The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical history of England / [translated by J. Stevens] Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With illustrative notes, a map of Anglo-Saxon England and a general index. Edited by J.A. Giles.

  • Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.
Date:
1847
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Credit: The Venerable Bede's Ecclesiastical history of England / [translated by J. Stevens] Also the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. With illustrative notes, a map of Anglo-Saxon England and a general index. Edited by J.A. Giles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    burning and plundering carried on by either party against the other.—This -year Robert earl of Flanders died and Lis son Baldwin succeeded him. The winter was very long this year, a heavy and a severe time, by w'hich the fruits of the earth were much injured ; and there was the greatest pesti- lence among the cattle ever remembered. A. 1112. All this year king Henry remained in Nor- mandy, on account of the war in which he was engaged with France, and with the earl of Anjou, who held Maine against him. And wliilst he was there he deprived the earl of Ev- reux and William Crispin of their lands, and drove them out of Normandy : and he restored to Philip de Brause the es- tates which had been taken from him, and he caused Robert de Belcsme to be seized and put into prison. This was a very good year as to the erops, the trees and fields being very fruitful ; but it was a very heavy and a sorrowful time, by reason of a dreadful pestilence among men. A. 1113. This year king Henry was in Normandy at Christmas, at Ea.ster, and at Pentecost. And in the summer he sent hither Robert de Belesme, to be confined in Wareham castle, and he himself came to this land soon afterwards. A. 1114. This year, at Christmas, king Henry held his court at Windsor, and he held no court again this year. And at Midsummer he entered Wales \N-ith an army, and the Welsh came and treated with the king, and he caused castles to be built in that country. And in September he went over sea to Normandy. In the end of May, this year, a strange star with a long light was seen shining for many nights. This year also there was so great an ebb of the tide every where in one da}', as no man remembered before, so that men went tlirough the Thames both riding and walking, east of London bridge. This year there were very high winds in the month of October, and more especially on the night of the octaves of St. IMartin, as was apparent in all wcx>ds and towns, 'riiis year also the king gave the archbishopric of Canterbury to Balph bishop of Rochester ; and Thomas [II.] nre,hl)isho]) of York died, and the king’s chaplain Thurstan succeeded him. At this time the king went towards the sea, and he would have gone over but he was detained by the weather. In the meanwhile he sent his writ to Ernulf ab- bat of Peterborougb, desiring him to come to him with speed.