William of Malmesbury
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noun
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William of Malmesbury wrote in 1125 that the septuagenarian Edgar was "losing his grey hair quietly in the country".
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2016
In the twelfth century the story is again told by William of Malmesbury.
From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.
About a century after the death of Edward the Confessor, William of Malmesbury compiled his “Chronicle of the Kings of England,” and in this work is the earliest allusion to the subject.
From The Doctor in History, Literature, Folk-Lore, Etc. by Various
This is supported by William of Malmesbury, but Eddius says he was bishop for forty-six years.891.Ripon, v. infra, p.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Bede, Cuthbert
Ingulphus treated of Croyland; William of Malmesbury, of Glastonbury; Gervase, the burning of Canterbury, and many like instances.
From Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects by Andrews, William
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