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William of Newburgh (1135/6–?98), author of Historia Rerum Anglicarum, suddenly abandoned in 1198, presumably at his death. The work deals with events from 1066 to 1198, especially the reigns of Stephen and Henry II; it exposes the Historia of Geoffrey Of Monmouth as legend rather than fact.

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William of Newburgh

William of Newburgh 1136?-1198?, English chronicler, monk of Newburgh, Yorkshire. He wrote the Historia rerum Anglicarum, a history of England from 1066 to 1198. Its chief value lies in the commentary on contemporary events, particularly its analysis of the causes and effects of the anarchy under King Stephen.

Bibliography: See the translation of the history by J. Stevenson in his Church Historians of England, Vol. IV (1856).

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