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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
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Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner were married.
Around 1359 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys was born to Gruffudd Fychan II Mathrafal (age 29) and Elen (age 19). He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
In 1369 [his father] Gruffudd Fychan II Mathrafal (age 39) died.
Around 1375 [his son] Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 16) and Margaret Hamner (age 5).
In September 1389 the Scrope vs Grosvenor Case was brought to the Court of Chivalry. Up to that time two families, Scrope and Grosvenor, had been using the armorial 
Scrope Arms: Azure, a bend or.
Several hundred witnesses were called including John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 49), Geoffrey Chaucer (age 46) and John Savile of Shelley and Golcar (age 64).
On 3rd September 1386 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 27) gave evidence at the Church of John the Baptist, Chester [Map].
The Court decided in favour of Scrope.
Neither party was happy with the decision so King Richard II (age 22) was called upon to give his personal verdict.
On 27th May 1390 he confirmed that Grosvenor could not bear the undifferenced arms.
As a consequence of the case the Grosvenor has for many years used the name Bendor for horses and nicknames.
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Around 1400 [his mother] Elen (age 60) died.
On 16th September 1400 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 41) was appointed Prince Powys.
On 22nd June 1402 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 43) defeated the army of [his future son-in-law] Edmund Mortimer (age 25) at Knighton, Radnorshire [Map], who was captured, at the Battle of Bryn Glas.
King Henry IV of England (age 35) made no attempt to ransom Mortimer and, consequently, Mortimer changed his allegiance, and subsequently married Owain's daughter.
Walter Devereux (age 41) died from wounds.
On 14th September 1402 Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland (age 60) and his son Henry "Hotspur" Percy (age 38) lay in wait at Homildon Hill, Northumberland [Map] for the Scots to return from their laying waste to Northumberland. The Battle of Homildon Hill was a victory for the English forces whose longbowmen decimated the Scottish schiltrons. Henry Fitzhugh 3rd Baron Fitzhugh (age 44) fought for the English.
John Swinton was killed.
Thomas Dunbar 2nd Earl of Moray (age 31) and Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl Orkney (age 27) were captured.
Archibald Douglas 1st Duke Touraine (age 30) was wounded. King Henry IV of England (age 35) forbade the ransoming of Scottish prisoners so that he could concentrate on the Welsh. By doing so he created a rift with the Percy family who subsequently defected to Owain ap Gruffudd Glyndŵr (age 43).
William Stewart of Jedworth and Teviotdale (age 46) was executed by Henry "Hotspur" Percy having been captured.
John Stewart 1st of Dalswinton and Garlies (age 32) fought at the Battle of Homildon Hill.
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On 30th November 1402 [his son-in-law] Edmund Mortimer (age 25) and [his daughter] Catrin Mathrafal were married. She the daughter of Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 43) and Margaret Hamner (age 32). He the son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
In July 1403 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 44) attacked Carreg Cennen Castle [Map] with an army of eight hundred men but failed to take the castle it being defended by [his future son-in-law] John Scudamore (age 20) who subsequently married one of Owain's daughters [his daughter] Alys Mathrafal.
In 1404 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 45) was appointed Prince of Wales.
Around May 1405 Richard Grey 1st or 4th Baron Grey of Codnor (age 34) and Dafydd Gam Brecon (age 25) decisively defeated the Welsh army at the Battle of Pwll Melyn aka Usk. [his son] Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr Mathrafal (age 30) was captured. [his brother] Tudur ap Gruffudd Mathrafal Lord Gwyddelwern (age 48) was killed. The Welsh lost around 1500 men with 300 prisoners being beheaded following the battle. The battle marked the beginning of the end of Owain Glyndŵr's (age 46) revolt.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Around 1412 [his son] Gruffudd ab Owain Glyndŵr Mathrafal (age 37) died at Tower of London [Map].
Around 1415 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys (age 56) died.
[his son] Thomas Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his daughter] Jane Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his son] John Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his daughter] Catrin Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his daughter] Alys Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his daughter] Margaret Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his son] Maredudd Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his son] Madog Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
[his father] Gruffudd Fychan II Mathrafal and [his mother] Elen were married.
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The 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. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
[his daughter] Janet Mathrafal was born to Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys and Margaret Hamner.
Kings Wessex: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 6 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 7 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 7 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 10 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 15 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Great x 4 Grandfather: Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog
Great x 4 Grandmother: Esyllt or Isolda Unknown Princess Powys Fadog
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gruffydd Fychan Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Audley
Great x 3 Grandmother: Emma Audley Princess Powys Fadog
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring
Great x 1 Grandfather: Madog ap Gruffydd Fychan "Crypl" Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog
GrandFather: Gruffydd Mathrafal
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ithel Fychan Unknown
Great x 1 Grandmother: Gwenllian Unknown Princess Powys Fadog
Father: Gruffudd Fychan II Mathrafal
Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Owain ap Meredudd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Llewelyn ap Owen
GrandFather: Thomas ap Llywelyn Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar II Count of Bar 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry of Bar III Count of Bar 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Toucy Countess Bar
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Bar Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward I of England Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon
Mother: Elen 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England