Gesta Regum Anglorum
The Gesta Regum Anglorum (
kings of England by William of Malmesbury. It is a companion work of his Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (Deeds of the English Bishops) and was followed by his Historia Novella, which continued its account for several more years.[1] The portions of the work concerning the First Crusade were derived from Gesta Francorum Iherusalem peregrinantium, a chronicle by Fulcher of Chartres.[2]
Editions
- Sharpe, John, ed. (1815), The History of the Kings of England and the Modern History of William of Malmesbury, London: W. Bulmer & Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown.
- Hardy, Thomas Duffus; et al., eds. (1855), "Willelmi Malmesburiensis Monachi Gesta Regum Anglorum atque Historia Novella", Saeculum XII: Willelmi Malmesburiensis Monachi Opera Omnia, Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Latina, Vol. 179, vol. I, Paris: Paul Dupont for Garnier Bros., pp. 959–1390. (in Latin)
- Giles, J.A., ed. (1847), William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England: From the Earliest Period to the Reign of King Stephen, with Notes and Illustrations, London: Henry G. Bohn.
- Mynors, R.A.B.; et al., eds. (1998), Gesta Regum Anglorum, Oxford Medieval Texts, vol. I, Oxford: Clarendon Press. (in Latin) & (in English)
- Thomson, R.M.; et al., eds. (1999), Gesta Regum Anglorum, Oxford Medieval Texts, vol. II: General Introduction & Commentary, Oxford: Clarendon Press. (in Latin) & (in English)
References
- ^ Weiler, Björn. "William of Malmesbury, Henry I, and the Gesta Regum Anglorum".
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(help) - ^ Runciman, Steven, A History of the Crusades, Volume One: The First Crusade and the Foundation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, Cambridge University Press, London, 1951, pg. 329
External links
- Full text of the Gesta Regum Anglorum archived at url=https://archive.org/stream/williamofmalmesb1847will/williamofmalmesb1847will_djvu.txt archive.org