
{| align=right | |- |[[image:malmesbury.abbey.exterior.rearview.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px| A view of Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire, England. The Abbey was completed in 1180 AD, and remains in use as the parish church of Malmesbury.]] |} William of Malmesbury (''c''. 1080/1095–''c''. 1143), English historians in the Middle Ages, was born about the year 1080/1095, in Wiltshire. His father was Norman and mother English. He spent his whole life in England with his best working years as a monk at Malmesbury Abbey. ==Biography== The education William received at Malmesbury Abbey included a smattering of logic and physics; but moral philosophy and history, especially the latter, were the subjects to which he devoted most attention. He made a collection of medieval histories, and produced a popular account of English history, modelled on the ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum'' (''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'') of Bede. In fulfilment of this idea, William produced about 1120 the ''Gesta regum anglorum'' (''Deeds of the English kings'' (449-1127)), now considered by modern scholars to be one of the great histories of England. It was followed by the ''Gesta pontificum anglorum'' (''Deeds of the English Bishops'') in 1125. Subsequently William wrote on theological subjects. A revision of the ''Gesta regum anglorum'' was dedicated to Earl Robert of Gloucester in 1127. William also formed an acquaintance with Bishop Roger of Salisbury, who had a castle at Malmesbury. It may have been due to these friends that he was offered the abbacy of Malmesbury in 1140, but he preferred to remain a scholar. His one public appearance was made at the council of Winchester in 1141, in which the clergy declared for the empress Empress Maud. About this date he wrote ''Historia Novella'' (''New History'' (1128-1142)), giving an account of events since 1125, including important accounts of The Anarchy of Stephen of England reign. This work breaks off abruptly at the end of 1142, with an unfulfilled promise that it will be continued. Presumably William died before he could redeem his pledge. ==Significance== He is considered to be one of the best English historian of his time, Milton’s opinion, that "both for style and judgment" William is "by far the best writer of all" the twelfth century chroniclers. A strong Latin stylist, he shows literary and historiographical instincts which are, for his time, remarkably sound. He is an authority of considerable value from 1066 onwards; many telling anecdotes and many shrewd judgments on persons and events can be gleaned from his pages. ==Bibliography== * ''William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum'' (Deeds of the English Kings), Vol I, Edited and Translated by R. A. B. Mynors, Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 019820678X * ''William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum'' (Deeds of the English Kings), Volume II: General Introduction and Commentary, R. M. Thomson and M. Winterbottom, Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0198206828 * ''William of Malmesbury: Saints' Lives'', Edited by M. Winterbottom and R. M. Thomson, Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0198207093 * ''William of Malmesbury: Historia Novella'' (The Contemporary History), Edited by Edmund King, translated by K. R. Potter, Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN 0198201923 * William of Malmesbury, ''Chronicle of the Kings of England'', Translation by Rev. John Sharpe, 1815. J.A. Giles, editor. London: George Bell and Sons, 1904. * ''William of Malmesbury: The Deeds of the Bishops of England [Gesta Pontificum Anglorum]'', Translated by David Preest, 2002, ISBN 0851158846 * Rodney M Thomson, ''William of Malmesbury'', ISBN 1843830302 ==External links== * [http://www.bartleby.com/211/0906.html Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries: William of Malmesbury] from ''The Cambridge History of English and American Literature'', Volume I, 1907–21. * [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/malmsbury-chronicle1.html Deeds of the English Kings], excerpts. * [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1066malmesbury.html Battle of Hastings, 1066], excerpts. * [http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/SOURCES/lincoln3.htm Account of the Battle of Lincoln in 1142], excerpts. * [http://www.csun.edu/~sk36711/WWW/engl443/malmesbury.html Historia Novella], excerpts. ---- British historians Medieval literature Medieval historians 1080 births 1143 deaths
