1st Edition
North of the Tees Studies in Medieval British History
322 Pages
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Routledge
322 Pages
by
Routledge
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The papers in this volume, which include three left unpublished at the time of Professor Offler's death in 1991, cover the period from the 9th to the 14th centuries; They well exemplify Offler's command of historical narrative and his technical skills as a historian. Their main concern is with the northernmost counties of England, in particular with the diocese of Durham and the activities of its... Read more
Contents: Foreword; Memoir of Hilary Seton Offler, 1913-1991, P.D.A. Harvey; Medieval historians of Durham; A note on the last medieval bishops of Hexham; The early archdeacons in the diocese of Durham; The date of Durham (Carmen de situ Dunelmi); William of St Calais, first Norman bishop of Durham; The tractate De iniusta vexacione Willelmi episcopi primi ; Ranulf Flambard as bishop of Durham (1099-1128); A Northumberland charter of King Henry I; A note on the early history of the Priory of Carlisle; Hexham and the Historia Regum; A medieval chronicle from Scotland; Re-reading Boldon Book; Fitz Meldred, Neville and Hansard; Murder on Framwellgate Bridge; A note on the northern Franciscan chronicle; Reason in politics, 1363-4, a Quaestio from Scotland; Index.
Biography
H.S. Offler, A.I. Doyle
