Henry Blaneforde facts for kids

Henry Blaneforde (also known as Blankfrount) was an English monk who lived around the early 1300s. He belonged to the Benedictine order at St. Albans Abbey. Henry was a chronicler, meaning he wrote down historical events. He added to a history book, or chronicle, that another monk named Trokelowe had started. Henry's part covered the years 1323 to 1324.

Henry Blaneforde's Writings

Only a part of Henry Blaneforde's historical writings still exists today. He likely planned to continue the work of another chronicler, Trokelowe. Trokelowe's history ended in 1330.

However, Blaneforde's own writing stops in 1324. This is because some pages of his original manuscript were lost over time. The only known copy of his work is kept in the British Library in London.

A historian named John Stow once studied Blaneforde's notes. Stow thought Blaneforde mentioned an event from 1326. But it was later found that the entry was about the trial of Adam Orleton, a bishop, in 1323.

Blaneforde's chronicle was later printed in a book called Annales Edwardi II in 1729. It was also edited by H. T. Riley as part of the Chronica Monasterii S. Albani.

About Henry's Name

Henry Blaneforde's name might have come from a place called Blanquefort. This town is near Bordeaux in France. Old records sometimes called this place "Blanckeforde."

Henry's name is also mentioned in a list of historians from St. Albans Abbey. This list was found in a small piece of writing printed in the Annals of John Amundesham.