William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King StephenG. Bell, 1895 - 544 pages |
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... History of the Kings of England was translated into English by the Rev. John Sharpe , and published in quarto , in ... Historical Society . This edition has been compared with the translation , and numerous passages retouched and ...
... History of the Kings of England was translated into English by the Rev. John Sharpe , and published in quarto , in ... Historical Society . This edition has been compared with the translation , and numerous passages retouched and ...
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... history of those who have contributed to our instruction or amusement seems natural to civilized man . With the exception indeed of the incidental references made by successive chroniclers , who borrowed from his history , there is ...
... history of those who have contributed to our instruction or amusement seems natural to civilized man . With the exception indeed of the incidental references made by successive chroniclers , who borrowed from his history , there is ...
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... History " terminates at the end of the year 1142 ; and it will appear , from a manu- script hereafter to be described , that he lived at least long enough after its publication to make many corrections , altera- tions , and insertions ...
... History " terminates at the end of the year 1142 ; and it will appear , from a manu- script hereafter to be described , that he lived at least long enough after its publication to make many corrections , altera- tions , and insertions ...
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... history , biography , poetry , or classical literature . Of his acquirements as a scholar it is indeed difficult to ... History of the Kings " * Some notion of his diligence may perhaps be afforded by the following list of his writings ...
... history , biography , poetry , or classical literature . Of his acquirements as a scholar it is indeed difficult to ... History of the Kings " * Some notion of his diligence may perhaps be afforded by the following list of his writings ...
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... History of the Prelates " supplies nearly as many varieties . And though it may reasonably be imagined that 3. De Gestis Pontificum . The History of the Prelates of England con- aining , in four books , an account of the bishops , and ...
... History of the Prelates " supplies nearly as many varieties . And though it may reasonably be imagined that 3. De Gestis Pontificum . The History of the Prelates of England con- aining , in four books , an account of the bishops , and ...
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