A Help to English History – Peter Heylyn – 1670 | Herologia Anglorum

Most known for his Cosmographia, Peter Heylin, or Heylyn, was a 17th-century English author who wrote numerous works on English politics and history. One of his lesser-known books, but perhaps most important, was his book Herologia Anglorum, or A Help to English History. In this book, Baxter provides chronological details on the kings and royal lines of England and Great Britain, as well as noting geographic measures of the places where each of the kings reigned.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Help to English History Containing a Succession of All the Kings of England, the English Saxons, and the Britans, the Kings and Princes of Wales, the Kings and Lords of Man, the Isle of Wight
• Author(s): Peter Heylyn
• Illustrator(s):
• Contributor(s):
• Publisher: London: Printed for T. Basset, Wilkinson
• Edition: 1670 edition
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Full leather
• Size:  5.75 in x 3.5 in (14.5 cm x 9 cm)
• Collation: [4], 449, [1]
• Illustrations:
• Contents Include:
  • Chronological succession of English monarchs
  • Saxon, Norman, and later royal lines
  • Princes of Wales and rulers of Man and Wight
• Provenance: provenance
• Reference(s): Wing H 1717; ESTC R 18898

Condition:

Bound in full leather, edges and corners show wear with rubbing, and there is some pulling at the hinges, though the binding remains secure and the pages are firmly attached. The text block is complete and presents well for a seventeenth-century example.

Why Collect This?

• Noted Restoration-era historical chronicle
• Distinctive focus on dynastic succession beyond England alone
• Appeals to collectors of Stuart and Restoration scholarship

Item Number: # 29343