William of Malmesbury
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noun
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William of Malmesbury wrote in 1125 that the septuagenarian Edgar was "losing his grey hair quietly in the country".
From BBC • Oct. 14, 2016
“Zeal for letters and religion,” remarks William of Malmesbury, “had grown cold many years before the coming of the Normans.”
From Education in England in the Middle Ages Thesis Approved for the Degree of Doctor of Science in the University of London by Parry, Albert William
William of Malmesbury here uses the term half-humorously to designate the various sorts of household articles which the crusaders thought they could not do without on the expedition, and hence undertook to carry with them.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin
But he hardly deserves the extravagant praise which is lavished upon him by William of Malmesbury.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
Even when William of Malmesbury wrote, in the twelfth century, he tells us that Crowland could still only be reached by boat.
From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward
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