Roger of Howden

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1. c. 1150–1173Howden (Yorkshire) · YorkshireRoger may have been connected to the parish of Howden in Yorkshire; he received a church education and was capable of writing in Latin and organizing archives, laying the training foundation for his later chronicle work.
2. 1174–1201England · EnglandFrom 1174 his chronicle continuously records the late reign of Henry II through the rule of Richard I, covering domestic rebellions, the Third Crusade and European diplomacy. The text combines administrative record with contemporary witness, and gives detailed accounts of the regency crisis and church politics in the 1190s.