Chronicle of Hainaut by Gilbert of Mons
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Chronicle
churches
Count Baldwin V
Count Philip of Flanders
crusades
customary practices
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
Empire
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European history
France
genealogical
Gilbert of Mons
Hainaut
King Philip Augustus
lay advocates
lord-tenant relationships
military matters
noble marriages
noble women
political events
saints
sieges
tournaments
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- ISBN 9781843831204
- Weight: 554g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 15 Apr 2005
- Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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First full English translation of the 12C Chronicle of Hainaut, offering fascinating insights into European history of the time.
The importance of the late twelfth-century Chronicle of Hainaut (Chronicon Hanoniense) as an historical record cannot be overestimated. Gilbert of Mons was an eye-witness to important events affecting Count Baldwin V of Hainaut, and provides much significant information about persons and affairs within France and the Empire, particularly Count Philip of Flanders, King Philip Augustus and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa; he had a keen interest in noble marriages, making his chronicle an unmatched source for genealogical and prosopographical material for this region. Moreover, his work is a mine of information on a great many subjects, such as the crusades, political events, noble women, the lives of saints, lord-tenant relationships, customary practices and the association of churches with lay advocates; it is particularly informative on military matters, giving detailed accounts of sieges, campaigns and tournaments.
This volume presents a clear translation, accompanied by detailed annotations, clarifying the text, and identifying people, events and concepts, an introduction, and bibliography.
Dr Laura Marie Napran is an Independent Scholar
