Discover a landmark edition of a medieval universal history, now accessible with English translations.
This volume presents the Polychronicon Ranulphi Higden Monachi Cestrensis, Vol. 1, together with the English translations by John Trevisa and an unknown Fifteenth-Century writer, offering both the original chronicle and its companion renderings in modern hands.
The edition combines a scholarly introduction and carefully edited text to illuminate Higden’s medieval world. It preserves the tone and scope of the original work while making the history readable for today’s readers. Readers gain insight into how a Benedictine monk linked Britain, Europe, and the wider medieval world through a single, expansive history.
- Edited and introduced by Churchill Babington, with scholarly apparatus explaining manuscripts and readings.
- Includes the English translations by Trevisa and by an anonymous Fifteenth-Century writer.
- Provides context on the author, his chronicle, and the edition’s editorial decisions.
- Offers a gateway to understanding medieval historiography and cross-cultural perspectives of the era.
Ideal for readers of medieval history, early English translations, and students exploring the development of universal chronicles.