William of Malmesbury

[ mahmz-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree ]

/ ˈmɑmzˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri /

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noun

c1090–1143?, English historian.

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William and Mary, William I, William II, William III, William IV, William of Malmesbury, William Pitt, the Elder, Williams, Williamsburg, Williamson, Williams pear

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British Dictionary definitions for William of Malmesbury

William of Malmesbury

/ (ˈmɑːmzbərɪ, -brɪ) /

noun

?1090–?1143, English monk and chronicler, whose Gesta regum Anglorum and Historia novella are valuable sources for English history to 1142

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