British Academy - Royal Historical Society

ANGLO-SAXON CHARTERS

Publications 1973-2001

Further information on these publications, and on how to order them, is available on the appropriate web page of the British Academy.

Charters of Rochester, ed. Alistair Campbell, Anglo-Saxon Charters 1 (London, 1973)
An edition of 37 documents, ranging in date from the eighth century to the eleventh century (with one purported charter of Æthelberht, king of Kent, dated 604). Reviews: N. P. Brooks, English Historical Review 90 (1975), pp. 626-7; etc.

Charters of Burton Abbey, ed. P. H. Sawyer, Anglo-Saxon Charters 2 (Oxford, 1979)
Burton abbey, in Staffordshire, was founded by Wulfric Spot during the reign of King Æthelred the Unready (978-1016). This edition of the pre-Conquest charters of Burton abbey comprises the texts of 38 documents, of which 27 originated in the tenth century and of which 11 originated in the eleventh century. Reviews:

Charters of Sherborne, ed. M. A. O'Donovan, Anglo-Saxon Charters 3 (Oxford, 1988)
An edition of 22 documents. 17 pertain to the church and bishopric of Sherborne, and range in date from the seventh century to the eleventh. 5 documents pertain to Horton abbey, in Dorset, founded by a Scandinavian thegn called Bovi during the reign of King Cnut (1016-35). Reviews:

Charters of St Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury, and Minster-in-Thanet, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 4 (Oxford, 1995)
This edition of the pre-Conquest charters of St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury, comprises 39 documents pertaining to St Augustine's, ranging in date from the seventh century to the eleventh, with a further 14 documents pertaining to Minster-in-Thanet (of the seventh and eighth centuries). Reviews:

Charters of Shaftesbury Abbey, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 5 (Oxford, 1996)
Shaftesbury abbey, in Dorset, was founded by King Alfred the Great in the early 880s. The abbey prospered in the tenth century under the patronage of the West Saxon nobility, and became one of the wealthiest nunneries in the country. This edition of the pre-Conquest charters of Shaftesbury abbey comprises the texts of 30 documents, including 1 from the eighth century, 6 from the ninth century, 21 from the tenth century, and 2 from the eleventh century. Reviews:

Charters of Selsey, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 6 (Oxford, 1998)
An edition of the pre-Conquest charters of the bishopric of the South Saxons, at Selsey (later removed to Chichester). Many of them date from the eighth century, and cast light on the relationship between the Mercian overlord (King Offa) and one of the kingdoms which fell under his sway.

Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Part 1 [Introduction, and Charters 1-50], ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 7 (Oxford, 2000)
The first of the major archives to be completed, comprising editions of about 150 documents, with an extensive introduction and detailed commentaries on each document.

Charters of Abingdon Abbey, Part 2 [Charters 51-151], ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 8 (Oxford, 2001)

Charters of the New Minster, Winchester, ed. Sean Miller, Anglo-Saxon Charters 9 (Oxford, 2001)
including the will of King Alfred the Great, the will of King Eadred, and the New Minster Foundation Charter

Supplementary Series

Facsimiles of Anglo-Saxon Charters, ed. Simon Keynes, Anglo-Saxon Charters Supplementary Series 1 (Oxford, 1991)
This book comprises photographic facsimiles of 44 charters, arranged as follows: charters written before c. 900 (nos. 1-3); charters, etc., written in the tenth or eleventh century (nos. 4-31); a selection of charters written between c. 1100 and c. 1700 (nos. 32-44). For further details, see the file on facsimiles, listed on the main menu.

Publications forthcoming

S. Keynes, Anglo-Saxon Charters: Archives and Single Sheets, Anglo-Saxon Charters Supplementary Series 2 (Oxford, forthcoming)

S. Keynes, An Atlas of Attestations in Anglo-Saxon Charters c. 670-1066, Anglo-Saxon Charters Supplementary Series 3 (Oxford, forthcoming)

In preparation

Charters of Barking abbey, ed. C. R. Hart

Charters of Bury St Edmunds, ed. Katie Lowe and Sarah Foot

Charters of Christ Church, Canterbury, ed. N. P. Brooks and S. E. Kelly

Charters of Crediton and Exeter, ed. Charles Insley

Charters of Glastonbury abbey, ed. Lesley Abrams

Charters of Malmesbury Abbey, ed. S. E. Kelly

Charters of St Albans, ed. Julia Crick

Charters of St Paul's, London, ed. S. E. Kelly

Charters of Wilton abbey, ed. Simon Keynes

Charters of the Old Minster, Winchester, ed. A. R. Rumble

Charters of Worcester, ed. D. N. Dumville

Several other archives remain to be assigned to editors

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