English History
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English History is a medieval Latin chronicle by Thomas Walsingham that provides a detailed narrative of English political and ecclesiastical events in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| English History canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11076398 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: English History Context triple: [Anglica Historia, alternativeName, English History]
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A.
History of England
"History of England" is a major 19th-century historical work by Leopold von Ranke that applies his rigorous, source-based methodology to the political and diplomatic development of England.
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B.
History of England
History of England is an influential multi-volume historical work by philosopher David Hume that traces the political and social development of England from ancient times through the 17th century.
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C.
Legal history of the United Kingdom
The legal history of the United Kingdom traces the development of its distinctive common law and statutory systems, constitutional arrangements, and landmark reforms from medieval times to the modern era.
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D.
English History 1914–1945
English History 1914–1945 is a major historical study by A. J. P. Taylor that analyzes Britain’s political, social, and economic development through the First World War, the interwar years, and the Second World War.
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E.
medieval England
Medieval England was the historical period in England roughly spanning the 5th to the late 15th century, characterized by feudalism, the development of common law, and significant political, social, and religious transformations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: English History Target entity description: English History is a medieval Latin chronicle by Thomas Walsingham that provides a detailed narrative of English political and ecclesiastical events in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
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A.
History of England
"History of England" is a major 19th-century historical work by Leopold von Ranke that applies his rigorous, source-based methodology to the political and diplomatic development of England.
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B.
History of England
History of England is an influential multi-volume historical work by philosopher David Hume that traces the political and social development of England from ancient times through the 17th century.
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C.
Legal history of the United Kingdom
The legal history of the United Kingdom traces the development of its distinctive common law and statutory systems, constitutional arrangements, and landmark reforms from medieval times to the modern era.
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D.
English History 1914–1945
English History 1914–1945 is a major historical study by A. J. P. Taylor that analyzes Britain’s political, social, and economic development through the First World War, the interwar years, and the Second World War.
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E.
medieval England
Medieval England was the historical period in England roughly spanning the 5th to the late 15th century, characterized by feudalism, the development of common law, and significant political, social, and religious transformations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical narrative
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medieval Latin chronicle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
St Albans Abbey
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linked to:
Abbey of St Albans
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| author | Thomas Walsingham ⓘ |
| authorNationality | English ⓘ |
| chronicleType | national chronicle ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of English kings
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accounts of church affairs in England ⓘ accounts of political conflicts in England ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| documentType | manuscript ⓘ |
| era |
late Middle Ages
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linked to:
Late Middle Ages
|
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| historicalValue |
important source for late medieval English history
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important source for the reign of Henry IV ⓘ important source for the reign of Henry V ⓘ important source for the reign of Richard II ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English history
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ecclesiastical history of England ⓘ political history of England ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
English ecclesiastical events
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English political events ⓘ |
| perspective |
clerical viewpoint
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monastic viewpoint ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting |
St Albans
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linked to:
St Albans, Hertfordshire
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| religiousContext |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| script | medieval Latin script ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 15th century
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late 14th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medieval historians
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modern historians of medieval England ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
chronicler
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monk ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: English History Description of subject: English History is a medieval Latin chronicle by Thomas Walsingham that provides a detailed narrative of English political and ecclesiastical events in the late 14th and early 15th centuries.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Polydore Vergil’s "Anglica Historia"