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John Of Taxster
John de Taxster, Taxter, or Tayster ( or ; died ), sometimes erroneously called Taxston, was a English historians in the Middle Ages, 13th-century English chronicler and Benedictine monk, monk at Bury St Edmunds Abbey. Nothing is known of his life apart from what is reported in or understood from his work on the 13th and 14th-century Bury Chronicle. Life Nothing is known of John de Taxster except what is recorded in or understood from his own work. His surnamegiven as Taxster in one manuscript and Tayster in anotherCollege of Arms, Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 6.may be a variant of , a weaver. He noted in his section of the Bury Chronicle that he was profession (monk), professed as a Benedictine monk at Bury St Edmunds Abbey in Suffolk, Kingdom of England, England, on 20 November 1244 or 1255. He does not seem to have held any notable position at the abbey and is remembered for his contribution to the Bury Chronicle, where he seems to have written the section from the Creation in Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Historians In The Middle Ages
Historians in England during the Middle Ages helped to lay the groundwork for modern historical historiography, providing vital accounts of the early history of England, Wales and Normandy, its cultures, and revelations about the historians themselves. The most remarkable period of historical writing, dubbed as the 'Golden Age' of medieval English historiography, was during the High Middle Ages in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, when English chronicles produced works with a variety of interest, wealth of information and amplitude of range. However one might choose to view the reliability or nature of particular works, it is from these that much of our knowledge of the Middle Ages originates. Early Middle Ages Prior to the boom in historical writing in the High Middle Ages, the number and quality of works from England's earlier period is often lacking, with some notable and bright exceptions. Later historians lamented the gaps in this period and usually explained it by way of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |