Liber de Illustribus Henricis

First published 1858, this edition of a fourteenth-century book on famous men named Henry contains the Latin text and notes.

Dedicated to Henry VI, this book by John Capgrave (1393–1464) chronicles the lives of various great and illustrious men named Henry. This scholarly edition, which includes the full Latin text, chapter-by-chapter summaries and an extensive glossary, was compiled by F. C. Hingeston and first published in 1858.John Capgrave (1393–1464) was the Prior of Bishop's Lynn, and the most learned Augustinian friar of his time. Although he was the author of forty-one scholarly works, only twelve survive. This work was dedicated to King Henry VI and chronicles the lives of other great Henries, including six emperors of Germany and six kings of England (including the dedicatee himself). Largely compilations of other sources, his extensive accounts demonstrate the breadth of the scholarship for which he was known. This annotated edition was commissioned as part of the Rolls Series, a project designed, in an early campaign for ease of access to scholarly material, to put more historical sources into print. Edited by F. C. Hingeston and first published in 1858, it includes Capgrave's full Latin text and a glossary, thorough biographical notes, and chapter-by-chapter summaries, offering a useful resource for students of medieval history.