# Waterford Charter Roll > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waterford_Charter_Roll > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Waterford_Charter_Roll.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Charter_Roll > Source revision: 1304768708 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox artwork | title = Waterford Charter Roll | painting_alignment = | other_language_1 = | other_title_1 = | other_language_2 = | other_title_2 = | image = Waterford Charter Roll - Edward III on throne.jpg | image_upright = | alt = | caption = [Edward III](/source/Edward_III_of_England) on his throne, part of Waterford Charter Roll | artist = | catalogue = | year = 14th century | material = | subject = | width_metric = | length_metric = 14 | metric_unit = m | imperial_unit = ft | condition = | city = | museum = [Waterford Museum of Treasures](/source/Waterford_Museum_of_Treasures) | accession = | owner = | website = {{URL|http://www.waterfordtreasures.com/medieval-museum/whats-inside/the-great-charter-roll-of-waterford}} }} '''Waterford Charter Roll''' is a historic legal document.{{Cite book |editor-last=Ballard |editor-first=Adolphus |authorlink=Adolphus Ballard |title=British Borough Charters 1042-1216 |publisher=[Cambridge University Press](/source/Cambridge_University_Press) |year=1913 |location=Cambridge |pages=255 |url=https://archive.org/stream/britishboroughch00ball#page/255/mode/1up }}{{Cite book |last=Walton |first=Julian C. |authorlink= |title=The Royal Charters of Waterford |publisher=Waterford Corporation |year=1992 |location=Waterford |pages= |url= |isbn=1-897775-00-8 }}{{Cite book |last1=Henry |first1=Françoise |first2=Geneviève |last2=Marsh-Micheli |title=Studies in Early Christian and Medieval Irish Art: Manuscript illumination |publisher=Pindar |year=1984 |location=London |pages= |isbn= 978-0-907132-12-7 }} It was created by the Anglo-Norman people of [Waterford](/source/Waterford) in the 14th century and its story shows us the power of English kings in Ireland through the medieval period to the 19th century.{{cite web |title=Recreating the Earliest Image of an Irish City: The Waterford Charter Roll |publisher=Rubicon Heritage |date=15 February 2012 |url=http://www.rubiconheritage.com/2012/02/15/recreating-the-earliest-image-of-an-irish-city-the-waterford-charter-roll |accessdate=8 November 2015 |archive-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306134945/http://www.rubiconheritage.com/2012/02/15/recreating-the-earliest-image-of-an-irish-city-the-waterford-charter-roll/ |url-status=dead }} It is 4 m long and there are 17 individual drawings on the Roll.{{cite web |title=Waterford charter roll, 1373 |publisher=[Irish Times](/source/Irish_Times), [National Museum of Ireland](/source/National_Museum_of_Ireland), [Royal Irish Academy](/source/Royal_Irish_Academy) & [Department of Education and Skills](/source/Department_of_Education_and_Youth) |date=September 2013 |url=http://www.www.100objects.ie/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Waterford-charter-roll.pdf |accessdate=8 November 2015 }} It is dated to 1372/3 and is housed in the [Waterford Museum of Treasures](/source/Waterford_Museum_of_Treasures). It contains the earliest depiction of an Irish city from a time when Waterford wanted to maintain its status as the prominent trade city on the island of Ireland, particularly over neighbour [New Ross](/source/New_Ross). Waterford was designated a [Royal Port](/source/Royal_Port) by [Henry II](/source/Henry_II_of_England) and therefore could levy [tolls](/source/toll_(fee)). In a bid to gain favour with [Edward III](/source/Edward_III) over New Ross, the Roll was drawn up in a pictorial and colourful style showing that the city had had relationships with kings going back centuries, kings that were ancestors of Edward. The king was persuaded by the Roll and reinstated Waterford's monopoly as a royal port. The Roll is of historic significance as it contains the earliest contemporary portrait of a medieval English monarch, the earliest portrait of a judge ([John Morice](/source/John_Morice_(died_1362))) in either Britain or Ireland, the earliest image of the medieval mayors of Dublin, Waterford, Cork and Limerick, and the earliest view of an Irish city. In the mid-19th century, [George Victor Du Noyer](/source/George_Victor_Du_Noyer) made a re-creation of the Waterford Charter Roll. In 2010, a reproduction was made, discovering features that were not previously apparent. During her visit to Ireland in 2011 [Queen Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II) viewed the Roll.{{cite news |title=The Queen in Ireland: day two of the state visit in pictures |publisher=[The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph) |date=18 May 2011 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/royalty/8521103/The-Queen-in-Ireland-day-two-of-the-state-visit-in-pictures.html?image=7 |accessdate=8 November 2015 }}{{cite news |title=The Great Charter Roll |publisher=[The Munster Express](/source/The_Munster_Express) |date=15 July 2011 |url=http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/the-great-charter-roll |accessdate=8 November 2015 }}{{cite news |title=Queen's historic visit to Government Buildings rich in symbolism |publisher=[Irish Examiner](/source/Irish_Examiner) |date=19 May 2011 |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/queens-historic-visit-to-government-buildings-rich-in-symbolism-155072.html |accessdate=8 November 2015 }} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:History of Waterford (city) Category:Medieval documents --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Waterford Charter Roll](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Charter_Roll) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Charter_Roll?action=history)). 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