Liber de Illustribus Henricis

First published 1858, this edition of a fourteenth-century book on famous men named Henry contains the Latin text and notes.

John Capgrave (Author), Francis Charles Hingeston (Edited by)

9781108042628, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

394 pages, 1 colour illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.58 kg

John Capgrave (1393–1464) was the Prior of Bishop's Lynn, and the most learned Augustinian friar of his time. Although he was the author of forty-one scholarly works, only twelve survive. This work was dedicated to King Henry VI and chronicles the lives of other great Henries, including six emperors of Germany and six kings of England (including the dedicatee himself). Largely compilations of other sources, his extensive accounts demonstrate the breadth of the scholarship for which he was known. This annotated edition was commissioned as part of the Rolls Series, a project designed, in an early campaign for ease of access to scholarly material, to put more historical sources into print. Edited by F. C. Hingeston and first published in 1858, it includes Capgrave's full Latin text and a glossary, thorough biographical notes, and chapter-by-chapter summaries, offering a useful resource for students of medieval history.

Introduction
The liber de illustribus Henricis: Dedication to Henry VI
Emperors of Germany: Henry I
Henry II
Henry III
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Dedication of the Second Part
Kings of England: Henry I
Henry II
Henry III
Henry IV
Henry V
Henry VI
Introduction to the Third Part: Eric VI, King of Denmark
Henry I, King of France
Henry, son of Richard King of the Romans
Henry II, Count of Champagne, and afterwards King of Jerusalem
Henry, Archbishop of Sens
Henry Duke of Lancaster
Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford
Henry de Beaumont
Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich
Henry, Archdeacon of Huntingdon
Henry, Archdeacon of Ghent
Henry de Urimaria
Conclusion
Appendices
Glossary
General index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]