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We have experienced the truth of this prophecy, for England has become the habitation of outsiders and the dominion of foreigners. Today, no Englishman is earl, bishop, or abbott, and newcomers gnaw away at the riches and very innards of England; nor is there any hope for an end of this misery.

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The English at that time wore short garments, reaching to the mid-knee; they had their hair cropped, their beards shaven, their arms laden with golden bracelets, their skin adorned with punctured designs; they were accustomed to eat until they became surfeited, and to drink till they were sick. These latter qualities they imparted to their conquerors.

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That fatal day for England, the sad destruction of our dear country [dulcis patrie].

William of Malmesbury

The Normans are a race inured to war, and can hardly live without it, fierce in rushing against the enemy, and, where force fails of success, ready to use stratagem, or corrupt by bribery.

William of Malmesbury

William of Malmesbury

William of Malmesbury

Born: 1080

Died: 1143 (aged 63)

Bio: William of Malmesbury was the foremost English historian of the 12th century.

Known for:

Gesta Regum Anglorum
Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
Historia novella
De antiquitate Glastonie ecclesie

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