Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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Agreed....and Jack the Fifer too!
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Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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Surely you cant deny that henry VII was a saintly man and a paragon of all the virtues.....lol. But seriously.... I'm basically out of sorts with attempts to save the reputation of Richard III but not because he was particularly obnoxious. I'm sure he was no better or worse than any other medieval or late medieval or early modern monarch. In my opinion both he and Henry were perfectly capable of murdering princes in towers . Indeed that sort of thing was pretty much a standard operating procedure at the time. The Shakespearian character of Richard III stands equally for the whole crew of murdering swine as far as I'm concerned. Nothing romantic or particularly admirable about any of them apart from their sheer genius for survival and political manipulation.I entirely agree though that the Shakespeare history plays are works of political propaganda..... amongst other things. I also have the humility to acknowledge that for all I know Sharon Penman's portrayal may be 100% accurate down to the last detail. Doesn't seem likely though..he wasnt Beelzebub but I refuse to believe that he was a saint.
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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Re Sharon Penman...I read the one about Richard the Third. 'Nuff said:)
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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There is hope....lol. We have a member on here who is actually writing a script on the life of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. See earlier in this thread.
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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700,000 stake hope in Dylan film From the page "As the red carpet is rolled out for the Welsh premiere of the new Dylan Thomas biopic, the assembly government has revealed it has a stake in the film."Question:- Why not offer to part finance an Owain Glyndwr pic ( or Llewellyn )?
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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This was taken before reaching Southern Snowdonia. You were on your way out of Machynlleth at the time. Probably aboard the Traws Cambria? I used to make this journey a lot when I went for hill-walking vacations in North Wales. Dim problem about the board...we like to see it cluttered...lol.
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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Just above the comment box there are some very limited formatting options. BIUS etc.... at the end of the list is a graphic which if clicked will allow you to upload a photo. If you have any problems with it let me know and I'll get hold of Ning HQ. Have to ask... how's the script coming along?
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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Carreg Cennen is everyones favorite castle in South Wales I suspect. The last time I was there was in 2001 shortly before I migrated. I seem to have lost most of my photos but heres one that survivied.
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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lol@MelGibson...I think I'd prefer Chuck Norris!
Hollywood and Owain Glyndwr?
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"The Karate Kid"....hmmmmm. Oh well Gaabriel and I are working our way through the Troma back catalog at the moment and I'm too ashamed to even tell you the name of the movie we watched today...lol.On the spelling thing...laziness and force of habit are my excuses. Llewellyn with an 'e' is a much more common spelling back home although probably an anglicisation. In this case it should certainly be spelled with a 'y'."Hiraeth" would be an excellent title but as you say there would probably be objections to it. I rather like "The First and Last Prince" as well.
