Henry VII's London in the Great Chronicle (Teams Documents of Practice Series)

Boffey, Julia (EDT)

Medieval Institute Publications（2019/06発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 146 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781580443838
• DDC分類 942.1051

Full Description

This modernized extract from The Great Chronicle of London covers the reign of England's first Tudor king, Henry VII (1485-1509). It gives an eye-witness account of events in London, and of news from elsewhere, from the viewpoint of a well-to- do citizen who was closely involved in civic administration. It describes many notable public events: riots and uprisings, executions, coronations, royal marriages and funerals, and ceremonial activities involving the mayor and aldermen. Its year by year entries also cover matters like the weather, the cost of living, taxes, and the effects of building work undertaken in the city. Although its compiler worked to a scheme common to other London chronicles from the period, he was ready to express his own views on a number of matters, and wrote with keen observation and occasional wit.

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Genealogies

Introduction: The Great Chronicle of London and the Reign of Henry VII

Robert Fabyan and The Great Chronicle of London

History and Chronicle Writing ca. 1500

The Great Chronicle of London and Other London Chronicles

London in Fabyan's Time

London and the Wider World, 1485-1509

The Great Chronicle of London: Language and Idiom

Note on the Text

Select Glossary of Distances, Weights and Measures, Forms of Currency

Chronology

Suggestions for Further Reading

The Great Chronicle of London: Selected Extracts