Thomas Myddelton (younger)
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Sir Thomas Myddelton (1586–1666) of Chirk Castle, Denbighshire, was an English-born Welsh landowner, politician, and military officer. He became a Member of Parliament in 1624; during the First English Civil War he was a prominent Parliamentarian general, despite having no previous military experience.
Chirk Castle, purchased by Myddelton's father in 1595
Man identified as Sir Thomas Myddelton, after Civil War-era print by Thomas Hinde (1635-52). Myddelton served as an active field commander in the war, despite being 57 years old at its outbreak
Welsh Royalist John Owen of Clenennau; Owen was alleged to have served under Myddelton in Booth's Uprising of 1659, despite the two men being opponents in the previous conflicts
John Owen (Royalist)
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Sir John Owen of Clenennau (1600–1666), was a Welsh landowner from Anglesey, who served with the Royalist army in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, during which he held various commands in North Wales.
Archbishop of York John Williams, who clashed repeatedly with Owen during 1645–6 over the latter's military governorship of Conwy.
The Menai Straits at Y Dalar Hir; Owen's involvement in the 1648 revolt ended in a running battle near this spot