Gesta Regum Anglorum

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Gesta Regum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin history of the English kings that combines narrative chronicle with scholarly commentary and is considered one of the most important medieval English historical works.

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instanceOf Latin chronicle ⓘ
history of the English kings ⓘ
medieval historical work ⓘ
audience monastic and clerical readers ⓘ
author William of Malmesbury ⓘ
circulation monastic scriptoria in medieval England ⓘ
completionDate c. 1125 ⓘ
contains scholarly commentary ⓘ
countryOfOrigin England ⓘ
dateWritten 12th century ⓘ
describesEvent Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
reign of Henry I of England ⓘ
reign of William the Conqueror ⓘ
evaluates character of English kings ⓘ
followsWork earlier English chronicles ⓘ
genre historiography ⓘ
narrative chronicle ⓘ
hasAlternativeName De Gestis Regum Anglorum ⓘ
hasModernEdition critical editions by modern scholars ⓘ
hasPart books ⓘ
historicalPerspective Norman-era English viewpoint ⓘ
historicalValue major source for 11th- and early 12th-century English history ⓘ
includes authorial reflections and judgments ⓘ
influenced Gesta Pontificum Anglorum ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
mainSubject kings of England ⓘ
linked to: English monarchs
method critical comparison of sources ⓘ
notableFor combination of narrative and critical scholarship ⓘ
influence on later medieval historians ⓘ
use of earlier sources ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage Latin ⓘ
placeAssociated Malmesbury Abbey ⓘ
preservedIn medieval manuscripts ⓘ
revised c. 1135 ⓘ
scholarlyReputation one of the most important medieval English historical works ⓘ
studiedIn Anglo-Norman historiography ⓘ
Latin literature ⓘ
medieval history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered from legendary origins of the English to the 12th century ⓘ
titleTranslation Deeds of the Kings of the English ⓘ
usesSource Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ
Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People ⓘ
works of Eadmer ⓘ

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William of Malmesbury → notableWork → Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
The Anarchy → describedBySource → chronicles of William of Malmesbury ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Regum Anglorum
Gesta Pontificum Anglorum → relatedWork → Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
Gesta Pontificum Anglorum → authorAlsoWrote → Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
Vita Aldhelmi → relatedWork → Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
Gesta Regum Anglorum → titleTranslation → Deeds of the Kings of the English ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Regum Anglorum
Gesta Regum Anglorum → hasAlternativeName → De Gestis Regum Anglorum ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Regum Anglorum
Historia Novella → relatedWorkByAuthor → Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
Ælfweard of Wessex → describedBySource → William of Malmesbury’s Gesta Regum Anglorum ⓘ
linked to: Gesta Regum Anglorum