Rogeri de Wendover liber qui dicitur Flores Historiarum ab an... - 9781108052337

Rogeri de Wendover liber qui dicitur Flores Historiarum ab anno domini MCLIV annoque Henrici Anglorum Regis Secundi PrimoThe Flowers of History by Roger of Wendover from the Year of Our Lord 1154\nAuthor(s): Roger of Wendover, Henry G. Hewlett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108052337, 978-1108052337\nSynopsis\nA former prior of Belvoir, Roger of Wendover ([url] established himself as a chronicler at St Albans. This three-volume work, edited by Henry G. Hewlett [tel] and published between 1886 and 1889, comprises the latter part of the larger Flores opus and the part of the Latin text for which Wendover can claim direct responsibility. Volume 2 concerns the years [tel] and covers the greater part of King John's reign and Henry III's early years on the throne. While Wendover is often criticised for his shortcomings as a historian, his candour in treating the 'abominable misrule' of John's rei.