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.15 - William Fitzstephen, A Description of London
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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
William Fitzstephen wrote a vivid description of London in the 1170s, as the prologue to his biography of Thomas Becket. He describes the churches, the schools and above all the life of the people in the city, such as their festivities and sports, including skating.
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- The Cambridge Anthology of British Medieval Latin , pp. 164 - 172Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024