Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Eleventh Century
- Twelfth Century
- II.8 Eadmer, The Life of Archbishop Anselm
- II.9 Sæwulf, An Account of a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
- II.10 Twelfth-Century Law Codes
- II.11 The Wreck of the White Ship in 1120, as Recorded by Historians of the Twelfth Century
- II.12 Geoffrey of Monmouth, A History of the Kings of Britain
- II.13 Two Twelfth-Century Lives of St Frideswide
- II.14 Ælred of Rievaulx, Letter Regarding the Nun of Watton Priory
- II.15 William Fitzstephen, A Description of London
- II.16 Thomas Becket
- II.17 Glanvill, The Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England
- II.18 Richard of Devizes, Chronicle of the Reign of King Richard I
- II.19 Walter Map, Courtiers’ Trifles
- II.20 Hugh Nonant, Bishop of Coventry, Letter Recounting the Spectacular Downfall of Chancellor William de Longchamp
- Thirteenth Century
- Fourteenth Century
- Fifteenth Century
- Select Bibliography for Volume II
- General Index
- Index of Passages Cited
II.11 - The Wreck of the White Ship in 1120, as Recorded by Historians of the Twelfth Century
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Maps
- Foreword
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Eleventh Century
- Twelfth Century
- II.8 Eadmer, The Life of Archbishop Anselm
- II.9 Sæwulf, An Account of a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
- II.10 Twelfth-Century Law Codes
- II.11 The Wreck of the White Ship in 1120, as Recorded by Historians of the Twelfth Century
- II.12 Geoffrey of Monmouth, A History of the Kings of Britain
- II.13 Two Twelfth-Century Lives of St Frideswide
- II.14 Ælred of Rievaulx, Letter Regarding the Nun of Watton Priory
- II.15 William Fitzstephen, A Description of London
- II.16 Thomas Becket
- II.17 Glanvill, The Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of England
- II.18 Richard of Devizes, Chronicle of the Reign of King Richard I
- II.19 Walter Map, Courtiers’ Trifles
- II.20 Hugh Nonant, Bishop of Coventry, Letter Recounting the Spectacular Downfall of Chancellor William de Longchamp
- Thirteenth Century
- Fourteenth Century
- Fifteenth Century
- Select Bibliography for Volume II
- General Index
- Index of Passages Cited
Summary
The famous story of the sinking of the White Ship in 1120 and the death of king Henry I’s heir, prince William, and many members of the royal family and aristocracy was recorded by many contemporary historians. Here excerpts from sixwriters are included, passages that vary in length and style. The writers are Eadmer, William of Malmesbury, Orderic Vitalis, Symeon of Durham, Hugh the Chanter and Henry of Huntingdon. The accounts by William of Malmesbury and Orderic Vitalis are literary masterpieces, providing historical detail and an overall depiction that has elements of epic andtragedy.
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- The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin , pp. 111 - 133Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024