William of Malmesbury's Chronicle of the Kings of England / From the earliest period to the reign of King Stephen
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- WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY’S CHRONICLE OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND. FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE REIGN OF KING STEPHEN.
- EDITOR’S PREFACE.
- THE TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE.
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- THE AUTHOR’S EPISTLE TO ROBERT, EARL OF GLOUCESTER.
- PREFACE.
- THE HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF ENGLAND.
- BOOK I.
- CHAP. I. Of the arrival of the Angles, and of the Kings of Kent. [A.D. 449.]
- CHAP. II. Of the kings of the West Saxons. [A.D. 495.]
- CHAP. III. Of the kings of the Northumbrians. [A.D. 450.]
- CHAP. IV. Of the kings of the Mercians. [A.D. 626–874.]
- CHAP. V. Of the kings of the East Angles. [A.D. 520–905.
- CHAP. VI. Of the kings of the East Saxons. [A.D. 520–823.]
- BOOK II.
- PROLOGUE.
- CHAP. I. The history of king Egbert. [A.D. 800–839.]
- CHAP. II. Of king Ethelwulf. [A.D. 839–858.]
- OF THE SUCCESSORS OF CHARLEMAGNE.
- CHAP. III. Of Ethelbald, Ethelbert, and Ethelred, sons of Ethelwulf.
- CHAP. IV. Of king Alfred. [A.D. 872—901.]
- CHAP. V. Of Edward the son of Alfred. [A.D. 901–924.]
- CHAP. VI. Of Athelstan, the son of Edward. [A.D. 924–940.]
- CHAP. VII. Of kings Edmund, Edred, and Edwy. [A.D. 940–955.]
- CHAP. VIII. Of king Edgar, son of king Edmund. [A.D. 959–975.]
- CHAP. IX. Of St. Edward king and martyr the son of Edgar. [A.D. 975–978.]
- CHAP. X. Of king Ethelred and king Edmund. [A.D. 979–1017.]
- CHAP. XI. Of king Canute. [A.D. 1017–1031.]
- CHAP. XII. Of king Harold and Hardecanute. [A.D. 1036–1042.]
- CHAP. XIII. Of St. Edward, son of king Ethelred. [A.D. 1042–1066.]
- BOOK III.
- PREFACE.
- Of William the First. [A.D. 1066–1087.]
- Pope Gregory to Augustine, first archbishop of Canterbury.
- Boniface to Justus, archbishop of Canterbury.
- Alexander to William, king of England.
- BOOK IV.
- PREFACE.
- CHAP. I. Of William the Second. [A.D. 1087–1100.
- CHAP. II. The Expedition to Jerusalem. [A.D. 1095–1105.]
- BOOK V.
- PREFACE.
- Of Henry the First. [A.D. 1100–1129.]
- THE MODERN HISTORY.
- PREFACE, ADDRESSED TO ROBERT, EARL OF GLOUCESTER.
- BOOK I.
- BOOK II.
- BOOK III.
- INDEX.
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