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

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

of Malmesbury William

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 596 pages

William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England is a medieval Latin history that traces English kings from the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen. It is worth hearing for its detailed account of medieval England by a historian of the time.

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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).

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An Anglo-Saxon Chief.
WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY’S
CHRONICLE
OF THE
KINGS OF ENGLAND.
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE REIGN OF KING
STEPHEN.
With Notes and Illustrations.
BY J. A. GILES, D.C.L.,
LATE FELLOW OF CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE, OXFORD.

LONDON:
HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN.
M.DCCC.XLVII.
J. HADDON. PRINTER, CASTLE STREET, FINSBURY.

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Contents

  1. WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY’S CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE REIGN OF KING STEPHEN.
  2. EDITOR’S PREFACE.
  3. THE TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.
  4. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  5. THE AUTHOR’S EPISTLE TO ROBERT, EARL OF GLOUCESTER.
  6. PREFACE.
  7. THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.
  8. BOOK I.
  9. BOOK II.
  10. BOOK III.
  11. BOOK IV.
  12. BOOK V.
  13. THE MODERN HISTORY.
  14. INDEX.
  15. FOOTNOTES
  16. Transcriber’s Notes
  17. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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