Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II

A selection of Latin chronicles, published in 1882–3, collected and edited with English side-notes by William Stubbs (1825–1901).

William Stubbs (Edited by)

9781108051422, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

542 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.79 kg

This first of two volumes of Latin chronicles illustrating the reigns of Edward I (1272–1307) and Edward II (1307–27) was published in 1882. These works contain material not found in any other source for the period. The first text included here is a collection of the surviving fragments of the Annales Londonienses, much of which was destroyed by fire in 1731, but which originally provided a year-by-year narration of the events from 1194 to 1330. Despite a complete break between 1293 and 1301, it remains especially valuable for the years 1289–1316. The Annales Paulini, from the hand of a chronicler associated with St Paul's, features closely related and sometimes overlapping material dealing with the years 1307–41. The often corrupt texts were restored, edited and provided with English side-notes by William Stubbs (1825–1901), whose lengthy introduction specifies the contents of each chronicle and details the history of the transmission and publication of the manuscripts.

Introduction
Appendix
Annales Londonienses
Annales Paulini.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]