Editing Machynlleth (section)

== Owain Glyndŵr ==
{{See also|Owain Glyndŵr's Parliament House, Machynlleth}}
[[File:Owain Glyndwr's parliament - geograph.org.uk - 379309.jpg|thumb|The building said to be Owain Glyndŵr's 1404 Parliament House]]

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 [[Henry IV of England|King Henry IV]]. Owain was crowned Prince of Wales in 1404 near the Parliament House, which is one of three mediaeval houses in town, in the presence of leaders from [[Scotland]], [[France]] and [[Spain]], and he held his own Parliament in the town. He held his last parliament in the nearby village of [[Pennal]], by the [[St Peter ad Vincula, Pennal|Church of St Peter ad Vincula]]. It is thought that after the rebellion floundered, Owain went into hiding in the area around Machynlleth.