The deeds of the kings of the English, History of the English kings
Date: 1125 (1st edition); 1135-40 (revised version)
Original Language: Latin
Description
Queen Matilda, consort of Henry I, apparently asked William to produce a history of the kings of England. The result, the Gesta regum Anglorum, is a sweeping national chronicle that goes from the death of Bede in 735 to his own day: this clearly indicates that Bede was a model f…