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Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration - And Of A Residence In The Arctic Regions During The Years 1829-33

by John Ross

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 John Ross (1777-1856) made his second attempt to find a North-West Passage between 1829 and 1833. The expedition surveyed parts of the Canadian Arctic, and discovered the magnetic north pole. Ross published this two-volume work in 1835. Volume 1 describes the voyage, and Volume 2 contains scientific reports.
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Matthaei Parisiensis Chronica Majora 7 Volume Set

by Matthew Paris

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 This seven-volume work, published 1872-83, is a rich source for English history from the Creation to 1259.
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Lestorie Des Engles Solum La Translacion Maistre Geoffrei Gaimar: Volume 2, Translation

by Geoffrei Gaimar

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 Written by Anglo-Norman historian Geoffrei Gaimar (fl.1136â€"7), this text is both the oldest surviving metrical chronicle in vernacular French and the first secular account of the history of England. Published in 1889, Volume 2 is a translation of the original text into modern English.
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Lestorie Des Engles Solum La Translacion Maistre Geoffrei Gaimar

by Geoffrei Gaimar

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 Written by Anglo-Norman historian Geoffrei Gaimar (fl.1136â€"7), this text is both the oldest surviving metrical chronicle in vernacular French and the first secular account of the history of England. Published in two volumes in 1888â€"9, the work begins in 495 and ends with Henry I's death.
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Chronicon Henrici Knighton Vel Cnitthon, Monachi Leycestrensis

by Henry Knighton

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 This is a Latin history of England from the Norman Conquest until the late fourteenth century, with introductory material providing background to the events of 1066. Henry Knighton, canon of Leicester Abbey, draws heavily on his sources, particularly Ranulf Higden. This two-volume work was originally published between 1889 and 1895.
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Chronicon Henrici Knighton Vel Cnitthon, Monachi Leycestrensis

by Henry Knighton

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 This is a Latin history of England from the Norman Conquest until the late fourteenth century, with introductory material providing background to the events of 1066. Henry Knighton, canon of Leicester Abbey, draws heavily on his sources, particularly Ranulf Higden. This two-volume work was originally published between 1889 and 1895.
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Register Of The Abbey Of St Thomas, Dublin

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 St Thomas's Abbey, Dublin, a royal foundation of Henry II, was important in the early Anglo-Norman history of Ireland. Its register, published in 1889, contains documents, chiefly grants of churches and land, relating to the abbey in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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Adae Murimuth Continuatio Chronicarum; Robertus De Avesbury De Gestis Mirabilibus Regis Edwardi Tertii

by Adam Murimuth e Robert Of Avesbury

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 Two Latin chronicles of interest for their accounts of the campaigns of Edward III, edited by E. M. Thompson (1840â€"1929) and published in 1889. Adam Murimuth (c.1275â€"1347) narrates events from 1303 to 1347; Robert of Avesbury (d.1359) provides a military history of Edward III's reign down to 1356.
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Flores Historiarum

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 This important Latin chronicle covering the period from the Creation to 1326 was compiled at St Albans and Westminster. It was edited for the Rolls Series by Henry Richards Luard (1825â€"91) and published in three volumes in 1890. Volume 1 contains the annals to 1066.
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Memorials Of St Edmund'S Abbey

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 Bury St Edmunds possessed an extremely important Benedictine abbey. This three-volume collection of documents, edited and published between 1890 and 1896, includes accounts of the life and miracles of St Edmund (d.869), the history of the abbey, and its often fraught relations with the burgesses of the town.
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Charters And Documents Illustrating The History Of The Cathedral, City, And Diocese Of Salisbury, In The Twelfth And Thirteenth Centuries - Selected From The Capitular And Diocesan Registers

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 Complementing the register of St Osmund (also reissued in this series), which relates to the twelfth century, this work, published in 1891, continues the ecclesiastical, social and royal history of Salisbury into the thirteenth century. It contains transcripts of Latin documents drawn from five manuscripts.
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The Red Book Of The Exchequer

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 A rich resource for medieval historians, the Liber rubeus de Scaccario is a register, or book of remembrance, first compiled during the reign of Henry III. This three-volume edition, with extensive introductory material by Hubert Hall (1857â€"1944), was first published in 1896.
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The Red Book Of The Exchequer

