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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.

Biography of Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd 1005-1039

Paternal Family Tree: Aberffraw

In 1005 Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd was born to Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw.

In 1023 Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd (age 18) succeeded Prince Gwynedd.

Around 1035 [his son] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd was born to Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd (age 30).

In 1039 Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd (age 34) was killed by his own men.

Death of King Gruffydd ap Llywelyn

On 5th August 1063 Gruffydd ap Llywelyn King Wales was killed. The Ulster Chronicle states that he was killed by [his son] Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd in 1064, whose father Iago had been put to death by Gruffydd in 1039.

Royal Ancestors of Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd 1005-1039

Kings Gwynedd: Great Grand Son of Idwal ap Anaward "Foel aka Bald" King Gwynedd

Kings Powys: Great x 5 Grand Son of Cadell ap Brochfael King Powys

Royal Descendants of Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd 1005-1039

Cynan ab Iago King Gwynedd

Ancestors of Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd 1005-1039

Iago ab Idwal ap Meurig Aberffraw Prince Gwynedd