Short but independent entries for 1200 from a Cistercian house in Essex: John's levy on the Cistercians and the carucage, the peace with Philip, the king's new marriage and the queen's coronation, and the death of Hugh of Lincoln. Ralph is hostile to John and his fullest material starts a few years later, with the loss of Normandy and Arthur's fate, so for 1200 itself he is a supplement to Howden. He preserves oddities others omit, such as stories from returned crusaders and prodigies.
About this source
- Title
- Chronicon Anglicanum
- Author
- Ralph of Coggeshall
- Author's dates
- died after 1227; abbot of Coggeshall 1207 to 1218
- Written
- about 1200 to 1224, in stages
- Language
- Latin
- Covers
- 1066 to 1224
- Kind
- Chronicle
No complete English translation exists. The chronicle was written up in several campaigns and the entries for 1199 to 1201 were revised after John's death, so its judgements on John are retrospective.