Henry, Archdeacon of Huntingdon

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

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instanceOf English historian
Latin writer
archdeacon
chronicler
cleric
historian
associatedWith Huntingdon NERFINISHED
Lincoln NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 12th century
clericalStatus secular clergy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1088
dateOfDeath c. 1157
deathPlace probably Lincoln or its environs
educatedAt Lincoln Cathedral school NERFINISHED
employer Diocese of Lincoln NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical history
medieval history
genre chronicle
historiography
hasPartInWork accounts of the Norman Conquest
accounts of the Viking invasions
biographical sketches of English kings
historicalReputation important source for 12th-century English history
influencedBy Anglo-Saxon Chronicle NERFINISHED
Bede NERFINISHED
knownFor moralizing reflections in historical narrative
writing a narrative history from Roman times to his own day
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
notableWork Historia Anglorum NERFINISHED
occupation cleric
historian
placeOfBirth possibly Huntingdon
positionHeld Archdeacon of Huntingdon NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
sourceFor reign of Henry I of England
reign of Stephen of England
timePeriodCoveredInHistoriaAnglorum Roman Britain to 12th century
usedSources earlier annals and chronicles
oral traditions
writingStyle Latin prose
wrote epitaphs and poems
letters
wroteAbout Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED
Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED
Roman Britain NERFINISHED
history of England
reigns of English kings

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Henry of Huntingdon alternativeName Henry, Archdeacon of Huntingdon