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William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England

J. A. Giles

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I have inserted these brief extracts from the epistle that posterity may be clearly acquainted with the friendship of Offa and Charles; confiding in which friendly intercourse, although assailed by the hatred of numbers, he passed the rest of his life in uninterrupted qu. . . Read More

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- Elizabeth - Apr 01, 2022

I adore medieval historians. William of Malmesbury writes of the daughters of William the Conqueror: "His daughters were five; first, Cecilia ... the second, Constancia ... the third, Adela ... The names of the other two have escaped me. One of these ... died ere she was marriageable. The other ...more

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- Nick - Jul 11, 2014

Malmesbury cites the things me gave up to go on Crusade- the Welsh gave up hunting: the Danes gave up their drinking parties: the Norwegians their raw fish: the Scots their fellowship with lice.

Masterful!

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- Sean - Oct 27, 2016

I am thankful for this book. I am also thankful that we are finished reading it in our Omnibus class.

If nothing else, I'm looking forward to watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail again because I think I'll appreciate it even more now.

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- Matthew - Apr 19, 2011

A little bit of Bede, a little bit of Herodotus, and altogether awesome.

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