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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Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw
Hywel "Dda aka Good" and Elen Dyfed Queen Consort Seisyllwg Queen Consort Deheubarth were married. She the daughter of Llywarch ap Hyfaidd King Dyfed. He the son of Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg.
Hywel "Dda aka Good" succeeded King Deheubarth. Elen Dyfed Queen Consort Seisyllwg Queen Consort Deheubarth by marriage Queen Consort Deheubarth.
Around 880 Hywel "Dda aka Good" was born to [his father] Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg (age 26).
Around 904 Llywarch ap Hyfaidd King Dyfed was killed by Hywel "Dda aka Good" (age 24) and his father [his father] Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg (age 50). His brother Rhodri succeeded King Dyfed.
In 909 [his father] Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg (age 55) died.
In 920 Hywel "Dda aka Good" (age 40) succeeded King Seisyllwg. Elen Dyfed Queen Consort Seisyllwg Queen Consort Deheubarth by marriage Queen Consort Seisyllwg.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. 926. This year appeared fiery lights in the northern part of the firmament; and Sihtric departed; and King Athelstan (age 32) took to the kingdom of Northumbria, and governed all the kings that were in this island:-First, Howel, King of West-Wales (age 46); and Constantine, King of the Scots; and Owen, King of Monmouth; and Aldred, the son of Eadulf, of Bamburgh. And with covenants and oaths they ratified their agreement in the place called Emmet, on the fourth day before the ides of July; and renounced all idolatry, and afterwards returned in peace.
In 928 Hywel "Dda aka Good" (age 48) went on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy [Map].
In 950 Hywel "Dda aka Good" (age 70) died. His son Owain succeeded King Deheubarth.
[his son] Rhodri ap Hywel King Deheubarth was born to Hywel "Dda aka Good" .
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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[his son] Edwin ap Hywel King Deheubarth was born to Hywel "Dda aka Good" .
[his daughter] Edwin ap Hywel Dinefwr was born to Hywel "Dda aka Good" .
[his son] Owain King Deheubarth was born to Hywel "Dda aka Good" .
Kings Gwynedd: Grand Son of Rhodri ap Mervyn "The Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Son of Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg
Kings Powys: Great x 2 Grand Son of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gwriad ap Elidyr Aberffraw
Great x 1 Grandfather: Merfyn "Frych aka Freckled" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rhodri Molwynog "Bald and Grey" Anglesey
Great x 3 Grandfather: Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandmother: Esyllt Anglesey
GrandFather: Rhodri ap Mervyn "The Great" King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elisedd ap Gwylog King Powys
Great x 3 Grandfather: Brochfael ap Elisedd King Powys
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Nest ferch Cadell Cadelling Queen Consort Gwynedd
Father: Cadell ap Rhodri King Seisyllwg
Great x 1 Grandfather: Meurig King Seisyllwg
GrandMother: Angharad Seisyllwg Queen Consort Gwynedd