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After Alfred deals with the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, tracing the development of this group of texts, linking them to a southern court elite who were deeply engaged in kingdom-building, and offering both a detailed study of each chronicle and a broad contribution to the history of a critical period in the making of England and the English story.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: The Study and Editing of the Vernacular Chronicles
- 3: Alfred's Chronicle and the First Continuations
- 4: Chronicle A and the Early Tenth Century
- 5: BC, B, and the Mid Tenth Century
- 6: The 'Northern Recension'
- 7: The Lost Worcester Chronicle
- 8: Vernacular Chronicles c 1000
- 9: The Annals of Æthelred and the early years of Cnut
- 10: The Making of Chronicle C and Mid Eleventh-Century Chronicling
- 11: The Continuations of Chronicle C and the Development of Chronicles in the Mid Eleventh Century
- 12: Chronicle D, Crossing Conquest
- 13: Chronicle F and Canterbury post 1066
- 14: Chronicle E, /E and H: the End of the Tradition?
- Conclusion
- Appendix - The Cult of St Olaf and the Dating of Chronicle C Annal 1030
About the author
Pauline Stafford studied at the University of Oxford. She taught medieval history at the University of Huddersfield, before becoming Professor of Medieval History at the University of Liverpool, where she remained until her retirement. She was also a visiting professor at the Institute of Medieval Studies at the University of Leeds, and is Honorary Vice-President of the Royal Historical Society. She is married with three children, and three grandchildren.
Summary
After Alfred deals with the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, tracing the development of this group of texts, linking them to a southern court elite who were deeply engaged in kingdom-building, and offering both a detailed study of each chronicle and a broad contribution to the history of a critical period in the making of England and the English story.
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I expect I will be referencing this book regularly over the next years and hope that the volume succeeds in promoting further Chronicle scholarship.
