Henrici Quinti, Angliæ Regis, Gesta, is a first-hand account of the Agincourt Campaign, and subsequent events to his death in 1422. The author of the first part was a Chaplain in King Henry's retinue who was present from King Henry's departure at Southampton in 1415, at the siege of Harfleur, the battle of Agincourt, and the celebrations on King Henry's return to London. The second part, by another writer, relates the events that took place including the negotiations at Troye, Henry's marriage and his death in 1422.
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Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw
Maternal Family Tree: Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd 1065-1162
In or before 1100 [her father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 44) and [her mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 34) were married. He the son of [her grandfather] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd and [her grandmother] Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd. They were second cousin once removed.
Around 1100 Gwenllian Aberffraw was born to [her father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 45) and [her mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 35).
Around 1113 Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 32) and Gwenllian Aberffraw (age 13) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Deheubarth. She the daughter of King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 58) and Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 48). He the son of Rhys ap Tewdwr King Deheubarth and Gwladys ferch Rhiwallon Mathrafal Queen Consort Deheubarth (age 53). They were half second cousin once removed.
Before 1130 [her brother] Owain "Great" King Gwynedd (age 29) and [her sister-in-law] Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 14) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Gwynedd. He the son of [her father] King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd (age 74) and [her mother] Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd (age 64).
In 1130 [her son] Maredudd King Deheubarth was born to [her husband] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 49) and Gwenllian Aberffraw (age 30).
In 1132 [her son] Rhys ap Gruffydd "The Lord Rhys" Dinefwr was born to [her husband] Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth (age 51) and Gwenllian Aberffraw (age 32). He married 1155 his first cousin Gwenllian ferch Madog Mathrafal, daughter of Madog ap Maredudd Mathrafal Prince Powys and Susanna Aberffraw, and had issue.
In 1136 a battle, or skirmish, was fought at Maes Gwenllian [Map] between the Welsh forces of Gwenllian (age 36), wife of [her husband] Gruffydd (age 55), with her two sons, and the Norman force of Maurice de Londres. Gwenllian and her two sons [her son] Morgan Dinefwr and [her son] Maelgwn Dinefwr were killed.
Chronicon ex Chronicis by Florence and John of Worcester. 1137. [her former husband] Griffyth-ap-Rhys (age 56), king of Wales, perished through the artifices of his wife.1
Note 1. So far from this being the case, Gwenlian, the wife of Griffythap-Rhys, prince of South Wales, a woman of a gallant spirit, seconded her husband's efforts for independence, and, in his absence, took the field in person at the head of her forces. See Giraldus Cambrensis Itin. i., c. iv., and Dr. Powell's notes: see also Warrington's History of Wales, p. 293.
[her daughter] Gwladus Dinefwr was born to Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth and Gwenllian Aberffraw .
[her daughter] Elizabeth Dinefwr was born to Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth and Gwenllian Aberffraw .
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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[her daughter] Nest Dinefwr was born to Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth and Gwenllian Aberffraw .
[her son] Morgan Dinefwr was born to Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth and Gwenllian Aberffraw .
[her son] Maelgwn Dinefwr was born to Gruffudd ap Rhys King Deheubarth and Gwenllian Aberffraw .
Kings Gwynedd: Grand Daughter of Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Great x 4 Grandfather: Idwal ap Anaward "Foel aka Bald" King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: Meurig ap Idwal Aberffraw
Great x 2 Grandfather: Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw
Great x 1 Grandfather: Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd
GrandFather: Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd
Father: King Gruffudd ap Cynan of Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Great x 1 Grandfather: Olaf mac Sitriuc
GrandMother: Ragnaillt Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd
Gwenllian Aberffraw Queen Consort Deheubarth
Great x 4 Grandfather: Owain King Deheubarth
Great x 3 Grandfather: Einion Dinefwr
Great x 2 Grandfather: Gronwy Ap Einion Dinefwr
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edwin of Tegeingl
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ælfgar Earl of Mercia and East Anglia
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edwin Earl of Mercia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Ethelfleda or Aldgyth of Mercia
GrandFather: Owain ab Edwin
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gwerystan ap Gwaithfoed Mathrafal
Great x 2 Grandfather: Cynfyn ap Gwersytan Mathrafal
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nest ferch Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys
Great x 1 Grandmother: Iwerydd Mathrafal
Great x 3 Grandfather: Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Great x 2 Grandmother: Unnamed d Sitric Silkbeard King Dublin
Mother: Angharad Queen Consort Gwynedd