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The
Croyland Chronicle (or "
Crowland Chronicle") is an important, if not always reliable, primary source for
English medieval history, in particular the late
15th century. It was written at the
Benedictine Abbey of Croyland, in
Lincolnshire, England, off and on from
655 to
1486, and its first author claimed to be '
Ingulph' or 'Ingulf' of Croyland'. This author is now referred to as
Pseudo-Ingulf.
The part that covers the years
1459-
1486 was written in April 1486 (after Henry Tudor had become
Henry VII of England) by someone who had access to information from the
court of
Richard III—described as being a doctor of canon law and member of
Edward IV's council. Some historians believe that author was
John Russell,
Bishop of Lincoln, who was Richard's
Chancellor for most of his reign (until Richard fired him on
July 24,
1485) but who now wanted to please the new king Henry. Others conclude the work was written by a monk of Crowland who has edited a secular source.
Over the years, there has been confusion between the 'second' and 'third'
continuators, and the 'fourth' continuator claims not to know the identity of the third. It is, in fact, the second continuator (covering the period 1459-1486) who claims to be writing in April
1486, and, sure enough, this section ends with the marriage of
Henry VII of England and
Elizabeth of York and the
rebellion that followed. This date ties in with the survival of a copy of
Titulus Regius in the text, and Russell is known to have been at
Crowland during April, 1486.
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