The British Library's manuscript is the only complete copy of the Historia Anglorum, a history of England covering the years 1070-1253,
composed and written by Matthew Paris between 1250-1255, and also includes part III of the Chronica Maiora by Matthew Paris, covering the years 1254-1259.
The manuscript includes numerous shields with coats of arms upright or inverted, indicating births, coronations, or deaths of kings, nobles, clerics, and knights.
- 10r
Death of Harold Godwinson
King of England
William of Normandy
Crowned King of England
- 13v
Death of William I
King of England
William II
Crowned King of England
- 36r
Henry I
Crowned King of England
- 37r
Death of Godfrey de Bouillon
King of Jerusalem
Baldwin
Crowned King of Jerusalem
- 40v
Death of Philip I
King of France
- 42v
Banner of the Knights Templar
- 45v
Death of Philip, son of Louis VI
Associate King of France
- 46r
Death of Henry I
King of England
Stephen
Crowned King of England
- 49r
Death of Fulk
King of Jerusalem
- 53r
Death of Stephen
King of England
Henry II
Crowned King of England
- 69v
Philip II
Crowned Associate King of France
Death of Louis VII
King of France
- 70v
Death of Henry the Young King
King of England
- 77r
Death of Henry II
King of England
Richard I
Crowned King of England
- 84r
Otto IV
Crowned King of Germany
- 85v
Death of Richard I
King of England
John
Crowned King of England
- 86v
Otto IV
Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
- 97r
Death of Geoffrey de Mandeville
- 98v
Death of Eustace de Vescy
- 99v
Death of John
King of England
- 100r
Henry III
Crowned King of England
- 104v
Death of William Marshal
Earl of Pembroke
- 106r
Death of Henry de Bohun
Earl of Hereford
Death of Robert de Quincy
- 106v
Death of William d'Aubigny
Earl of Arundel
- 107v
Death of Philip II
King of France
- 109v
Richard de Cornwall
Earl of Cornwall
- 110r
Death of Hugo Bigod
Earl of East Anglia
- 111r
Death of William de Longespée
Count of Salisbury
- 112r
Death of Louis VIII
King of France
Louis IX
Crowned king of France
- 112v
Death of William de Mandeville
Count of Essex
- 116r
Death of William de Brause
- 117r
Death of Gilbert de Clare
Earl of Hertford and Gloucester
Death of William Marshal
Earl of Pembroke
- 119v
Death of Ralph de Blundeville
Earl of Chester
- 125r
Death of William d'Aubigny
- 125v
Death of John of Brienne
King of Jerusalem
Death of John of Brienne
King of Jerusalem
- 128v
Death of William de Cantelupe
- 129v
Death of William of Savoy
Bishop-elect of Valance-sur-Rhône
Death of Henry of Trubleville
- 130v
Death of Henry II
Count of Bar
Banner of the Hospitallers
Banner of the Knights Templar
Death of John de Lacy
Earl of Lincoln
Death of William
Earl of Warenne
- 132r
Death of Gilbert Marshal
Earl of Herford
- 133r
Death of Stephan de Segrave
- 133v
Death of William de Marisco
Banner of William Marisco
Death of Geoffrey de Marisco
Justiciar of Ireland
- 134v
Death of Henry
King of the Romans
Death of Thomas
Earl of Warwick
Death of Richard de Burgh
- 135v
Death of Hugh d'Aubigny
Earl of Arundel
Death of Hubert de Burgh
Earl of Kent
- 138r
Death of Baldwin
Count of Devon
Death of Herbert Fitz-Matthew
- 138v
Richard of Clare
Count of Clare
- 139r
Death of Raimund
Count of Provence
Death of Gilbert II Marshal
- 141r
Death of Fulk de Chateauneuf
Death of Henry Raspe
Landgrave of Thuringia
Death Henry Raspe
King of Germany
- 141v
William Holland
King of Germany
William Holland
Count of Zeeland
- 142r
William de Valence
Brother of Henry III
- 145v
Enzio Hohenstaufen
King of Sardinia
- 146v
Death of Alexander
King of Scotland
Death of Hugh Brun
Count of Marche
- 148v
Death of William
Count of Longspée
Death of William
Castellan of Saint Omer
Death of Hugh IV
Castellan of Ghent
Death of the Count of Boulogne
Death of Robert
Count of Artois
- 148r
Death of Frederick II
Holy Roman Emperor
- 156v
Death of William de Vescy
- 158r
Unidentified shield
Incomplete
- 159r
Death of William
Count of Ferrers
- 162r
Death of Henry
Son of Frederick II, and nephew of the King of England
- 164v
Death of Conrad
Son of Emperor Frederick II
- 165r
Manfred
Son of Emperor Frederick II
- 165v
Death of Walter de Cantelupe
- 174r
Death of William
Baron of Munchensy
- 217v
Death of Thomas of Savoy
Count of Flanders