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John Stow John Stow
John Stow 1525?-1605, English chronicler and antiquarian. He was a tailor in his youth, but after 1560 he came under the patronage of Archbishop Matthew Parker, whose Society of Antiquaries he joined, and began collecting historical documents and manuscripts. His edition of Chaucer appeared in... Read more
Pedro Lopez de Ayala Pedro Lopez de Ayala
Pedro López de Ayala , 1332-1407, Spanish statesman, poet, and chronicler. As a royal official in Castile, he served Peter the Cruel, Henry II, John I, and Henry III, rising to become chancellor of Castile (1398-1407). He is best known for his chronicle of the reigns of the four kings he... Read more
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CHRONICLES Annalistic histories serve as important primary sources for the pre-Petrine period. The earliest chronicle written in Kiev begins with highlights of world history based on the Old and New Testaments (the divisions of the earth into tribes, the story of Christ and his disciples), followed... Read more
John Cheever John Cheever
John Cheever 1912-82, American author, b. Quincy, Mass. His expulsion from Thayer Academy was the subject of his first short story, published by the New Republic when he was 17. With meticulously rendered detail, Cheever writes about life in the affluent American suburbs. Although his works are... Read more
John Capgrave John Capgrave
John Capgrave 1393-1464, English author and Augustinian friar. One of the most learned men of his day, he was a distinguished theologian, philosopher, and historian. His writings, many of which have been lost, include a chronicle of England up to 1417 and the Latin works De illustribus Henricis ... Read more
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chronicle official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and the Annual Register in England are chronicles. From ancient times rulers have made certain that written records... Read more
Josephus Daniels Josephus Daniels
Josephus Daniels 1862-1948, American statesman, newspaper editor, and author, b. Washington, N.C. He became editor of the Raleigh State Chronicle in 1885 (he was admitted to the bar the same year) and in 1894 consolidated three newspapers into the Raleigh News and Observer. He was in charge of... Read more
Henry of Huntingdon Henry of Huntingdon
Henry of Huntingdon d. 1155, English chronicler, archdeacon of Huntingdon. His Historia Anglorum is important not because it gives many new facts but because it was much used by later writers. It is based on Bede and the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for the earlier period but is original work for the... Read more
Matthew of Paris Matthew of Paris
Matthew of Paris or Matthew Paris, d. 1259, English historian, a monk of St. Albans. He became the historiographer of the convent after the death (c.1236) of Roger of Wendover . The first part of his Chronica majora [great chronicle], a history of the world, is largely a reworked version of... Read more
Matthew Paris Matthew Paris
Matthew of Paris or Matthew Paris, d. 1259, English historian, a monk of St. Albans. He became the historiographer of the convent after the death (c.1236) of Roger of Wendover . The first part of his Chronica majora [great chronicle], a history of the world, is largely a reworked version of... Read more

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