Let's gee things up a little, as it seems to have gone a bit quiet.
You are now the biggest name in the industry, and you are approached by a mega film company to see what part you would like to play in their forthcoming epic movie about the history of the world… What character from history or legend would you want to play? and why?
I have just realised I have not told you who I would like to play...
Owain Glyndŵr, anglicised by William Shakespeare as Owen Glendower, and Wales equivalent to Scotland's 'Braveheart' was a Welsh ruler and the last native Welsh person to hold the title Prince of Wales. He instigated an ultimately unsuccessful but long-running revolt against English rule of Wales.
On 16 September 1400, Glyndŵr instigated the Welsh Revolt against the rule of Henry IV of England. Although initially successful, the uprising was eventually put down -- Glyndŵr was last seen in 1412 and was never captured, nor tempted by Royal Pardons and never betrayed. His final years are a mystery.
Glyndŵr has remained a notable figure in the popular culture of both Wales and England, portrayed in Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 (as Owen Glendower) as a wild and exotic man ruled by magic and emotion. (That's me down to a tee…hehe)
In the late 19th century the "Young Wales" movement recreated him as the father of Welsh nationalism, revising the historical image of him and joining him in popular memory as a national hero on par with King Arthur.
In 2000, celebrations were held all over Wales to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Glyndŵr rising. Owain has since been voted in at 23rd in a poll of 100 Greatest Britons in 2002.
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