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 A rich resource for medieval historians, the Liber rubeus de Scaccario is a register, or book of remembrance, first compiled during the reign of Henry III. This three-volume edition, with extensive introductory material by Hubert Hall (1857â€"1944), was first published in 1896.
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The Red Book Of The Exchequer

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 A rich resource for medieval historians, the Liber rubeus de Scaccario is a register, or book of remembrance, first compiled during the reign of Henry III. This three-volume edition, with extensive introductory material by Hubert Hall (1857â€"1944), was first published in 1896.
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The Tripartite Life Of Patrick - With Other Documents Relating To That Saint

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 This two-volume edition of works about Patrick, the fifth-century apostle to Ireland, was published in 1887. Dating from the fifth to the eleventh century, in both Latin and Irish, the texts show the development of the saint's cult, ranging from hagiography to hymns and homilies. The Irish texts are translated.
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The Tripartite Life Of Patrick - With Other Documents Relating To That Saint

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 This two-volume edition of works about Patrick, the fifth-century apostle to Ireland, was published in 1887. Dating from the fifth to the eleventh century, in both Latin and Irish, the texts show the development of the saint's cult, ranging from hagiography to hymns and homilies. The Irish texts are translated.
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Icelandic Sagas And Other Historical Documents Relating To The Settlements And Descents Of The Northmen Of The British Isles

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 This four-volume set of Old Norse texts with English translation (1887â€"94) includes the saga of the Orkney jarls, written in Iceland about 1230, and the saga of King HÃ¡kÃ³n HÃ¡konarson of Norway by the Icelander Sturla ÃžÃ³rÃ°arson. Volume 3 contains George Dasent's translation, The Orkneyingers' Saga.
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The Story Of England By Robert Manning Of Brunne, Ad 1338

by Robert Manning

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 The first part of this Middle English verse chronicle by the Gilbertine monk Robert Manning (died c.1338), was published in two volumes with an introduction and English side-notes in 1887. Volume 1 takes the narrative up to Arthur's time and his battles with the Romans.
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Literae Cantuarienses - The Letter Books Of The Monastery Of Christ Church, Canterbury

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 Christ Church, Canterbury, was the seat of the archbishop and an important pilgrimage site. This three-volume collection, published between 1887 and 1889, contains over a thousand letters and other documents written between the thirteenth century and the Reformation, illustrating the history and wealth of the priory.
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Literae Cantuarienses - The Letter Books Of The Monastery Of Christ Church, Canterbury

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 Christ Church, Canterbury, was the seat of the archbishop and an important pilgrimage site. This three-volume collection, published between 1887 and 1889, contains over a thousand letters and other documents written between the thirteenth century and the Reformation, illustrating the history and wealth of the priory.
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The Metrical Chronicle Of Robert Of Gloucester

by Robert Of Gloucester

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 Published in two volumes in 1887, and edited by William Aldis Wright (1831â€"1914), this Middle English ballad chronicle of British history up to the time of Henry III is attributed to Robert of Gloucester (fl. c.1260â€"c.1300), who was probably an eyewitness to the contemporary events he writes about.
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The Metrical Chronicle Of Robert Of Gloucester

by Robert Of Gloucester

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 Published in two volumes in 1887, and edited by William Aldis Wright (1831â€"1914), this Middle English ballad chronicle of British history up to the time of Henry III is attributed to Robert of Gloucester (fl. c.1260â€"c.1300), who was probably an eyewitness to the contemporary events he writes about.
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Rogeri De Wendover Liber Qui Dicitur Flores Historiarum Ab Anno Domini Mcliv Annoque Henrici Anglorum Regis Secundi Primo - The Flowers Of History By Roger Of Wendover From The Year Of Our Lord 1154

by Roger Of Wendover

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 Roger of Wendover (d.1236), former prior of Belvoir, was a chronicler at St Albans and a key influence on his historiographical successor, Matthew Paris. Originally published between 1886 and 1889, this three-volume Latin chronicle covers English history from 1154 to 1235.
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Rogeri De Wendover Liber Qui Dicitur Flores Historiarum Ab Anno Domini Mcliv Annoque Henrici Anglorum Regis Secundi Primo - The Flowers Of History By Roger Of Wendover From The Year Of Our Lord 1154

by Roger Of Wendover

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 Roger of Wendover (d.1236), former prior of Belvoir, was a chronicler at St Albans and a key influence on his historiographical successor, Matthew Paris. Originally published between 1886 and 1889, this three-volume Latin chronicle covers English history from 1154 to 1235.
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