Category: History - British
The following version of the Saxon Chronicle was undertaken by a Lady in the Country, who had only access to the printed Texts. It was far advanced towards its completion before she was informed, that the Public was speedily to be indebted to the Rev. Mr. Ingram, for a Collate...
The following version of the Saxon Chronicle was undertaken by a Lady in the Country, who had only access to the printed Texts. It was far advanced towards its completion before...
2. Part 2This year Ceolwulf fought with the South Saxons. And this year Æthelfrith led his army to Leger-ciestre (Leicester) and there he slew Welshmen without number, and thus was fulfi...
3. Part 3This year Wulfere the son of Penda, and Æscwine the son of Cenfus, fought at Bedanheafd (Bedwin, Wiltshire?) And the same year Wulfere died, and Æthelred succeeded to the kingdo...
4. Part 4This year, at Easter, the Northumbrians drove their King Alhred from York, and took for their Lord Æthelred, the son of Moll, and he reigned four years. And this year a red cros...
5. Part 5This year the heathen army rode over Mercia into East Anglia, and took up their winter quarters at Thetford. And in the winter the King St. Edmund fought with them, and the Dane...
6. Part 6It was in the summer of this year that the army went away, part to East Anglia and part to Northumberland: and there, those who were without money, got themselves ships, and sai...
7. Part 7This year King Athelstan died on the 6th of the calends of November, forty-one years all but one day after the death of King Alfred; and the Prince Edmund succeeded to the kingd...
8. Part 8This year the peace of England was much disturbed by the pirates, who plundered and burned in all parts; and thus they proceeded in one course until they came to Æthelinga-dene...
9. Part 9This year Cnut crossed the Thames into Mercia at Cricklade with the forces of 160 ships, and the Alderman Eadric was with him. And they invaded Warwickshire at Christmas, and th...
10. Part 10This year, during Lent, King Edward being in London, nominated Robert Archbishop of Canterbury. And the same Lent he went to Rome for his pall. And the King gave the Bishoprick...
11. Part 11This year Landfranc Abbot of Caen came to England, and in a few days he was made Archbishop of Canterbury. He was consecrated at his metropolis on the 4th of the calends of Sept...
12. Part 12This year a quarrel arose in Glastonbury between the Abbot Thurstan and his monks. It was first caused by the Abbot’s unwise conduct, in that he treated his monks ill in many re...
13. Part 13This year King William held his court at Westminster at Christmas, and the following Candlemas he departed from England to Normandy, bent on his brother’s ruin: but whilst he wa...
14. Part 14This year, at Christmas, King Henry held his Court at Westminster, and at Easter at Winchester. And soon afterwards the chief men of this land entered into a league against the...
15. Part 15This year peace was made between the Kings of England and of France, and after this all King Henry’s own men in Normandy made their peace with him; also the Earls of Flanders an...
16. Part 16This year the King sent to England after Earl Waleram, and after Hugh the son of Gervais; and there they gave him hostages, and Hugh went home to France his own country, and Wal...
17. Part 17A. D. PAGE 656 Abon Alderman (A. D. 664) 40 710 Acca Bishop of Hexham 56 733 expelled 60 737 dies 60 785 Adrian 1st, Pope, sends to England 71 794 dies 73 675 Adrian, Legate, in...
18. Part 18871 Bagsæc, a Danish King, killed 92 924 Bakewell built 130 1037 Baldwin 5th, Earl of Flanders, receives Ælfgiva 187 1046 receives Earl Swegn 194 1064 Earl Tostig 208 1070 Baldw...
19. Part 19Dælreodi 2, 24 715 Dagobert 2d, dies 57 787 Danes arrive in England 71 793 plunder Lindisfarne 73 794 their ships wrecked 74 832 ravage Sheppey 82 833 defeat Egbryht 82 835 defe...
20. Part 20795 } { 74 800 } { 77 802 } { 77 806 } { 78 827 } of the Moon { 81 904 } { 116 1110 } { 279 1117 } { 285 1121 } { 289 956 Edgar King of Mercia 137 957 of Wessex 137 957 recalls...
21. Part 211075 Hacon, a Danish Earl, invades England 228 920 Hælfwin deprived of the government of Mercia 125 1036 Hardacnut in Denmark at Cnut’s death 186 1039 succeeds to the kingdom of...
22. Part 22891 Macbeth, an Irish pilgrim 104 1031 Mælbæth, a Scotch King, submits to Cnut 185 891 Maelinmun, an Irish pilgrim 104 1067 Mærleswegn retires to Scotland 211 1100 Mahald (Matil...
23. Part 23685 Rain of blood 51 1098 } { 265 1116 } Rains heavy { 284 1117 } { 286 1052 Ralph, Earl, commands Ethelred’s fleet 200 1075 Ralph de Gwader, Earl of Norfolk, marriage of 227 10...
24. Part 24870 Ubba, a Dane, kills St. Edmund 91 1006 Ufegeat blinded 161 1013 Uhtred, Earl of Northumberland, submits to Swegn 171 1016 submits to Cnut, and killed 177 1046 Ulf Bishop of...
25. Part 25Text has been corrected to match the Errata page. Since the footnotes begin right after the Errata, the note, "for Ashdon, &c. read Assington, near Rochford" which points to pag...