Owain Glyndŵr were leaving their studies to join Owain, and Welsh labourers and craftsmen were abandoning their employers in England and returning to Wales. Owain could also draw on Welsh troops seasoned by the English campaigns in France and Scotland. Hundreds of Welsh archers and experienced men-at-arms left English service to join the rebellion. In 1404, Owain held court at Harlech and appointed Gruffydd Young as his Chancellor. Soon afterwards, he called his first Parliament (or or "gathering") of all Wales at Machynlleth, where he was crowned Prince of Wales and announced his national programme. He declared his vision of an independent
Elen Roger Jones Wilbert Lloyd Roberts on the Welsh novelist Daniel Owen. Seven years later, she played the same part in a production by the Welsh Theatre Company. After her 70th birthday, Jones became a more prominent face on Welsh television. She played Miss Brooks in "Joni Jones" and Ann Robaits in "Hufen a Moch Bach" (Cream and Pigs). She was a cast member on two series on S4C, "Minafon" and "Gwely a Brecwast". In 1983, she played Lady Grey in the TV movie "Owain Glyndwr", which was also shown on S4C. In 1984, she starred in the English series "The District Nurse".