Henry of Huntingdon

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Henry of Huntingdon was a 12th-century English historian and archdeacon best known for his Latin chronicle "Historia Anglorum," which narrates the history of England from Roman times to his own day.

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Henry of Huntingdon canonical 2
Henricus Huntendunensis 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
Latin writer
archdeacon
chronicler
historian
medieval historian
alternativeName Henry of Huntingdon
surface form: Henricus Huntendunensis

Henry, Archdeacon of Huntingdon
associatedWith Lincoln Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Lincoln
birthPlace Huntingdon
chronicleCoverageEnd his own lifetime
chronicleCoverageStart Roman times in Britain
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1088
dateOfDeath c. 1157
deathPlace likely Huntingdon region
describedAs 12th-century English historian
Anglo-Norman historian
educatedAt Lincoln
employer Diocese of Lincoln
era High Middle Ages
floruit 12th century
genre chronicle
historiography
hasPart epitaphs of English kings in Historia Anglorum
influenced later medieval English chroniclers
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
notableWork Historia Anglorum
occupation archdeacon
clergyman
historian
patron Alexander of Lincoln
positionHeld Archdeacon of Huntingdon
religion Christianity
religiousOrder secular clergy
subjectOf modern scholarly studies on medieval English historiography
title Archdeacon of Huntingdon
usedSources The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
surface form: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Venerable Bede
surface form: Bede

oral tradition
workLocation Huntingdon
Lincoln
writingStyle rhetorical Latin prose
wroteAbout Anglo-Saxon history
Norman Conquest of England
Roman Britain
history of England

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle usedAsSourceBy Henry of Huntingdon
Henry of Huntingdon alternativeName Henry of Huntingdon
this entity surface form: Henricus Huntendunensis