General

This section of the website, which is under development, leads to information of various kinds. The information is intended to be helpful to anyone engaged in the study of Anglo-Saxon history, and medieval charters in general. Please advise us of anything which might be suitable for inclusion. 

• Announcements. Includes notes on ‘Recent and Forthcoming Publications’ which fall within this field of study.
• Anglo-Saxon Studies. A classified selection of links, with appropriate explanation, to websites which those interested in the study of Anglo-Saxon England (history, language and literature, numismatics, archaeology, palaeography, art history, etc.) might find helpful or instructive.
• Sawyer Updates. A place where comments on particular charters, supplementary to those already incorporated in the Revised Sawyer and the Electronic Sawyer, can be registered.
• Euro Charters. Classified links, with appropriate explanation, to websites which are concerned with the charters of other areas and periods, in Britain and Ireland, on the continent of Europe, in the extended Scandinavian world, or indeed anywhere else.  There are sections on Merovingian and Carolingian charters, on Ottonian and Salian charters, on charters of the Iberian peninsula, on papal privileges, and so on.
• England and Rome.
• Church Councils.
• Episcopal Succession.
• Heads of Houses.
• Calendars and Obits.
• The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (diagram showing descent from the 'Common Stock')
• Maps of Anglo-Saxon England.
• Bibliographical Handbook.
• Images of the Anglo-Saxon Past. <to be added>

Pages in this section were originally maintained by Dr Rory Naismith (Corpus Christi College, Cambridge), Dr Levi Roach (Exeter University), and Dr David Woodman (Robinson College, Cambridge). They are now maintained by Dr Woodman with website technical support from Dr Tony Harris (Clare Hall, Cambridge). 

January 2024