Richard of Hexham
Richard of Hexham (fl. 1141) was an English chronicler. He became prior of Hexham about 1141, and died between 1155 and 1167.[1][2]
He wrote Brevis Annotatio, a short history of the church of Hexham from 674 to 1138, for which he borrowed from Bede, Eddius and Symeon of Durham. This is published by James Raine in The Priory of Hexham, its Chroniclers, Endowments and Annals (Durham, 1864 to 1865). More important is his Historia de gestis regis Stephani ci de bello Standardii, very valuable for the history of the north of England during the earlier part of the reign of Stephen, and especially for the Battle of the Standard.
This history, which is a contemporary one, covers the period from the death of Henry I in 1135 to early in 1139. It has been edited for the Rolls Series by Richard Howlett in the Chroniclers of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I, vol. iii. (1886); and has been translated by Joseph Stevenson in the Church Historians of England, vol. iv. (1856).
Sources
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Richard of Hexham". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 23 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 298. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
References
- ^ William Hunt (1896). "Richard of Hexham". In Dictionary of National Biography. 48. London. pp. 187-188.
- ^ "The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23509. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Further reading
- Richard of Hexham (c. 1141), Raine, James (ed.), The Priory of Hexham, Its Chroniclers, Endowments, and Annals, vol. I, Durham: The Surtees Society (published 1864)
- Richard of Hexham (c. 1141), Raine, James (ed.), The Priory of Hexham, Its TItle Deeds, Black Book, Etc, vol. II, Durham: The Surtees Society (published 1864)
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