Chronicles Of The Reigns Of Stephen Henry Ii And Richard I

Author : Richard Howlett
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ISBN 13 : 9781332254996
Total Pages : 598 pages
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Download or read book Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Richard Howlett and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I, Vol. 3 The somewhat miscellaneous collection of short historical treatises published in the present volume does much towards completing the list of chronicles of the twelfth century already included in the Rolls Series. Considered by themselves it was obvious that these treatises must either be neglected or issued as a collection, for they are not, so far as is known, continuations of any great chronicles, nor are they, when isolated, of sufficient bulk to form volumes of reasonable size. The idea of printing them, and the Draco Normannicus, in company with the chronicle of William of Newburgh therefore commended itself as a middle course; for the latter work is specially fitted to act as a connecting narrative, and as a running commentary on the whole. It moreover bears traces of special relationship to at least one member of the group, the poem of Jordan Fantosme. The later years of Henry II. and the reign of Richard I. are well illustrated in our annals; but the same cannot be said for the epoch of Stephen; and prominence will therefore be given in the present preface to affairs connected with the days of that unhappy monarch. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.