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{| align=right | |- |[[image:malmesbury.abbey.exterior.rearview.arp.jpg|thumb|right|250px| A view of Malmesbury Abbey in Wiltshire, England. The Abbey was completed in 1180 AD, and remains in use as the parish church of Malmesbury.]] |} William of Malmesbury (''c''. 1080/1095–''c''. 1143), English historians in the Middle Ages, was born about the year 1080/1095, in Wiltshire. His father was Norman and mother English. He spent his whole life in England with his best working years as a monk at Malmesbury Abbey. ==Biography== The education William received at Malmesbury Abbey included a smattering of logic and physics; but moral philosophy and history, especially the latter, were the subjects to which he devoted most attention. He made a collection of medieval histories, and produced a popular account of English history, modelled on the ''Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum'' (''Ecclesiastical History of the English People'') of Bede. In fulfilment of this idea, William produced about 1120 the ''Gesta regum anglorum'' (''Deeds of the English kings'' (449-1127)), now considered by modern scholars to be one of the great histories of England. It was followed by the ''Gesta pontificum anglorum'' (''Deeds of the English Bishops'') in 1125. Subsequently William wrote on theological subjects. A revision of the ''Gesta regum anglorum'' was dedicated to Earl Robert of Gloucester in 1127. William also formed an acquaintance with Bishop Roger of Salisbury, who had a castle at Malmesbury. It may have been due to these friends that he was offered the abbacy of Malmesbury in 1140, but he preferred to remain a scholar. His one public appearance was made at the council of Winchester in 1141, in which the clergy declared for the empress Empress Maud. About this date he wrote ''Historia Novella'' (''New History'' (1128-1142)), giving an account of events since 1125, including important accounts of The Anarchy of Stephen of England reign. This work breaks off abruptly at the end of 1142, with an unfulfilled promise that it will be continued. Presumably William died before he could redeem his pledge. ==Significance== He is considered to be one of the best English historian of his time, Milton’s opinion, that "both for style and judgment" William is "by far the best writer of all" the twelfth century chroniclers. A strong Latin stylist, he shows literary and historiographical instincts which are, for his time, remarkably sound. He is an authority of considerable value from 1066 onwards; many telling anecdotes and many shrewd judgments on persons and events can be gleaned from his pages. ==Bibliography== * ''William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum'' (Deeds of the English Kings), Vol I, Edited and Translated by R. A. B. Mynors, Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN 019820678X * ''William of Malmesbury: Gesta Regum Anglorum'' (Deeds of the English Kings), Volume II: General Introduction and Commentary, R. M. Thomson and M. Winterbottom, Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN 0198206828 * ''William of Malmesbury: Saints' Lives'', Edited by M. Winterbottom and R. M. Thomson, Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0198207093 * ''William of Malmesbury: Historia Novella'' (The Contemporary History), Edited by Edmund King, translated by K. R. Potter, Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN 0198201923 * William of Malmesbury, ''Chronicle of the Kings of England'', Translation by Rev. John Sharpe, 1815. J.A. Giles, editor. London: George Bell and Sons, 1904. * ''William of Malmesbury: The Deeds of the Bishops of England [Gesta Pontificum Anglorum]'', Translated by David Preest, 2002, ISBN 0851158846 * Rodney M Thomson, ''William of Malmesbury'', ISBN 1843830302 ==External links== * [http://www.bartleby.com/211/0906.html Latin Chroniclers from the Eleventh to the Thirteenth Centuries: William of Malmesbury] from ''The Cambridge History of English and American Literature'', Volume I, 1907–21. * [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/malmsbury-chronicle1.html Deeds of the English Kings], excerpts. * [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1066malmesbury.html Battle of Hastings, 1066], excerpts. * [http://www.deremilitari.org/RESOURCES/SOURCES/lincoln3.htm Account of the Battle of Lincoln in 1142], excerpts. * [http://www.csun.edu/~sk36711/WWW/engl443/malmesbury.html Historia Novella], excerpts. ---- British historians Medieval literature Medieval historians 1080 births 1143 deaths
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