Discovering William of Malmesbury
DOI: 10.1017/9781787440869.002
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Discovering William of Malmesbury: The Man and his Works

Abstract: Describing William of Malmesbury, scholars have often found it appropriate to draw upon superlatives: he was one of medieval England's finest men of letters, among the most learned historians of twelfth-century Europe, and, some would argue, the greatest historian of England since Bede. 1 In examining William's own words, however, it becomes clear that he was not a man of extremes; careful, measured, considered, and erudite, William's life was devoted to grappling with the complexities of history, and reconcil… Show more

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