Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes (Rolls Series)

Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes (Rolls Series), Henry Ellis

Written by a monk of the Benedictine abbey of St. Benet's at Holme in Norfolk Chronica Johannis de Oxenedes is a compilaton of historical events from previous sources, with edited and added events. Highlights of the chronicle include the reign of Edgar, the treatment of Jews in England at the time of the Norman Conquest, the Purgatory of St. Patrick, the reign of Henry III and the first elephant in England in 1255. (Text modified from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronica_Johannis_de_Oxenedes and available under the GNU Free Documentation Licence.)