The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: The Peterborough Chronicle

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: The Peterborough Chronicle

Anglo-Saxon History, Medieval England, Viking Invasion, Norman Conquest, Early Norman Rule of England, The Anarchy, Old English

The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a series of recorded manuscripts written by monks in monasteries across England. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was first started during the reign of King Alfred the Great and consists of annals dating back the Julius Caesar's invasion of England and was still being updated during the 12th Century. The Peterborough Chronicle was one of the many chronicles that composed the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles. Today, it is recognized as one of the four distinct versions of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The Peterborough Chronicle was written by monks in the Peterborough Monastery, and it is one of the few surviving first-hand accounts from the period 1070 to 1154 in England written in English and from a non-courtly point of view.

Peterborough Monastery

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Columbia University Press

1070-1154 AD

Peterborough Monastery

Bodleian Library

Part of Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Digital Document

English

Text, Still Image

PeterboroughChronicle_AngloSaxonChronicle_400-1400

England