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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Mark Drakeford moved by historic letter asking French to help fight ‘barbarous’ English

Mark Drakeford examining the Pennal letter, sent by Owain Glyndŵr to Charles VI, in Paris.
Mark Drakeford examining the Pennal letter, sent by Owain Glyndŵr to Charles VI, in Paris. Photograph: handout

The Welsh first minister has spoken of his emotion at the “contemporary resonances” he perceived in a letter written by a 15th-century Prince of Wales envisioning a country free from the rule of the “barbarous” English.

During a visit to France, Mark Drakeford said he was moved by the Pennal letter sent by Owain Glyndŵr to the king of France, Charles VI, in 1406 asking for help in his fight against English rule.

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