Matthew Paris
Britishnoun
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The chronicles of Roger Wendover, a historian and monk at St Albans, and his successor Matthew Paris, included many accounts of cruelty that have since been questioned.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2011
The latest addition was a full-sized elephant presented by the King of France, and specially drawn for the record by the indefatigable news-hawk, Matthew Paris.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
The best account of him is to be found in the work of Matthew Paris, the monk of St. Albans, who wrote before the year 1250.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
He was re-edited and continued after 1236 by Matthew Paris, the greatest of medieval historians.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various
According to Matthew Paris, it was the first cruciform church erected in England, the immense size and beauty of which can be seen in the Bayeux tapestry.
From Cathedral Cities of England by Gilbert, George
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