Euan C Roger
I am a Principal Medieval Records Specialist at The National Archives, Kew. I specialise in the records of late medieval and early Tudor English government, with a particular interest in aspects of religious, social, political and material history.
My doctorate from Royal Holloway, University of London (2015), was on the subject of "St George's College, Windsor Castle, in the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries", and was supervised by Dr Clive Burgess.
Other research interests include Chaucer life-records, fourteenth and fifteenth-century London, the study of religious architecture and archaeology, and early Tudor material culture.
My doctorate from Royal Holloway, University of London (2015), was on the subject of "St George's College, Windsor Castle, in the late-fifteenth and early-sixteenth centuries", and was supervised by Dr Clive Burgess.
Other research interests include Chaucer life-records, fourteenth and fifteenth-century London, the study of religious architecture and archaeology, and early Tudor material culture.
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may, in fact, have been Faukes's own choice of successor. Keywords: middle ages; Wars of the Roses; clerical organisation of parliament
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Few medieval records have received as much attention from literary scholars as a group of documents dating from May to July 1380 that involve Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne, the daughter of a London baker. At the heart of this group of records is a quitclaim of May 4, enrolled in the Close Rolls of the English Chancery, releasing Chaucer from “all manner of actions related to my raptus”. The word raptus, which in legal contexts can denote “rape,” “abduction,” and much of the spectrum lying between these terms, has challenged Chaucer scholars ever since Frederick J. Furnivall announced this find in 1873. The matter was given significant new impetus in 1993, when Christopher Cannon discovered a second quitclaim by Chaumpaigne – with the word raptus removed – enrolled in the plea rolls of the Court of King’s Bench a few days after the first. Cannon’s discovery has energised foundational strands of Chaucer studies, in particular feminist scholarship, over the last thirty years, but in this time no new documentary evidence has come to light.
Now, new research into the medieval legal collections at The National Archives has uncovered two new life-records relating to the dispute of 1380 – including evidence of the original legal accusations brought against the poet – which offer a radically different understanding of the documentary evidence. These finds, which clarify the relationship between Chaucer and Chaumpaigne, and the nature of the charges brought in the King’s Bench, are to be published in a special edition of the journal Chaucer Review alongside responses from three leading Chaucer scholars, a new biography of Chaumpaigne and an article on the importance of understudied legal collections for medieval literature and historical studies.
At this virtual launch event for the special issue, join historians and literary scholars as they present and discuss the new documents. In the broader context of how this material serves students of Chaucer’s life and works, the event will emphasise how studying sources across established scholarly boundaries and directly with collections experts can generate new and exciting approaches.
https://www.brepols.net/products/IS-9781912554942-1
may, in fact, have been Faukes's own choice of successor. Keywords: middle ages; Wars of the Roses; clerical organisation of parliament
In conjunction with Chertsey Museum www.chertseymuseum.org
Description:
Few medieval records have received as much attention from literary scholars as a group of documents dating from May to July 1380 that involve Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne, the daughter of a London baker. At the heart of this group of records is a quitclaim of May 4, enrolled in the Close Rolls of the English Chancery, releasing Chaucer from “all manner of actions related to my raptus”. The word raptus, which in legal contexts can denote “rape,” “abduction,” and much of the spectrum lying between these terms, has challenged Chaucer scholars ever since Frederick J. Furnivall announced this find in 1873. The matter was given significant new impetus in 1993, when Christopher Cannon discovered a second quitclaim by Chaumpaigne – with the word raptus removed – enrolled in the plea rolls of the Court of King’s Bench a few days after the first. Cannon’s discovery has energised foundational strands of Chaucer studies, in particular feminist scholarship, over the last thirty years, but in this time no new documentary evidence has come to light.
Now, new research into the medieval legal collections at The National Archives has uncovered two new life-records relating to the dispute of 1380 – including evidence of the original legal accusations brought against the poet – which offer a radically different understanding of the documentary evidence. These finds, which clarify the relationship between Chaucer and Chaumpaigne, and the nature of the charges brought in the King’s Bench, are to be published in a special edition of the journal Chaucer Review alongside responses from three leading Chaucer scholars, a new biography of Chaumpaigne and an article on the importance of understudied legal collections for medieval literature and historical studies.
At this virtual launch event for the special issue, join historians and literary scholars as they present and discuss the new documents. In the broader context of how this material serves students of Chaucer’s life and works, the event will emphasise how studying sources across established scholarly boundaries and directly with collections experts can generate new and exciting approaches.