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History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of Bethune (Paperback)
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History of the Dukes of Normandy and the Kings of England by the Anonymous of Bethune (Paperback)
Series: Crusade Texts in Translation
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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
continued in Old French. The work is famous for vibrant and
informed description of the reign of King John, in particular the
period of baronial reaction, Magna Carta, ensuing civil war and the
nearly-successful invasion of England by Louis, heir to the kingdom
of France. Flanders supplied troops to both sides, and this Flemish
author sees these events in close detail, and from the Flemish, not
the French or English, point of view. He may himself have been an
eyewitness, directly involved, but if not he would have known many
who had fought and died in this conflict. Janet Shirley's
translation of this chronicle, the first into English, brings the
work of the Anonymous of Bethune to a new audience in this volume,
accompanied by an introduction and historical notes by Paul
Webster.
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