry V. The important Battle of Pwll Melyn in 1405 occurred immediately north of Usk Castle, when English forces routed their Welsh opponents, causing much loss of life, including that of Owain's brother Tudur.

More changes followed in September 2007 when the university changed from a federal structure to a confederation of independent institutions, allowing those individual institutions which had gained the status of universities in their own right to use the title of university – these institutions are Aberystwyth University, Bangor University, Glyndŵr University ( formerly the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education ), Swansea Metropolitan University and Swansea University.

Three radio stations are based in the town – commercial stations Heart North West and Wales ( serving most of North Wales, Cheshire and the Wirral ) & Heart Cymru ( serving Gwynedd and Anglesey ) are both broadcast from studios on Mold Road in Gwersyllt and community radio station Calon FM serves the county borough from studios at Glyndŵr University on Mold Road.

The next few years Fitzalan was much occupied by events in the Welsh marches, where he had to help deal with the revolt of Owain Glyndŵr which ran in full from 1400 to maybe 1412 but gained a great deal of early momentum until 1405.

A final rebellion in 1400 led by Owain Glyndŵr, a member of the rival royal house of Powys, also drew considerable support from within Gwynedd.

According to local tradition, Dafydd Gam, a Welsh ally of the English Kings, was imprisoned here from 1404 to 1412 for attempting to assassinate Owain Glyndŵr.

Campaigns conducted from the Haven included part of Henry II's Invasion of Ireland in 1171 and Cromwell's own attack on Ireland in 1649, while forces which have disembarked at the point include Jean II de Rieux's 1405 reinforcement of the Glyndŵr Rising.

Edeirnion was part of the Glyndŵr district of Clwyd from 1974 to 1996, when the area became part of the principal area of Denbighshire.

Glyndŵr University acquired its North Wales regional hockey stadium after a £ 1 million investment from Sport @ NEWI and Sport Wales.

Although there was no evidence of a direct connection between the two groups the ONF broke from the exclusively British nationalist vision of its predecessors to praise the activities of the Welsh nationalist Meibion Glyndŵr.

Glyndŵr was proclaimed Prince of Wales, and sought assistance from Charles VI of France, but by 1409 his forces were scattered under the attacks of King Henry IV of England and further repressive measures imposed on the Welsh.

Neither Monmouth town nor its castle were attacked during the rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, although nearby Abergavenny and Grosmont were burned down during the uprising, and the town suffered from the devastation in surrounding areas.