Chronicles of the Reigns of Edward I and Edward II - Volume 1

This first of two volumes of Latin chronicles illustrating the reigns of Edward I (12721307) and Edward II (130727) was published in 1882. These works contain material not found in any other source for the period. The first text included here is a collection of the surviving fragments of the Annales Londonienses much of which was destroyed by fire in 1731 but which originally provided a year-by-year narration of the events from 1194 to 1330. Despite a complete break between 1293 and 1301 it remains especially valuable for the years 12891316. The Annales Paulini from the hand of a chronicler associated with St Paul''s features closely related and sometimes overlapping material dealing with the years 130741. The often corrupt texts were restored edited and provided with English side-notes by William Stubbs (18251901) whose lengthy introduction specifies the contents of each chronicle and details the history of the transmission and publication of the manuscripts.