Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II
Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II
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This second of two volumes of Latin chronicles illustrating the reigns of Edward I (1272–1307) and Edward II (1307–27) was published in 1883. Included here is the Commendatio lamentabilis, a laudatory piece written by John of London very soon after the death of Edward I. This is followed by a Vita of Edward II written by an unknown monk of Malmesbury, a narration of his deeds (Gesta Edwardi de Carnarvan) by a canon of Bridlington, with another on the deeds of Edward III, and a life and death (Vita et mors) of Edward II attributed to Sir Thomas de la Moore. The often corrupt texts were restored, edited and provided with English side-notes by William Stubbs (1825–1901), whose lengthy introduction provides a wealth of detail about the possible writers, the historical context of each chronicle, and the history of the transmission and publication of the manuscripts.
Product details
- Published: November 2012
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9781108051439
- Length: 566 pages
- Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 32 mm
- Weight: 0.82kg
- Availability: Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Extracts from the Barlings chronicle
- 2. Hearne's notes on the transcript, MS Rawl. B. 414
- 3. Commendatio lamentabilis in transitu magni regis Edwardi
- 4. Gesta Edwardi de Carnarvan auctore canonico Bridlingtoniensi, Gesta Edwardi Tertii
- 5. Monachi cujusdam Malmesberiensis vita Edwardi II
- 6. Vita et mors Edwardi Secundi regis Angliae, conscripta a Thoma de la Moore equite aurato
- Index.
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