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William of Malmesbury

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William of Malmes·bur·y  (mämzbr, -b-r, -br) 1090?-1143?
English monk and historian whose works include Chronicle of the Kings of England (1120).
William of Malmesbury [ˈmɑːmzbərɪ -brɪ]
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(Biographies / William of Malmesbury (?1090-?1143) M, English, RELIGION: monk, HISTORY: chronicler) ?1090-?1143, English monk and chronicler, whose Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella are valuable sources for English history to 1142
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Indeed, mediaeval chronicler William of Malmesbury reckoned that Harold lost the Battle of Hastings in 1066 because his men were too drunk to fight properly.
Brits go for any port in a storm; BOOK REVIEWS by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
At his court, wrote William of Malmesbury, "the model for young men was to rival women in delicacy of person, to mince their gait, to walk with loose gesture and half naked.
The Royal Rotters!; Sorry history of our awful rulers by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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