Matilda, Lady of Hay

Description

1210, ac mae’r Brenin John ar yr orsedd ers unarddeg mlynedd. Mae ef yn gorchymyn carcharu uchelwraig a’i mab 35 mlwydd oed, gydag ysgub o wenith a darn o gig moch amrwd yn unig i’w cynnal. Ymhen unarddeg niwrnod mae’r ddau yn gelain. Mae’r uchelwraig yn briod ag un o arglwyddi mwyaf pwerus y Mers ac mae pob brenin a brenhines ym Mhrydain ers Harri VIII yn ddisgynnydd iddi.
1210, and King John has been on the throne for 11 years. On his orders, a well-dressed lady and her 35-year-old son are imprisoned with nothing but a sheaf of wheat and a side of raw bacon to sustain them. Eleven days later both lie dead. The lady is married to one of the richest and most powerful lords of the Marches and every British monarch since Henry VIII is descended from her.