COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803392dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
Battle of Hastings
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame fifteen
Image Sequence Number:
015
Description:
Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The first column relates to the Christian Church in Rome and the line of popes to St Gregory the Great (listed as Innocent I, Zosimus, Boniface I, Celestine I, Sixtus III, Leo I, Hilarius, Simplicius, Felix III, Gelasius I, Anastasius III, Symmachus, Hormisdas, John I, Felix IV, Boniface II, John II, Agapetus I, Silverius, Vigilius, Pelagius, John III, Benedict I, Pelagius II and Gregory I). The second column lists the line of Roman Emperors from Jovian to Anastasius II (Jovian, Valentinian I, Valens, Gratian, Valentinian II, Theodosius I, Honorius, Arcadius, Theodosius II, Marcian, Valentinian III, Leo I, Leo II, Zeno, Justin, Tiberius II, Maurice, Phocas, Heraclius, Constantine III [given as IV], Constantine IV [given as V], Justinian II, Leontius, Tiberius III, Justinian II [restored], Philippe {Bardanes] and Anastasius II). The third column charts the Carolingian dynasty: Charles Martel, Mayor of the Palace, his sons Carloman I and Pepin the Short, Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. Following Louis the kingdom is divided between his sons Louis the German [= Ludwig, King of the East Franks], Lothair I and Charles the Bald (Charles le Chauve), Charles becoming King of France. He is succeeded by his son, Louis the Stammerer (Louis le Bègue), brother of Charles the Child, Carloman and Judith of Flanders. The fourth column continues with the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings: Edwy the Fair, St Edgar, Edward the Martyr, Edred [= Ethelred], Edmund Ironside, Edward the Confessor and Harold. It then gives an account of how Harold lost England to the Normans. It continues with the line of Norman kings: William the Conqueror, William II, Henry I, Stephen and the Empress Maud [= Matilda], Maud's son Henry II, and his children Henry [co-regent], Richard I, John, Eleanor [= Leonora] and Joan. The medallions depict events from the text, including Pepin the Short crowned King of France (51), William, Duke of Normandy killing King Harold in battle (52), and St Gregory (53).
Language Code:
fre-FR
Language:
French
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
France--History
Subject:
Roman history
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Catholic Church
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Rolls
Sub-Category:
Miniatures [paintings]
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE-500 CE; 500-1000 CE; 1000-1200 CE
Places Covered:
Great Britain
Places Covered:
France
Places Covered:
Italy
People Covered:
Innocent I, Pope, -417
People Covered:
Zosimus, Pope, -418
People Covered:
Jovian, Emperor of Rome, approximately 331-364
People Covered:
Valentinian I, Emperor of Rome, 321-375
People Covered:
Valens, Emperor of the East, approximately 328-378
People Covered:
Pepin, King of the Franks, -768
People Covered:
Charles Martel, approximately 688-741
People Covered:
Edward, King of England, 962?-978
People Covered:
Edgar, King of England, 943 or 4-975
People Covered:
Ethelred II, King of England, 968?-1016
People Covered:
Boniface I, Pope, -422
People Covered:
Celestine I, Pope, -432
People Covered:
Sixtus, III, Pope, -440
People Covered:
Leo I, Pope, -461
People Covered:
Hilarius, Pope, -468
People Covered:
Simplicius, Pope, -483
People Covered:
Felix III, Pope, -492
People Covered:
Gelasius I, Pope, -496
People Covered:
Symmachus, Pope, -514
People Covered:
Hormisdas, Pope, -523
People Covered:
John I, Pope, -526
People Covered:
Felix IV, Pope, -530
People Covered:
Boniface II, Pope, -532
People Covered:
John II, Pope, -535
People Covered:
Silverius, Pope, -537
People Covered:
Vigilius, Pope, -555
People Covered:
Pelagius I, Pope, -561
People Covered:
Pelagius II, Pope, 520-590
People Covered:
John III, Pope, -574
People Covered:
Benedict I, Pope, -579
People Covered:
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
People Covered:
Gratian, Emperor of Rome, 359-383
People Covered:
Valentinian II, Emperor of Rome, 371-392
People Covered:
Valentinian III, Emperor of Rome, 419-455
People Covered:
Theodosius I, Emperor of Rome, 347-395
People Covered:
Theodosius II, Emperor of Rome, 401-450
People Covered:
Honorius, Flavius, Emperor of Rome, 384-423
People Covered:
Leo I, Emperor of the East, -474
People Covered:
Leo II, Emperor of the East, -474
People Covered:
Marcian, Emperor of the East, 392-457
People Covered:
Zeno, Emperor of the East, -491
People Covered:
Justin I, Emperor of the East, approximately 450-527
People Covered:
Tiberius II, Emperor of the East, -582
People Covered:
Maurice, Emperor of the East, 539-602
People Covered:
Phocas, Emperor of the East, -610
People Covered:
Heraclius, Emperor of the East, approximately 575-641
People Covered:
Constantine III, Emperor of the East, -641
People Covered:
Constantine IV, Emperor of the East, -685
People Covered:
Justinian II, Emperor of the East, 669-711
People Covered:
Leontius, Emperor of the East, -698
People Covered:
Tiberius III, Emperor of the East, -705
People Covered:
Philippicus Bardanes, Emperor of the East, -713
People Covered:
Charlemagne, Emperor, 742-814
People Covered:
Louis I, Emperor, 778-840
People Covered:
Ludwig, King of the East Franks, 804-876
People Covered:
Lothair I, Emperor, 795-855
People Covered:
Charles II, King of France, 823-877
People Covered:
Edward, King of England, approximately 1003-1066
People Covered:
Edmond Ironside
People Covered:
Harold, King of England, 1022?-1066
People Covered:
William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087
People Covered:
William II, King of England, 1056?-1100
People Covered:
Henry I, King of England, 1068-1135
People Covered:
Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189
People Covered:
Stephen, King of England, 1097?-1154
People Covered:
Matilda, Empress, consort of Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1102-1167
People Covered:
Richard I, King of England, 1157-1199
People Covered:
John, King of England, 1167-1216
People Covered:
Louis II, King of France, 846-875
People Covered:
Anastasius II, Emperor of the East, -715
People Covered:
Agapetus I, Pope, -536
People Covered:
Anastasius II, Pope, -498
People Covered:
Arcadius, Emperor of the East, 377?-408
Item Height:
17230 mm (roll)
Item Width:
686 mm (roll)
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Coppock, Mrs, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
Notes:
Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-01-28
Multi Page Number:
75
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Battle of Hastings
