Gesta Regis Henrici Secundi Benedicti Abbatis. the Chronicle of the Reigns of Henry II and Richard I, AD 1169-1192: Known Commonly Under the Name of B (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108048750)

This chronicle begins in 1169: it covers the accession of Richard I in 1189 and ends in the Spring of 1192. It is a crucial source of information on the reign of Henry II and consists of annals and a wide variety of documents, presented here in the original Latin. The chronicle was originally attributed to Benedict of Peterborough (c.1135-93), who kept the manuscript in his library. This was disputed by the scholar William Stubbs (1825-1901), who edited this work for the Rolls Series in 1867. It is now widely accepted that the author was Roger of Hoveden (d. 1201/2), clerk to Henry II and present during Richard I's journey to take part in the Third Crusade. Volume 1 includes extensive historiographical commentary and appendices.

Author: William Stubbs
ISBN-10: 1108048757
ISBN-13: 9781108048750
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2012
Pages: 456
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.02d