medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 01/05/2011 16:44, Andrew Larsen wrote:
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> While we are on the subject of calendrics, I have a question I recently ran into. I recall reading some years ago that English kings dated their reigns not by the calendar year but by the anniversary of their coronation. So "the fifth year of the reign of Richard II" would not necessarily be 1382, but could include a period of 1383, depending on when in 1377 his coronation was performed. But I cannot find where I read this. Does anyone know of any work that addresses this issue?
Whichever way you look at it, the fifth year of Richard II's reign would
*finish* in 1382.
It's not a straightforward question - the commencement of the king's
reign changed during the Middle Ages from the date of his coronation, to
the date of the previous king's funeral, to the day after the previous
king's death.
John Briggs
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