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Chronicle

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File:Bern, Burgerbibliothek, Cod. 596, f. 74v – Anonymum Byzantinum chronicon.JPG
A manuscript containing the Byzantine chronicle in modern Greek, generally known as the Anonymum Byzantinum chronicon, still unedited.
File:Chronicon Aulae Regiae - SOkAJi Zbraslavská kronika f1v.jpg
Chronicon Aulae Regiae

A chronicle (Latin: chronica, from Greek χρονικά, from χρόνος, chronos, "time") is an account of historical events, arranged in order from earliest to latest. A chronicle is different from a narrative or history, as events which are not believed to be important may be excluded from the latter; a chronicler is more concerned with documenting events in sequential order.

The Nuremberg Chronicle, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Ecclesiastical History of the English People, are the most famous chronicles in English-speaking countries.