Annals of Cambridge

The fifth and final volume of this authoritative Victorian history of the town and university of Cambridge.

Charles Henry Cooper (Author)

9781108000345, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 20 July 2009

676 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.77 kg

Charles Henry Cooper charted over half a millennium of life at Cambridge in the five volumes of the Annals of Cambridge. Cooper practised as a solicitor in Cambridge, and was also town clerk from 1849 until his death in 1866. He was a keen historian and devoted a great deal of time to archival research, particularly into local history. Drawing on extensive public and private records, including petitions, town treasurers' accounts, restoration records, death certificates, legal articles and letters to ruling royalty, Cooper compiled a comprehensive chronological history of Cambridge, documenting the 'city of scholars' through its tumultuous political and religious growing pains. It was published in the face of considerable opposition from the university authorities, but was eventually acclaimed as an authoritative account. Volume 5 was published posthumously in 1908 and contains the annals for 1850–1856, together with additions, corrections and an index for the first four volumes.

1. Victoria
2. Additions and corrections
Index.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]