Gesta Regum Anglorum
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Gesta Regum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin history of the English kings that combines narrative chronicle with scholarly commentary and is considered one of the most important medieval English historical works.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gesta Regum Anglorum canonical | 1 |
| chronicles of William of Malmesbury | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin chronicle
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history of the English kings ⓘ medieval historical work ⓘ |
| audience | monastic and clerical readers ⓘ |
| author | William of Malmesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | monastic scriptoria in medieval England ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 1125 ⓘ |
| contains | scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
Norman Conquest of England
NERFINISHED
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reign of Henry I of England ⓘ reign of William the Conqueror ⓘ |
| evaluates | character of English kings ⓘ |
| followsWork | earlier English chronicles ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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narrative chronicle ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | De Gestis Regum Anglorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernEdition | critical editions by modern scholars ⓘ |
| hasPart | books ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Norman-era English viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalValue | major source for 11th- and early 12th-century English history ⓘ |
| includes | authorial reflections and judgments ⓘ |
| influenced | Gesta Pontificum Anglorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject | kings of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | critical comparison of sources ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of narrative and critical scholarship
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influence on later medieval historians ⓘ use of earlier sources ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeAssociated | Malmesbury Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| revised | c. 1135 ⓘ |
| scholarlyReputation | one of the most important medieval English historical works ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Anglo-Norman historiography
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Latin literature ⓘ medieval history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | from legendary origins of the English to the 12th century ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Deeds of the Kings of the English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSource |
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED ⓘ works of Eadmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
chronicles of William of Malmesbury