The Database of Middle English Romance would not have been possible without the generous financial support of the University of York. Chloe Morgan and Catherine Nall served as the principal research assistants for the initial (© 2012) project (with help from A. Diamond, C. Figueredo, K. Kim-McLean, S. McLoughlin, R. Moss, F. Riddy, and W. Tai). For the substantially expanded and updated version of the Database (© 2026), the research assistant was Hollie Morgan. Pat Gibbs of Heritage360 designed both the database and its website.
Sources of Information
The database has been wholly compiled from published sources, including the most authoritative editions of individual romances as well as catalogues of manuscripts and early printed books. In addition, the following have been indispensable: J. Burke Severs (ed.), A Manual of the Writings in Middle English 1050-1500, vol. 1 (New Haven, 1967) and Gisela Guddat-Figge, Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Middle English Romances (Munich, 1976). All of the plot summaries, however, have been newly written for the database.
Copyright
The database is for the personal use of students, scholars and the public. All materials, including the plot summaries, are copyrighted. For citational purposes, the name of the database is Database of Middle English Romance and its host institution is the University of York; the url is: https://middleenglishromance.org.uk.
Nicola McDonald, 2026