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

Latest from the Anglo-Saxon Charters series

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Recently published

  • Charters of Christ Church, Canterbury, ed. N. P. Brooks and S. E. Kelly, 2 vols., Anglo-Saxon Charters 17-18
  • Charters of Chertsey Abbey, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 19
  • Charters of Barking Abbey and Waltham Holy Cross, ed. S. E. Kelly, Anglo-Saxon Charters 20

Forthcoming

  • Charters of Bury St Edmunds, ed. S. Foot and K. Lowe
  • Charters of the Old Minster, Winchester, ed. A. R. Rumble
  • Charters of Wilton, ed. R. Rushforth
  • Charters of Midland Archives, ed. S. E. Kelly
  • Charters of Worcester, ed. S. E. Kelly
AnnouncementsIncludes notes on ‘Recent and Forthcoming Publications’ which fall within this field of study.403 words · updated Nov 2016
The ProjectThe British Academy - Royal Historical Society Joint Committee on Anglo-Saxon Charters was formed in 1966. The committee's primary objective is to organise the…216 words · updated Sep 2026
Anglo-Saxon StudiesA 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,…551 words · updated Nov 2016
Sawyer UpdatesA place where comments on particular charters, supplementary to those already incorporated in the Revised Sawyer and the Electronic Sawyer, can be registered.559 words · updated Nov 2016
Euro ChartersClassified 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…1,075 words · updated Nov 2016
England and RomeContacts between England and the papacy in the Anglo-Saxon period: the popes themselves, the letters and privileges they sent to English kings, bishops and religious…50 words · updated Sep 2026
Church CouncilsA register of the church councils and synods of Anglo-Saxon England from the meeting at Augustine’s Oak to the middle of the ninth century, arranged by archbishop, with…40 words · updated Sep 2026
Episcopal SuccessionLists of the bishops of the Anglo-Saxon sees, province by province, with the dates of their accession and of their death or translation.26 words · updated Sep 2026
Heads of HousesThe heads of the religious houses of Anglo-Saxon England: abbots and abbesses, priors and deans, house by house, as they are recorded in the Prosopography of…49 words · updated Sep 2026
Calendars and ObitsA register of the surviving records of liturgical commemoration in Anglo-Saxon England: the libri vitae, martyrologies, obituaries and calendars in which religious…48 words · updated Sep 2026
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle(diagram showing descent from the 'Common Stock')58 words · updated Sep 2026
Maps of Anglo-Saxon EnglandThe maps listed below were devised over the past 20 years to accompany particular articles or for use as handouts in lectures. The maps were drawn by the late Reginald…1,059 words · updated Sep 2026
Bibliographical HandbookAnglo-Saxon England: a Bibliographical Handbook for Students of Anglo-Saxon History Anglo-Saxon England: a Bibliographical Handbook for Students of Anglo-Saxon…212 words · updated Sep 2026
Images of the Anglo-Saxon Past<to be added>51 words · updated Sep 2026