Bishop Hamo of Hythe (c.1275-1352)

Bishop Hamo of Hythe (c.1275-1352)

Perhaps second only to Gundulf in shaping the medieval Cathedral and St Andrew’s Priory, there is some evidence to suggest it may be down to Hamo and the turbulent times in which he lived that resulted in the two halves of Textus being bound together in the mid-fourteenth century.

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Elizabeth Elstob (1683-1756)

Elizabeth Elstob (1683-1756)

Bishop’s Chaplain Lindsay Llewellyn-MacDuff discusses the centrality of Elizabeth Elstob to our understanding of and access to Anglo-Saxon history.

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The Main Scribe of Textus Roffensis (fl. 1123)

The Main Scribe of Textus Roffensis (fl. 1123)

Dr Christopher Monk explores the scribal practices in Textus Roffensis.

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William Lambarde (1536–1601)

William Lambarde (1536–1601)

In 1573, the scholar William Lambarde came to Rochester Cathedral to examine Textus Roffensis. He was amazed to find that its opening document, Æthelberht’s law-code, was one he thought no longer survived. Moved by the importance of his discovery, he added a comment in the right margin, urging others to take note.

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