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The ''Warenne Chronicle'', also known as the ''Hyde Chronicle'' and ''Chronicon monasterii de Hida iuxta Winton ab anno 1035 ad 1121'', is a chronicle concerning the history of England and Normandy at about the time of the
Norman Conquest The Norman Conquest (or the Conquest) was the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by an army made up of thousands of Norman, Breton, Flemish, and French troops, all led by the Duke of Normandy, later styled William the Conque ...
. The chronicle exists in the form of a thirteenth-century manuscript which is preserved on folios 4r–21v of
British Library The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and is one of the largest libraries in the world. It is estimated to contain between 170 and 200 million items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British ...
Cotton MS Domitian A XIV. It may have been written for William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and his wife, Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey, to give an account of her grandfather,
William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (died 11 May 1138) was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He was more often referred to as ''Earl Warenne'' or ''Earl of Warenne'' than as Earl of Surrey.G. E. Co ...
.Van Houts, Elisabeth, and Rosalind Love. The Warenne (Hyde) Chronicle. Vol. 67. Oxford University Press, 2013. pxii


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13th-century Latin books Latin historical texts from Norman and Angevin England {{England-hist-stub