The Westminster Chronicle

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An important historical document for the reign of Richard II, the chronicle written at Westminster Abbey covers the years from 1381 to 1394. The chronicle is in Latin. [1]

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References

  1. The Westminster Chronicle, ed. and trans. L. C. Hector and Barbara F. Harvey (Oxford: Clarendon, 1982).