Difference between revisions of "Roger Of Wendover"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58327" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_58327" /> == | ||
<p> an ancient English historian, of whom little is known, embraced the monastic life in the [[Abbey]] of St. Alban's, and died May 6, 1237. He published Rogeri de Wendover Chronica, sive Flores Historiarum (formerly ascribed to Matthew Paris), translated from the | <p> an ancient English historian, of whom little is known, embraced the monastic life in the [[Abbey]] of St. Alban's, and died May 6, 1237. He published Rogeri de Wendover Chronica, sive Flores Historiarum (formerly ascribed to Matthew Paris), translated from the Latin by J. A. [[Giles]] (Lond. 1849, 2 vols. 8vo). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. s.v. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79159" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79159" /> == | ||
<p> An early English chronicler, lived in the 13th century; was a monk of St. Albans and subsequently prior of Belvoir; wrote a history of the world down to | <p> An early English chronicler, lived in the 13th century; was a monk of St. Albans and subsequently prior of Belvoir; wrote a history of the world down to Henry III.'s reign, the only valuable portion of it being that which deals with his own times. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:53, 15 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an ancient English historian, of whom little is known, embraced the monastic life in the Abbey of St. Alban's, and died May 6, 1237. He published Rogeri de Wendover Chronica, sive Flores Historiarum (formerly ascribed to Matthew Paris), translated from the Latin by J. A. Giles (Lond. 1849, 2 vols. 8vo). See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.; Darling, Cyclop. Bibliog. s.v.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An early English chronicler, lived in the 13th century; was a monk of St. Albans and subsequently prior of Belvoir; wrote a history of the world down to Henry III.'s reign, the only valuable portion of it being that which deals with his own times.
