Barnwell chronicler
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The Barnwell Chronicle is a thirteenth-century Latin chronicle named after the priory at Barnwell
near Cambridge
, where the manuscript was kept.
The historian J.C. Holt described the Chronicler as "The most intelligent and valuable" and "perceptive" writer of his time.
The Chronicler gives the fairest account of the reign of King John of England of any contemporaries describing him as a "great prince". He indicates that John's reforms of 1213 were worthy of being remembered. The Chronicler disliked foreigners and regrets John's use of foreign mercenaries, blaming them for the initial failures against the French invasion in 1215. The Chronicle implies John's failure was due to bad luck.
The Chronicler also wrote of the reign of Henry III
, regarding the struggle against the rebel barons as a crusade against infidels and would comment on the increasing French acculturation in Scotland
Barnwell, Cambridgeshire
Barnwell is a suburb of Cambridge in England.It lies northeast of the city, with Cambridge Airport located immediately to the east. It forms part of the ecclesiastical parish of St Andrew the Less and was the site of Barnwell Priory....
near Cambridge
Cambridge
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, where the manuscript was kept.
The historian J.C. Holt described the Chronicler as "The most intelligent and valuable" and "perceptive" writer of his time.
The Chronicler gives the fairest account of the reign of King John of England of any contemporaries describing him as a "great prince". He indicates that John's reforms of 1213 were worthy of being remembered. The Chronicler disliked foreigners and regrets John's use of foreign mercenaries, blaming them for the initial failures against the French invasion in 1215. The Chronicle implies John's failure was due to bad luck.
The Chronicler also wrote of the reign of Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
, regarding the struggle against the rebel barons as a crusade against infidels and would comment on the increasing French acculturation in Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...