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Chronicles of the reigns of Stephen, Henry II, and Richard I. Volume 3
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The third volume of this four-volume set of Latin chronicles, edited by Richard Howlett and published between 1884 and 1889, contains five separate works. The Gesta Stephani regis Anglorum is a pri...
The third volume of this four-volume set of Latin chronicles, edited by Richard Howlett and published between 1884 and 1889, contains five separate works. The Gesta Stephani regis Anglorum is a primary source for Stephen's reign and especially his wars with his cousin Maude. This is supplemented by the shorter De gestis regis Stephani by Richard, prior of Hexham, covering the years 1135-9. The treatise Relatio de standardo by St Aelred, abbot of Rievaulx, is a partisan account of the Battle of the Standard in 1138. Jordan Fantosme's long poem (in French, with an English translation) describes the rebellion against Henry II of 1173-4. Finally, Richard of Devizes chronicles the deeds of Richard I in De rebus gestis Ricardi Primi, which is 'one of the most amusing products of the middle ages' according to Howlett, whose introduction provides historical background and manuscript details.
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- Creator
- edited by Richard Howlett
- Included Title
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- Gesta Stephani, regis Anglorum et ducis Normannorum
- Format
- Books
- Languages
- Latin, English, French
- Contributors
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- Howlett, Richard, 1841-1917, editor
- Richard, of Hexham, active 1141. Historia de gestis Regis Stephani et de Bello Standardii
- Aelred, of Rievaulx, Saint, 1110-1167. De bello standardii
- Fantosme, Jordan, active 1158-1174. Chronique de la guerre entre les Anglois et les Ecossois en 1173 et 1174
- Richard, of Devizes, approximately 1150-approximately 1200. Chronicon Ricardus divisiensis de rebus gestis Ricardi primi regis Angliae
- Publication
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- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (lxxvi, 512 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781139380683, 9781108052283, 9781108052283
- Also issued in print: 2012.
- Originally published: London: Longman & Co., 1886.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Text in Latin with English preface and notes, plus one poem in Old French with parallel English translation.
Subjects
- Great Britain -- History -- Stephen, 1135-1154.
- Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Poetry.
- Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199.
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History -- To 1500.
- England -- Relations -- Scotland -- History -- To 1500.
- Scotland -- Relations -- England -- History -- To 1500.