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.

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instanceOf Latin chronicle
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
reign of Henry I of England
reign of William the Conqueror
evaluates character of English kings
followsWork earlier English chronicles
genre historiography
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
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
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 NERFINISHED
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People NERFINISHED
works of Eadmer NERFINISHED

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William of Malmesbury notableWork Gesta Regum Anglorum
The Anarchy describedBySource Gesta Regum Anglorum
this entity surface form: chronicles of William of Malmesbury