Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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Late Medieval Books is in Books.
A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 written in the Fifteenth century, and for the first time printed from MSS. in the British Museum: to which are added numerous contemporary illustrattons, consisting of royal letters, poems, and other articles descriptive of public events, or of the manners and customs of the metropolis. 1828.
Annals of Margam Abbey published by Twenty Trees.
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The Annals of Margam is a remarkable source for Medieval History. The Annals include descriptions of the finding of King Arthur's remains at Glastonbury, the murder of Prince Arthur by King John, as well as detailed accounts of the Welsh wars. This book is an English translation of Henry Luard's Latin book of 1865.
The Annals of Tewskesbury is a remarkable source for Medieval History, particularly for the reign of King Henry 3rd, on a local, regional, national and international scale, describing affairs of the monastery, the Baron's Wars, Crusades, eclipses, births, marriages and deaths, and much more. This book provides an English translation inline with the Latin text. Available in Paperback and Ebook on Amazon.
The Annals of the Monastery of Winchester published by Twenty Trees.
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The Annals of Winchester is a remarkable resource for the period 519-1277. Up to 1157 the Annals largely follows the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, thereafter, it is an original composition. The latter part of the Annals are contemporary with events. This book provides an English Translation of Henry Luard's 1865 Latin copy of the Annals of Winchester.
Chronicon Adæ de Usk A.D. 1377-1421. Edited with a Translation and Notes by Sir Edward Maunde Thompson, K.C.B. Second Edition. London Henry Frowde Oxford University Press Warehouse, Amen Corner, E.C. 1904.
Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Geoffrey le Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
Chronicle of the Princes of Wales
Brut y Tywysogion aka Chronicle of the Princes of Wales. Edited by the Reverend John Williams ab Ithel, M.A. Rector of Llanymowddy, Merionethshire. 1860.
Flowers of History by Matthew Paris
The Flowers of History especially as relate to The Affairs of Britain from the Beginning of the World to the Year 1307 collected by Matthew of Westminster.
History of the Arrival of Edward IV
Historie of the Arrivall of Edward IV, in England and the Finall Recouerye of His Kingdomes from Henry VI. A.D. M.CCCC.LXXI Edited by John Bruce, Esq. F.S.A. Published for the Camden Society. M.DCCC.XXX.VIII.
Scalaronica. The Reigns of Edward I, Edward II and Edward III as recorded by Sir Thomas Gray. And now translated by the Right Hon. Sir Herbert Maxwell [aged 61] Baronet. Glasgow. James Maclehose & Sons. Publishers to the University. 1907.
Here folowing begynnythe a full lamentable cronycle, of the dethe and false murdure of James Stewarde, Kyng of Scotys [aged 42], nought long agone prisoner yn englande, the tymes of the kyngs henrye the fifte and henrye the sixte.
Three Fifteenth Century Chronicles
Three fifteenth-century chronicles, with historical memoranda by John Stowe, the antiquary, and contemporary notes of occurrences written by him in the reign of Queen Elizabeth by Gairdner, James, 1828-1912.
A Chronicle Of The First Thirteen Years Of The Reign of King Edward The Fourth, By John Warkworth, D.D. Master of St. Peter's College, Cambridge.
