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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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Norman Conquest of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ history of England ⓘ reigns of English kings ⓘ |
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