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

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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$died on the 7th before the Kalends of March. And in the same year A. 1118. All this year king Henry was in Normandy, being at war ^vith the king of France, and with the earl of Anjou, and with the earl of Flanders. And the earl of Flanders was wounded in Normandy, on which he returned to Flanders. The king was greatly impoverished by this war, and lost much money and land, and he was most harassed by his oi\ti men, who continually revolted and be- trayed liim, and went over to liis enemies, and treacherously gave up their castles in the king’s despite. England paid dearly for all this by the manifold taxes which ceased not all this year. This year, one evening in Epiphany week, there was dreadful lightning which caused many deaths. And queen Matilda died at Westminster on the Kalends of May, and was buried there. And Robert earl of Mellent died also this year. This year also, on St. Thomas’s day, there was so exceedingly high a wind that none who then lived remembered a greater, and this might be seen everywhere from the state of the houses and of the trees. Pope Paschal also died this year, and John of Gaeta, whose other name was Gelasius, succeeded to the popedom. A. 1119. All this year king Henry remained in Normandy, and was greatly perplexed by the war with the king of France, and by the treachery of his own men, who were continually revolting from him, till at length the two kings with their forces met in Normandy. The king of France was there put to flight and all his best men taken, and many of king Henry’s vassals who witli the garrisons of their castles had been against him, now submitted, and were reconciled to him, and some of the ca.stles he took by force. This year, William the son of king Henry and of queen Matilda went to Normandy to his father, and the daughter of the earl of Anjou was there given and wedded to liim. On Michaelmas eve there was a great earthquake in some parts of this land; and it was felt most in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. The same year pope Gela.sius died on this side of the moun- tains, and he Wiis buried at Cluny ; and the archbishop of Vienne was chosen pope, his name was Calixtus. He bishop Aldhelm, published in the end of my edition of Aldhelm’s works ? [Aldhelmi Opera, Uxon. Lend, et Cant. 1845.]$