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
Glyndwr Jones author of the publication Graded Exams: The Definitive Guide. Glyndwr is the son of Gwynoro Jones, the former Labour and SDP politician, and stood for Plaid Cymru in the constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney during the period of the party’s Welsh Assembly coalition with Labour—specifically in the National Assembly for Wales Election 2007 and the Westminster General Election 2010—campaigning with political veterans such as Ieuan Wyn Jones (former Deputy First Minister of Wales), Lord Dafydd Wigley and Ron Davies (former Secretary of State for Wales). He also sat on the party’s National Council during this time and supported the