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Description: | This manuscript consists of two parts: the first is a chronicle by William of Malmesbury (died 1143); and the second is a series of annals--with a particular emphasis on Bury St. Edmunds--as far as the year 1212, with subsequent additions. The manuscript was therefore almost certainly written at Bury in 1212.
The first annal on this page is for the year 1066, one of the best-known in all English history. It records that William, duke of the Normans, obtained England and became king on Christmas day in London; King Harold was killed in battle. The annal for the following year records the building of Battle Abbey by King William. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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