Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Gerald of Wales

Born: 1146
Died: 1223 (aged 77)
Bio: Gerald of Wales was a Cambro-Norman archdeacon of Brecon and historian.
Known for:
- Topographia Hibernica
- The history and topography of Ireland
- Giraldi Cambrensis opera
- The autobiography of Gerald of Wales