Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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Kingdom of Powys is in Royalty.
Around 730 Elisedd ap Gwylog King Powys succeeded King Powys.
Around 755 Elisedd ap Gwylog King Powys died. His son Brochfael succeeded King Powys.
In 773 Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys succeeded King Powys.
In 808 Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys died. His son Cyngen succeeded King Powys.
In 986 Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd succeeded King Powys, King Gwynedd.
Before 1023 Llywelyn ap Seisyll King Gwynedd King Powys King Deheubarth was appointed King Powys.
In 1069 Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys succeeded King Powys.
In 1073 Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys was killed by his cousin. His son Maredudd [aged 26] succeeded King Powys.
Llywelyn ap Merfyn King Powys succeeded King Powys.
On 9th February 1132 Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys [aged 85] died. His son Madog succeeded Prince Powys.
On 16th September 1400 Owain ap Gruffudd "Glyndŵr" Mathrafal Prince Powys [aged 41] was appointed Prince Powys.
This is a translation of the 'Memoires of Jacques du Clercq', published in 1823 in two volumes, edited by Frederic, Baron de Reissenberg. In his introduction Reissenberg writes: 'Jacques du Clercq tells us that he was born in 1424, and that he was a licentiate in law and a counsellor to Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in the castellany of Douai, Lille, and Orchies. It appears that he established his residence at Arras. In 1446, he married the daughter of Baldwin de la Lacherie, a gentleman who lived in Lille. We read in the fifth book of his Memoirs that his father, also named Jacques du Clercq, had married a lady of the Le Camelin family, from Compiègne. His ancestors, always attached to the counts of Flanders, had constantly served them, whether in their councils or in their armies.' The Memoires cover a period of nineteen years beginning in in 1448, ending in in 1467. It appears that the author had intended to extend the Memoirs beyond that date; no doubt illness or death prevented him from carrying out this plan. As Reissenberg writes the 'merit of this work lies in the simplicity of its narrative, in its tone of good faith, and in a certain air of frankness which naturally wins the reader’s confidence.' Du Clercq ranges from events of national and international importance, including events of the Wars of the Roses in England, to simple, everyday local events such as marriages, robberies, murders, trials and deaths, including that of his own father in Book 5; one of his last entries.
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In 1191 Owain Fychan ap Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog [aged 39] died. His son Madog succeeded Prince Powys Fadog. Esyllt or Isolda Unknown Princess Powys Fadog by marriage Princess Powys Fadog.
In 1236 Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog [aged 41] succeeded Prince Powys Fadog.
Around 1243 Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog [aged 48] and Emma Audley Princess Powys Fadog [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Princess Powys Fadog. The difference in their ages was 29 years. He the son of Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog and Esyllt or Isolda Unknown Princess Powys Fadog.
On 7th December 1269 Gruffudd Maelor Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog [aged 74] died. His son Madog succeeded Prince Powys Fadog.
In 1277 Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog was killed. His brother Gruffydd succeeded Prince Powys Fadog.
In 1289 Gruffydd Fychan Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog died. His son Madog [aged 14] succeeded Prince Powys Fadog.
Owain Fychan ap Madog Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog was appointed Prince Powys Fadog.
Madog ap Gruffydd Fychan "Crypl" Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog and Gwenllian Unknown Princess Powys Fadog were married. She by marriage Princess Powys Fadog. He the son of Gruffydd Fychan Mathrafal Prince Powys Fadog.
In 1195 Gwenwynwyn ap Owain Mathrafal Prince Powys Wenwynwyn [aged 18] was appointed Prince Powys Wenwynwyn.
In 1216 Gwenwynwyn ap Owain Mathrafal Prince Powys Wenwynwyn [aged 39] died. His son Gruffydd [aged 5] succeeded Prince Powys Wenwynwyn.
Before 1257 Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn Mathrafal Prince Powys Wenwynwyn [aged 45] and Hawise Strange Princess Powys Wenwynwyn [aged 14] were married. She by marriage Princess Powys Wenwynwyn. The difference in their ages was 31 years. He the son of Gwenwynwyn ap Owain Mathrafal Prince Powys Wenwynwyn.
Bleddyn ap Cynfyn King Gwynedd King Powys and Haer ferch Cillyn Queen Consort Gwynedd were married. She by marriage Queen Gwynedd, Queen Consort Powys.