English Historical Documents is the most ambitious impressive and comprehensive collection of documents on English history ever published. An authoritative work of primary evidence each volume presents material with exemplary scholarly accuracy. Editorial comment is directed towards making sources intelligible rather than drawing conclusions from them. Full account has been taken of modern textual criticism. A general introduction to each volume portrays the character of the period under review and critical bibliographies have been added to assist further investigation. Documents collected include treaties personal letters statutes military dispatches diaries declarations newspaper articles government and cabinet proceedings orders acts sermons pamphlets agricultural instructions charters grants guild regulations and voting records. Volumes are furnished with lavish extra apparatus including genealogical tables lists of officials chronologies diagrams graphs and maps. . Language: English