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Anonimalle Chronicle 1307-1334 THE CHRONICLE The Anonimalle Chronicle, which was written at St Mary’s Abbey, York, and is now in the Brotherton Library, University of Leeds, has claims to be considered the most important chronicle written in the north of England during the later Middle Ages. In 1927 V. H. Galbraith edited the concluding section of the chronicle which contains the outstanding descriptions of the Good Parliament (1376), and the Peasants’ Revolt (1381). Dr Childs and Mr Taylor have now prepared an edition oft he preceding section (1307-34), which is based on the fullest known version of the short continuation of the French prose Brut, together with additions which were made at St Mary’s itself. The short continuation was a popular work in its time and offers much of interest for the reign of Edward II and the early years of Edward III, but it has never before been published and is therefore unknown in detail. For this period the Anonimalle narrative reveals a London and a northern interest, providing what is possibly the best account available of the rising of 1326. It is also well informed on the Anglo-Scottish campaigns of 1332-3, culminating in the English victory at the battle of Halidon Hill. The work perhaps of a royal clerk who travelled with the central administration from London to York during these years, the chronicle represents an important addition to the literary narratives of the period. Together with the text and a translation, Dr Childs and Mr Taylor supply a detailed historical introduction, and a number ofa ppendices which illustrate the uniqueness of the chronicle as a historical source. Res Dust jacket illustration: St Mary’s Abbey, York. Photograph by Godfrey Bingley from the collection in the School of History, University of Leeds. aS= . e a ea ees THE ANONIMALLE CHRONICLE 1307 to 1334 COINS | rt o| e : R Gills ». &.? Pia que UREA. Git PS BomDde61 5a Semeargu® M601 1¢ i Muecp on Geay® enn Anen4e Gurg®© Magid enchants Qo Buy ghit ccc @ind aC wuft 2 Qk hit ote %y SSeeeeeenfeeee .me eSehCaoe e phos tits Risnove HM F DQY Esurcey!s “ee8 ) [@ be Susy wan RS Bast LA N a : i ‘, ‘. XS Cop ee BPO f a en oor esa ) Ou ROOT EAE Do Ea ug Ae ; . 4% Shit Gottus + for SS am rs t+ SD 1101 B SHt ntegy eet UC fflifur BO foo carcfyemt HO (AMANO yon porasy- fas fift Ford Bo cHanrkKen® uO prmepedunes caucfot foment Be 4A polenrce Semteueyeeftm For OSGP.YS . al, % cteae LAOLD Qs COPAGO POD eittoe 4 ao nl f (guts pne 1p cotmn PAR De fe FOi10 volo SePye - me AYO Wie Auve Prt flomd TE RS idirete Saecs nye ire 10 qucticd St DO peguez~ co ft aps gue Aart a gpmuBl eftyip way SiMe ewy© (vr vrei! Bel VS Pamgecwde. yp ut E1sfmy SS EHS 2H) PRISE (© Por vu pe p XO FD Dre Encp y H tar fA oo WP eRor: Peet Se @Hes Papas ia| “arcfiaverSas guciuy |] Goud Kor sort pO oY wn SS, Ges game gilt Pree or es : Peake aa g 23a rs at MH Pot und e eae EECA compagund AD erescomMd VUL's sis Folio 248v from the original manuscript of the Anonimalle Chronicle, reproduced by kind permission of the Brotherton Collection, University ofL eeds. THE YORKSHIRE ARCHAOLOGICAL SOCIETY FOUNDED 1863 INCORPORATED 1893 RECORD SERIES VOLUME CXLVII FOR THE YEAR 1087 ede ANONIMALLE CHRONICLE 1307 to 1334 From Brotherton Collection Ms 29 EDITED BY WENDY R. CHILDS AND JOHN TAYLOR PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY 1991 Editorial matter © W. R. Childs andJ . Taylor 1991 Hon. General Editor SYLVIA THOMAS ISBIN:.0 902122 50.2 Printed in England by the University Printing Service at THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS In memory VoELG, Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2022 with funding from Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society https://archive.org/details/YASRS147