Book
Account of the Battle of Hastings
- Published
- 1125
- Genre
- Science/Math
- URL
- https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/1066malmesbury.asp
Reading measures
- Suggested reading age
- ages 12–16
- Ambleside year
- Years 7–8 · ages 12–16
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
Of mixed Norman and English descent, William of Malmesbury was born in England between 1090 and 1095. At an early age he was admitted to Malmesbury (Benedictine) Abbey, where he became a monk and, later, librarian of the monastery. His earliest major work was Gesta regum Anglorum (Deeds of the Kings of England) a compendium of English history in five books, published 1125. Gesta regum is the finest historical work of 12th-century England, although it is less the product of original research than a skillful combination of sources featuring colorful anecdotes and placing special emphasis on the reigns and characters of the Anglo-Norman kings.
Tags
EnglandFranceGreat BritainHistoryNorman Invasion