I seem to recall that the company that produces HBSMR adopted the chronology set down in the MIDAS standards, a chronology devised jointly by what used to be English Heritage and the old Royal Commission on Historic Monuments in the 1990s (although I think that there was some ALGAO input).
I suspect that the chronology had earlier origins, probably something to do with the way the two national bodies classified scheduled monuments.
It can't be much of a surprise that someone from France finds it odd. Historical periods differ so much from place to place. AD 410, 1066 and 1538 will not be relevant there.
Chris
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>This is a slightly weird question (Possibly) and I am sure there must be a form somewhere, but does anyone know who designed the chronology for HBSMR? We have had a question from a PhD student who we supplied data to and how our chronology differs from her one used in the East of France. Second to this, how up to date is the chronology system that is used?
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