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The ''Barnwell Chronicle'' is a thirteenth-century Latin chronicle named after Barnwell Priory, near Cambridge, where the manuscript was kept. The historian J.C. Holt described the Chronicler as "The most intelligent and valuable" 〔Holt, J.C. ''The Northerners: A Study in the Reign of King John'' Oxford University Press(1992) p9〕 and "perceptive" 〔Holt, J.C. ''Magna Carta'' Cambridge University Press(1992)p223〕 writer of his time. The Chronicler gives the fairest account of the reign of King John of England of any contemporaries〔Gransden, Antonia''Historical Writing in England: c. 500 to c. 1307'' Routledge (1976) p343〕 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.〔Gransden, Antonia ''Historical Writing in England: c. 500 to c. 1307'' Routledge (1976) p344〕 The Chronicle implies John's failure was due to bad luck.〔Clanchy, M. T. ''England and its rulers, 1066-1272'' Blackwell 2nd edition (1998) p136〕 The Chronicler also wrote of the reign of Henry III, regarding the struggle against the rebel barons as a crusade against infidels,〔Carpenter,David ''The minority of Henry III'' University of California Press (1990) p28〕 and commented upon the increasing French acculturation in Scotland.〔Daniell, Christopher ''From Norman Conquest to Magna Carta: England, 1066-1215'' Routledge (2003) p60.〕 ==See also== *Walter of Coventry 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barnwell chronicler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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