Walter de Gray Birch explained

Walter de Gray Birch (1842–1924) was an English historian, editor and author. He is best known for his Cartularium Saxonicum — A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History, which supersedes John Mitchell Kemble's Codex Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici.

History

Birch worked in the British Museum Department of Manuscripts between 1864 and 1902, transcribing and cataloguing Anglo-Saxon charters.^[1]

Bibliography

His large output includes:

• Book: The Saxons in England: A History of the English Commonwealth till the Period of the Norman Conquest . (2 vols) . Walter de Gray Birch . John Mitchell Kemble.
• Book: Cartularium Saxonicum: A Collection of Charters Relating to Anglo-Saxon History . (3 vols) . Walter de Gray Birch .
• Book: A History of Neath Abbey. Walter de Gray Birch . 1902.
• Book: History of the Scottish Seals . (2 vols). Walter de Gray Birch .
• Book: Domesday Book: A popular account of the Exchequer Manuscript so called. . (2 vols). Walter de Gray Birch .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cartularium Saxonicum . Waterstones . 29 May 2020.