Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke

Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.

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Biography of Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd 1105-1175

Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw

In 1105 Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown was born to [her father] Goronwy Unknown (age 25).

In 1125 [her father] Goronwy Unknown (age 45) died.

Before 1130 [her future husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 29) and Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 74) and [her aunt] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 64).

1136 Battle of Crug Mawr aka Cardigan

                    On 10th October 1136 [the date is uncertain] the Battle of Crug Mawr aka Cardigan between Welsh and Normans for control of Ceredigion, West Wales. The Welsh, led by [her future husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 36), [her future brother-in-law] Cadwaladr ap Gruffudd Aberffraw (age 36) and Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 55) defeated Normans led by Robert Fitzmartin,; a significant setback to Norman expansion in Wales.
                
                    Einion Aberffraw was killed.
                
                    The exact location of the battle is unknown. Possibly near Crug Mawr [Map]. However, Annales Cambriae has "A battle was fought before the castle" followed by "others drowned in the river Teifi" suggesting the castle referred to may have been Cilgerran Castle [Map] which is on the River Teifi.

In 1137 King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 82) died. His son [her future husband] Owain (age 37) succeeded King Gwynedd.

Around 1145 [her son] Dafydd ab Owain Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd was born to [her husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 45) and Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown (age 40). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%. He married 1174 Emma Plantagenet, daughter of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Mistress Unknown, and had issue.

Around 1145 Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 45) and Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown (age 40) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 80). They were first cousins.

Around 1147 [her son] Rhodri Aberffraw was born to [her husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 47) and Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown (age 42). Coefficient of inbreeding 3.22%.

In 1170 [her illegitimate step-son] Hywel ab Owain King Gwynedd (age 50) died.

On 28th November 1170 [her husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 70) died. His son [her illegitimate step-son] Hywel succeeded King Gwynedd.

In 1174 [her son] Dafydd ab Owain Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd (age 29) and [her daughter-in-law] Emma Plantagenet were married. She the illegitmate daughter of Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy and Mistress Unknown. He the son of [her former husband] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd and Cristin ferch Goronwy Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 69).