| 单词 | Owen Glendower |
| 例句 | William Blake’s graphite drawing from around 1820 shows Owen Glendower, a fierce Welsh warrior who led an unsuccessful revolt against English rule. Art Review: ?A Passion for Drawings,? Charles Ryskamp?s Bequest, at Frick 2012-02-23T23:27:54Z To which are also added, Memoirs of Owen Glendower, 4to. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 104, October 25, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-02-20T03:00:18.340Z This is a brilliant story of the stirring times of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses, when the Scotch, under Douglas, and the Welsh, under Owen Glendower, were attacking the English. A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti 2012-02-06T03:00:13.023Z Shakespeare has from this superstition made a whimsical picture of Owen Glendower: He painted nature. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z This is the hill of Owen Glendower, sir, where he was in the habit of standing to look out for his enemies coming from Chester.” Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Its decline is dated from the rebellion of Owen Glendower, who destroyed the castle and ravaged all the surrounding district. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z We all know Owen Glendower's celebrated assertion: "I can call spirits from the vasty deep," and his description of the wonders that local tradition told him had preceded his birth. Stranger Than Fiction Being Tales from the Byways of Ghosts and Folk-lore 2011-07-06T02:00:50.100Z It was there that Owen Glendower held his Parliament in 1404 and signed his treaty with Charles VI of France. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z He was lucky too in having no adversary of genius of the type of Owen Glendower. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Whilst breakfasting, I asked the landlady, who was bustling about the room, whether she had ever heard of Owen Glendower. p. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Urban also built a palace here, which was destroyed by Owen Glendower: its high outer walls and gateway, however, remain, and form an inclosure to a garden. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z In 1404 Owen Glendower burnt the town, except the quarters of the Friars Minors. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" We may also compare the omens which marked the births of Owen Glendower and Richard III. Folk-lore of Shakespeare For four generations the land was comparatively quiet, but the great rebellion of Owen Glendower in the reign of Henry IV. was to show how far the spirit of particularism was from extinction. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z This ballad has reference to the Breton expedition which sailed for Wales in 1405 to assist the Welsh under Owen Glendower to free their principality from the English yoke. Legends & Romances of Brittany Owen Glendower held it five years against the English. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel During the rebellion of Owen Glendower in the opening years of the 15th century, the county was again disturbed, and Owen for a short time actually held a court in Aberystwyth Castle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" That Owen Glendower could once more maintain himself as Prince in Wales was entirely due to his French auxiliaries. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) The leader was a gentleman named Owen Glendower, who had the blood of the ancient kings of Gwynedd in his veins. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z In 1400 an English nobleman, Lord Grey of Ruthyn, seized on an estate belonging to Owen Glendower, a powerful Welsh gentleman. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII There is a little old church, and in a back court the ruins of the "Parliament House," where Owen Glendower assembled the Welsh Parliament in 1404. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Owen Glendower was a noble Welshman, who led his countrymen in the long and stout resistance which they offered to King Henry IV. Little Folks (October 1884) A Magazine for the Young A great revolt of the Welsh is headed by Owen Glendower. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 That means 'good-by,' Sis; for to-morrow I am off to the Welsh wars to dance with the lords-marchers and Owen Glendower, to a far different strain. Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times The Duke of Orleans refused to consider himself bound to Henry by the truce which had been made with Richard, and, forming an alliance with Owen Glendower, prepared to send a fleet to his aid. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII Considerable obscurity overhangs the fate of Owen Glendower. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology The celebrated Welsh chieftain, generally known as Owen Glendower, was surnamed after the valley, which belonged to him. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure It seemed to be four or five hundred years old, and perhaps belonged to some petty chief in the days of Owen Glendower. George Bowring - A Tale Of Cader Idris From "Slain By The Doones" By R. D. Blackmore “The valley of Llangollen belonged once to the far-famed Owen Glendower, mentioned in Shakespeare’s Plays, as ‘not in the roll of common men.’ The "Ladies of Llangollen" as Sketched by Many Hands; with Notices of Other Objects of Interest in "That Sweetest of Vales" Owen Glendower called the Welsh to arms, ravaged Lord Grey's lands, and proclaimed himself Prince of Wales. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII His compatriots rallied round him as their forefathers had rallied round Owen Glendower centuries before. Lloyd George The Man and His Story Anyway, however that may be, Owen Glendower came and conquered, in the beginning of the fifteenth century, when he was forging a chain of wonderful deeds which made him the hero of Wales. Set in Silver Owen Glendower was a warm partisan of King Richard, and was one of the few who remained faithful to the end; thereby incurring the deep hostility of Henry, and of his adherent Lord Grey. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Owen Glendower, a Welshman, whom the late King had befriended, declared that Richard was still living, and that the corpse exhibited was not his body. The Leading Facts of English History At the same time South Wales fell again under the power of the king, and though Owen Glendower still continued to hold out in the mountainous region round Snowdon, his power rapidly declined. A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII The English were utterly defeated and both leaders were taken prisoners, Thomas Percy, the future ally of Owen Glendower, being captured by one of Sir Owen's Welsh followers. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) At first Owen Glendower was successful, but eventually he had to flee to the mountains. What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association I have heard somewhat of the Welshman Owen Glendower, who lives in those parts. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower There were some lingerings of rebellion yet: Owen Glendower being retired to Wales, and a preposterous story being spread among the ignorant people that King Richard was still alive. A Child's History of England Whilst breakfasting I asked the landlady, who was bustling about the room, whether she had ever heard of Owen Glendower. Wild Wales: Its People, Language and Scenery Is there not my father, my uncle, and myself; Lord Edmund Mortimer, my Lord of York, and Owen Glendower? The Complete Works of William Shakespeare He accounts none well descended that call him not cousin, and prefers Owen Glendower before any of the Nine Worthies. Character Writings of the 17th Century Owen Glendower carried fire and slaughter among the Welsh marches, captured most of the strong places held by the English, and foiled three invasions, led by the king himself. Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower Even under the House of Lancaster, Llewellyn was faintly reproduced in Owen Glendower. Lectures and Essays Then in an instant the individual is forgotten and he is off, dragging you in his train, to ancient Britons, intrusive Saxons, unheard-of bards, Owen Glendower, mountain raiders and a thousand fascinating things. Through the Magic Door Of all figures in the history of Wales, that of Owen Glendower is the most striking and the most popular. Short History of Wales Experience has taught, or will teach you, that most of the wonderful stories patients and others tell of sudden and signal cures are like Owen Glendower's story of the portents that announced his birth. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him; He never did encounter with Glendower: I tell thee, He durst as well have met the Devil alone As Owen Glendower for an enemy. King Henry IV, Part 1 This Edmund, in the reign of Bolingbroke, As I have read, laid claim unto the crown; And, but for Owen Glendower, had been king, Who kept him in captivity till he died. King Henry VI, Part 2 Owen Glendower's few years of power were a kind of prophecy; but Owen once appeared to the abbot of Valle Crucis, so tradition says, to declare that he had come before his time. Short History of Wales The fame of his eloquence filled the land, and districts expected his appearance anxiously, as in old times they expected Owen Glendower. Short History of Wales The peasant war in England is called the Peasant Revolt; the peasant war in Wales is sometimes called the revolt of Owen Glendower. Short History of Wales And you in Hell, as oft as he hears Owen Glendower spoke of. King Henry IV, Part 1 The fall of Llywelyn, the Black Death, Owen Glendower's ideals and the Tudor legislation, all prepared the way. Short History of Wales |
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