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William of Newburgh
(1135—1198)
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(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.
Subjects: Literature