William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen

William, of Malmesbury · 1143

The Timeline in the page headers of the original book is represented here by sidenotes, beginning with “[A.D. year]”, placed between nearby paragraphs, and shaded in some versions of this eBook. “WILLIAM of MALMESBURY,” according to archbishop Usher, “is the chief of our historians;” Leland records him “as an elegant, learned, and faithful historian;” and Sir Henry Saville is of opinion, that he is the only man of his time who has discharged his trust as an historian. His History of the Kings of England was translated into English by the Rev. John Sharpe, and published in quarto, in 1815.…

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