Genealogical Table of the Kings of England

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0103 MS ANGL 3
Held at	: University College London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll ›
Full title	: Genealogical Table of the Kings of England
Date(s)	: Late 15th century
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 roll comprising 8 membranes
Name of creator(s)	: Unknown

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Written in England.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Parchment roll, late 15th century, containing a genealogical table of the Kings of England to Edward IV, showing their descent from Adam and Eve, flanked with text and with a brief preface. In the last medallion of the table Edward IV (who reigned 1461-1470, 1471-1483) appears as king, although the accompanying text ends in 1453.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
Latin. Gothic minuscule hand.

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Finding aids:

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Immediate source of acquisition:

Part of the Gertrude Mosley bequest to University College London in 1918.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Cf British Library, MS Royal 14 B. viii, and Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1171.

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2001