William of Newburgh

William of Newburgh or Newbury (Latin: Guilelmus Neubrigensis,[1] Wilhelmus Neubrigensis,[2] or Willelmus de Novoburgo.[3] 1136 – 1198), also known as William Parvus, was a 12th-century English historian and Augustinian canon of Anglo-Saxon descent from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.

William experienced the Jewish pogroms in York in the late 12th century mentioning, "the slaughter was less the work of religious zeal than of bold and covetous men who wrought the business of their own greed".[4] William also composed a lengthy Marian exposition on the Song of Songs and three sermons on liturgical texts and Saint Alban.

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  2. ^ Ruch, Lisa M. (14 June 2016). Dunphy, Graeme; Bratu, Cristian (eds.). "William of Newburgh". Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via referenceworks.brillonline.com.
  3. ^ of Newburgh, William (1719). "Epistola Willelmi Viri Religiosi Canonici de Novoburgo Prefacionalis operis sequentis et Apologetica ad Abbatem Rievallis". In Hearne, Thomas; Picard, Jean de Beauvais (eds.). Guilielmi Neubrigensis Historia sive Chronica rerum anglicarum, libris quinque. E codice ms. pervetusto, in bibliotheca prænobilis domini Dni. Thomæ Sebright (in Latin). Oxonii, e Theatro Sheldoniano – via archive.org.
  4. ^ Tuchman, Barbara Wertheim (1978). A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century. New York: Knopf. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-394-40026-6.