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
Such was the daring message that, according to Matthew Paris, issued, in the year 1267, from the Fenland stronghold.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
—During the last few years I have made occasional, but unsuccessful, inquiries after the Historia Minor of Matthew Paris.
Matthew Paris is the greatest, as he is in reality the last of our monastic historians.
From The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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