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
Many of the passages he quotes are very inconclusive; but possibly there may be some weight in one from Matthew Paris, ad ann.
From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Henry Hallam
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 Mark Antony Lower
As a sample of the feeling existing, the account of Matthew Paris, the monk of St. Albans, may fairly be cited.
From Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations by S. S. Madders
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