This is a book about the basic narrative sources we use to tell the story of early medieval Europe, the authors who wrote them, and the audiences who read them.
Robert Evans read History at Peterhouse, Cambridge, followed by training for Anglican ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge. He did his PhD in Early Medieval History at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Rosamond McKitterick. After completing this in 2018, he became Chaplain of Christ's College, Cambridge and an Affiliated Lecturer in Patristics at the Faculty of Divinity. In 2023, he moved to become Senior Chaplain at Radley College outside Abingdon.