William Henry Stevenson (7 September 1858 – 22 October 1924), who wrote as W. H. Stevenson, was an English historian and philologist who specialized in Anglo-Saxon England.
Stevenson was born in Nottingham and went to school in Hull. As a young man he was a researcher for the Nottingham Borough Council and became a contributor to the English Historical Review. Having worked for many years on early charters, in May 1898 Stephenson delivered the Sandars Lectures at Cambridge on the subject of 'The Anglo-Saxon Chancery'.[1]
A pioneer of Anglo-Saxon studies, Stevenson's magnum opus was his edition of Asser's Life of King Alfred, published in 1904, and in the sixteen years between 1892 and 1908 he edited for the Public Record Office eleven volumes of calendars of Close Rolls.[2]
In 1905, while working on records kept at Belvoir Castle, Stevenson discovered evidence that in March 1613 (a few months before the Globe theatre burnt down during a performance of Henry VIII), William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage, who had some skill as a portrait painter, were each paid forty-four shillings in gold for creating and painting the Earl of Rutland’s emblem. This decorative emblem was to be used at a festive tournament later that month at Whitehall in London to mark the accession of King James I ten years earlier.[5][6]
Major publicationsedit
Calendar of the Records of the Corporation of Gloucester (Gloucester, 1893)
Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office: Edward II, 1313-1327, 3 volumes (London, 1893-1898); Edward III, 1327-1373, 2 volumes (London, 1896-1898); Edward I, 1272-1307, 5 volumes (London, 1900-1908)
Records of the Borough of Nottingham: 1625–1702 (1900)
Asser's Life of King Alfred: together with the Annals of Saint Neots erroneously ascribed to Asser (Oxford 1904)
A Contemporary Description of the Domesday Survey (1907)
Early Scholastic Colloquies edited by the late W. H. Stevenson (1929)
The Early History of St John's College, Oxford, by the late W. H. Stevenson (1939)
Records of the Borough of Leicester: Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Leicester, 1509–1603
Notesedit
^W. H. Stevenson at kemble.asnc.cam.ac.uk, accessed 21 April 2013
^ abA. L. Poole, 'William Henry Stevenson', in Dictionary of National Biography, 1922–1930 (Oxford, 1937), pp. 811–812
^Michael Lapidge, Interpreters of Early Medieval Britain (2002), p. 17
^Archie Burnett, ed., The Letters of A. E. Housman (2007), p. 625
^[1] Lee, Sidney. A Life of William Shakespeare. Macmillan (1916) page 455.
^[2]New Shakespeareana. Vol V, no. 2. Shakespeare Society of New York. Shakespeare Press. April 1906. page 54
External linksedit
Harald Kleinschmidt, A bibliography of the writings of W. H. Stevenson
December 15, 2023
stevenson, united, states, politician, william, stevenson, william, henry, stevenson, september, 1858, october, 1924, wrote, english, historian, philologist, specialized, anglo, saxon, england, stevenson, born, nottingham, went, school, hull, young, researcher. For the United States politician see William H Stevenson William Henry Stevenson 7 September 1858 22 October 1924 who wrote as W H Stevenson was an English historian and philologist who specialized in Anglo Saxon England Stevenson was born in Nottingham and went to school in Hull As a young man he was a researcher for the Nottingham Borough Council and became a contributor to the English Historical Review Having worked for many years on early charters in May 1898 Stephenson delivered the Sandars Lectures at Cambridge on the subject of The Anglo Saxon Chancery 1 A pioneer of Anglo Saxon studies Stevenson s magnum opus was his edition of Asser s Life of King Alfred published in 1904 and in the sixteen years between 1892 and 1908 he edited for the Public Record Office eleven volumes of calendars of Close Rolls 2 A fellow and librarian of St John s College Oxford from 1904 until his death he was the mentor of Frank Stenton 3 4 One of Stevenson s greatest strengths was a faultless knowledge of the important languages of his period 2 Contents 1 A discovery regarding Shakespeare 2 Major publications 3 Notes 4 External linksA discovery regarding Shakespeare editIn 1905 while working on records kept at Belvoir Castle Stevenson discovered evidence that in March 1613 a few months before the Globe theatre burnt down during a performance of Henry VIII William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage who had some skill as a portrait painter were each paid forty four shillings in gold for creating and painting the Earl of Rutland s emblem This decorative emblem was to be used at a festive tournament later that month at Whitehall in London to mark the accession of King James I ten years earlier 5 6 Major publications editCalendar of the Records of the Corporation of Gloucester Gloucester 1893 Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office Edward II 1313 1327 3 volumes London 1893 1898 Edward III 1327 1373 2 volumes London 1896 1898 Edward I 1272 1307 5 volumes London 1900 1908 Records of the Borough of Nottingham 1625 1702 1900 Asser s Life of King Alfred together with the Annals of Saint Neots erroneously ascribed to Asser Oxford 1904 A Contemporary Description of the Domesday Survey 1907 Early Scholastic Colloquies edited by the late W H Stevenson 1929 The Early History of St John s College Oxford by the late W H Stevenson 1939 Records of the Borough of Leicester Being a Series of Extracts from the Archives of the Corporation of Leicester 1509 1603Notes edit W H Stevenson at kemble asnc cam ac uk accessed 21 April 2013 a b A L Poole William Henry Stevenson in Dictionary of National Biography 1922 1930 Oxford 1937 pp 811 812 Michael Lapidge Interpreters of Early Medieval Britain 2002 p 17 Archie Burnett ed The Letters of A E Housman 2007 p 625 1 Lee Sidney A Life of William Shakespeare Macmillan 1916 page 455 2 New Shakespeareana Vol V no 2 Shakespeare Society of New York Shakespeare Press April 1906 page 54External links editHarald Kleinschmidt A bibliography of the writings of W H Stevenson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title W H Stevenson amp oldid 1161048539, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
