Chronicon Anglicanum
De expugnatione Terrae Sanctae libellus. Thomas Agnellus de morte et sepultura Henrici Regis Angliae Junioris. Gesta Fulconis Filii Warini. Excerpta ex otiis Imperialibus Gervasii Tileburiensis

Published in 1875, this collection of texts composed in thirteenth-century England presents a rich mixture of medieval historical narratives.

Joseph Stevenson (Edited by), Ralph of Coggeshall (Author), Joseph Stevenson (Edited by)

9781108049245, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

544 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm, 0.79 kg

Edited by the scholar Joseph Stevenson (1806–95) and published in 1875, this collection of medieval historical narratives, written by a variety of thirteenth-century English authors, is presented in the original Latin and French. Ralph of Coggeshall's chronicle relates events from the Norman Conquest to the early years of Henry III's reign, encompassing a number of eyewitness accounts, while Thomas Agnellus recounts in detail the short life of King Henry Junior, the rebellious eldest son of Henry II, who died before fully coming into his inheritance. The work also contains extracts from Gervase of Tilbury's eclectic universal history, an anonymous narrative of Christian exploits in the Holy Land from 1186 to 1188, and a literary account of the adventures of the infamous rebel Fulk FitzWarin. Together they illuminate many interesting aspects of medieval life, through tales of wonders, outlaws and crusading, offering rich insight into the reigns of the Angevins.

Preface
Radulphi de Coggeshall chronicon Anglicanum
De expugnatione Terrae Sanctae per Saladinum libellus
Magisri Thomae Agnelli, Wellensis archidiaconi, sermo de morte et sepultura Henrici Regis Junioris
The legend of Fulco Fitz-Warin
Excerpta ex otiis Imperialibus Gervasii Tileburiensis.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]