History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of Béthune
In the first quarter of the thirteenth century, an anonymous Flemish writer set in writing, in Old French, a chronicle of Normandy, England, Flanders and northern France. It ranged from the arrival of the Vikings in Normandy to the early years of the reign of King Henry III of England, ending with an account of the translation of the relics of St Thomas Becket to their magnificent new shrine in Canterbury Cathedral in 1220. Along the way, it adopted and formed part of a tradition of writing of the history of the dukes of Normandy and kings of England, a tradition which had developed in Latin in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, and then con…
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- ISBN: 978-1-351-72300-8
- EAN: 9781351723008
- Produktnummer: 35495878
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 2'781 KB
- Abbildungen: 3 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 3 Karten
Über den Autor
Janet Shirley (1928-2017) was an accomplished translator, noted for translations of medieval French sources into modern English. These ranged from the Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, to Garnier's Becket, the Song of Roland, the Song of the Cathar Wars, continuations of William of Tyre, and works by Bernard Gui and William de Machaut.Paul Webster is Lecturer at Cardiff University, where he coordinates the Exploring the Past adult learners' pathway, a partnership between the Division of Continuing and Professional Education and the School of History, Archaeology and Religion. He teaches and researches medieval history, including kingship, piety and the cult of the saints.
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