William of Malmesbury

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William of Malmesbury was a 12th-century English historian and monk renowned for his Latin chronicles that blend Anglo-Saxon and Norman perspectives on England’s past.

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William of Malmesbury canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Benedictine monk
English historian
chronicler
historian
medieval historian
monk
activeInCentury 12th century
approximateBirthDate late 11th century
approximateDeathDate mid-12th century
birthPlace England
Wiltshire
chronicles contemporary events of the Anarchy
history of the English bishops
history of the English kings
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathPlace England
Malmesbury
Malmesbury Abbey
Wiltshire
describedAs most learned man in England of his time
educatedAt Malmesbury Abbey
ethnicBackground Anglo-Norman
floruit c. 1125
genre chronicle
historiography
hasPerspectiveOn Anglo-Saxon past
Norman rule in England
influencedBy Venerable Bede
surface form: Bede

classical Latin historians
knownFor Latin prose style
blending Anglo-Saxon and Norman perspectives
critical use of sources
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
memberOf Benedictines
surface form: Benedictine Order
notableWork Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
Gesta Regum Anglorum
Historia Novella
Vita Aldhelmi
Vita Wulfstani
occupation historian
monk
region Western Europe
religion Christianity
subjectOf medieval historiography studies
workedAt Malmesbury Abbey
wroteAbout Anglo-Saxon England
English church history
English kings
Norman Conquest of England

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle usedAsSourceBy William of Malmesbury
Malmesbury associatedWithPerson William of Malmesbury