Handbook of dates for students of English history

Author(s)

• Cheney, C. R. (Christopher Robert)

Bibliographic Information

Handbook of dates for students of English history

edited by C.R. Cheney

（Royal Historical Society guides and handbooks, no. 4）

Cambridge University Press, 1996

Repr. with corrections

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. xi-xviii) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Continuously in print since 1945 and several times updated, The Handbook of Dates is now available from Cambridge University Press. This book is the recognised essential tool for establishing historical dates. Its tables provide perpetual calendars for English or British history, including regnal years, and legal chronology. Lists of Easter dates, saints' days, popes, rulers of England and the Roman Calendar are also given. This book will be invaluable to any serious student of British or medieval history.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Select Bibliography
• 1. Reckonings of time
• 2. Rulers of England
• 3. List of popes from Gregory I to Paul VI
• 4. Saints' days and festivals used in dating
• 5. Legal chronology
• 6. The Roman calender
• 7. Calendar for all possible dates of Easter
• 8. English calendar for AD 1752
• 9. Chronological Table of Easter days AD 500-2000
• Index.

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Details

• NCID: BA32232837
• ISBN:
  • 052155151X
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: [Cambridge]
• Pages/Volumes: xviii, 164 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DA34
  • DC20 : 942/.002/02
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- Chronology
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- Calendars
  • LCSH : Church history -- Chronology
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00272274