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Deeds Of King Stephen
__NOTOC__ ''Deeds of King Stephen'' or ''Acts of Stephen'' or ''Gesta Regis Stephani'' is a mid-12th-century English history by an anonymous author about King Stephen of England and his struggles with his cousin, Empress Matilda, also known as the "Empress Maud". It is one of the main sources for this period in the history of England. Some historians think the author may have been Robert of Bath (also known as Robert of Lewes), Bishop of Bath from 1136 to 1166.461091103 * Sewell, Richard Clarke, ed. (1846)''Gesta Stephani'' London: English Historical Society. OCL2200275 * Forester, Thomas, ed. (trans.) (1853)''The Chronicle of Henry of Huntingdon ... also, the Acts of King Stephen'' London: Henry G. Bohn. OCL16745036 * Howlett, Richard, ed. (1886). '' Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II and Richard I. ''Rolls series, iii. * Potter, K.R. (trans.), ed. (1955). ''Gesta Stephani''. London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. OCL504607315 * Potter, K.R. (trans.), ed., Davis, R.H.C. (intro. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesta Stephani Regis Anglorum, Et Ducis Normannorum Page 1
Gesta may refer to: Titles of works Gesta is the Latin word for "deeds" or "acts", and Latin titles, especially of medieval chronicles, frequently begin with the word, which thus is also a generic term for medieval biographies: *Gesta Adalberonis or Gesta Alberonis, "Deeds of Albero", Archbishop of Trier (1131–52) * Gesta Berengarii imperatoris, "Deeds of the Emperor Berengar", epic poem chronicling the career of Berengar of Friuli from c.874 to 915 *Gesta comitum Barcinonensium et regum Aragoniae, "Deeds of the counts of Barcelona and kings of Aragon", 14th century *Gesta Cnutonis Regis or Encomium Emmae Reginae, "Deeds of King Canute" 11th-century, also covers Queen Emma of Normandy *Gesta Danorum, "Deeds of the Danes", 12th century *Dei gesta per Francos, "Deeds of God through the Franks", 12th century, a narrative of the First Crusade *Gesta Francorum, "The Deeds of the Franks", in full Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum ("The deeds of the Franks and the other pilgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
