Croyland Chronicle
E261878
The Croyland Chronicle is a medieval English monastic history that provides a valuable contemporary narrative of late 15th-century political events, including the turbulent period surrounding the Princes in the Tower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Crowland Chronicle | 2 |
| Croyland Chronicle canonical | 1 |
| Peterborough Chronicle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2388360 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Croyland Chronicle Context triple: [Princes in the Tower murders, primarySource, Croyland Chronicle]
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A.
The Eton Chronicle
The Eton Chronicle is a long-running school magazine produced by students of Eton College, featuring news, commentary, and creative writing from the school community.
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B.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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C.
chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres
The chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres are a key medieval Latin narrative that provides a detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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D.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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E.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Croyland Chronicle Target entity description: The Croyland Chronicle is a medieval English monastic history that provides a valuable contemporary narrative of late 15th-century political events, including the turbulent period surrounding the Princes in the Tower.
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A.
The Eton Chronicle
The Eton Chronicle is a long-running school magazine produced by students of Eton College, featuring news, commentary, and creative writing from the school community.
-
B.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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C.
chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres
The chronicles of Fulcher of Chartres are a key medieval Latin narrative that provides a detailed eyewitness account of the First Crusade and the early years of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
-
D.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
-
E.
Ancrene Wisse
Ancrene Wisse is an early 13th-century Middle English devotional and instructional guide written for female religious recluses (anchoresses), notable for its spiritual counsel and insight into medieval religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical source
ⓘ
medieval chronicle ⓘ monastic chronicle ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Crowland Chronicle
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linked to:
Croyland Chronicle
|
| associatedWith | Crowland Abbey ⓘ |
| authorship |
anonymous monk of Crowland Abbey
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multiple monastic authors ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
Anglo-Saxon England
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Norman England ⓘ late 15th century England ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | late 15th century ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Buckingham's Rebellion
ⓘ
accession of Henry VII ⓘ accession of Richard III ⓘ death of Edward IV ⓘ usurpation of Richard III ⓘ |
| genre |
annals
ⓘ
historiography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
first continuation
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second continuation ⓘ third continuation ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDocumented | from legendary foundation of Crowland Abbey to 1486 ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | partly eyewitness for late 15th century events ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
important contemporary source for late Yorkist period
ⓘ
key narrative source for the Princes in the Tower ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English history
ⓘ
monastic history ⓘ |
| manuscriptLocation |
British Library (principal manuscripts)
ⓘ
linked to:
British Library
|
| mentionsPerson |
Edward IV of England
ⓘ
Edward V of England ⓘ Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham ⓘ Henry VII of England ⓘ Richard III of England ⓘ Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of Wars of the Roses
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account of the early reign of Henry VII ⓘ account of the reign of Edward IV ⓘ account of the reign of Richard III ⓘ narrative of the Princes in the Tower ⓘ |
| placeWritten |
Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire
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linked to:
Crowland Abbey
|
| providesPerspectiveOn |
English royal politics
ⓘ
relations between crown and church ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Benedictine monasticism ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Tudor historians
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modern historians of the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
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Subject: Croyland Chronicle Description of subject: The Croyland Chronicle is a medieval English monastic history that provides a valuable contemporary narrative of late 15th-century political events, including the turbulent period surrounding the Princes in the Tower.
Referenced by (4)
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