Annales Monastici

This five-volume edition of Latin source material on thirteenth-century England, published 1864–9, is still a standard reference work.

Henry Richards Luard (Edited by)

9781108043113, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

572 pages, 1 colour illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.83 kg

Originally published in 1864–9, and still a standard reference work, this five-volume collection contains editions of key source texts for medieval English history, focusing mainly on the thirteenth century. Compiled in monasteries over many years, they record local, national and international events in chronological order, sometimes surprisingly briefly and at other times in great detail. The coverage includes aristocratic marriages and deaths, royal visits, appointments and acquisitions, astronomical observations, conflicts and power struggles, natural disasters, crimes, 'diabolick appearances' and excommunications. The editor, Henry Richards Luard (1825–91), an influential Cambridge clergyman and university administrator, provided introductions to the Latin texts, and sidenotes in English indicating their content. Volume 1 (1864) contains the Annals of Margan (Glamorganshire) for 1066–1232, Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire) for 1066–1263 and Burton-on-Trent (Staffordshire) for 1004–1263. As was usual, the earlier parts of each text closely follow older sources.

Preface
Annals of Margan
Annals of Tewkesbury
Annals of Burton.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]