Scholarly Bibliography

Categories: All Editions (33) British Academy Series (18) Catalogues & Handlists (3) Diplomatic & Legal Studies (4) Foundational Editions (2) Historical Studies (2) Texts & Translations (4)

The Origin and Authenticity of the Royal Anglo-Saxon Diploma

Chaplais, P. (1973) · Prisca Munimenta (ed. F. Ranger)

London (1973), pp. 28–42; repr. from Journal of the Society of Archivists 3 (1965). Rigorous palaeographical scrutiny of single sheets and forged muniments.

The Diplomas of King Æthelred 'the Unready' (978–1016)

Keynes, S. (1980) · Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought 13

Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, 1980). Masterwork demonstrating how royal diplomas reflect court politics, royal factions, and drafting traditions.

The Latin Charters of the Anglo-Saxon Period

Stenton, F. M. (1955) · Clarendon Press

Oxford (1955). Classic series of lectures analysing the evolution of early Insular diploma formulation and royal chancery organisation.

The Making of English Law: King Alfred to the Twelfth Century

Wormald, P. (1999) · Blackwell Publishers

Oxford (1999). Monumental investigation of early English law-codes, judicial gemots, and charter dispute settlements.