Historia Anglorum
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Historia Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin chronicle that narrates the history of England from Roman times to the author’s own day.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Historia Anglorum canonical | 2 |
| Historia Anglica | 1 |
| Historia Regum Anglorum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5236000 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Anglorum Context triple: [Henry of Huntingdon, notableWork, Historia Anglorum]
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A.
Gesta Regum Anglorum
Gesta Regum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin history of the English kings that combines narrative chronicle with scholarly commentary and is considered one of the most important medieval English historical works.
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B.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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C.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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D.
King of the English
King of the English was the medieval royal title held by the monarch who ruled over the English people and their kingdom before the Norman Conquest.
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E.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Historia Anglorum Target entity description: Historia Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin chronicle that narrates the history of England from Roman times to the author’s own day.
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A.
Gesta Regum Anglorum
Gesta Regum Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin history of the English kings that combines narrative chronicle with scholarly commentary and is considered one of the most important medieval English historical works.
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B.
Historia Regum Britanniae
Historia Regum Britanniae is a 12th-century pseudo-historical chronicle by Geoffrey of Monmouth that popularized many legendary accounts of early British kings, including the stories of King Arthur.
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C.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of annals in Old English that records the early history of the Anglo-Saxons and the formation of England from the 9th century onward.
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D.
King of the English
King of the English was the medieval royal title held by the monarch who ruled over the English people and their kingdom before the Norman Conquest.
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E.
The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin chronicle
ⓘ
historical work ⓘ medieval chronicle ⓘ |
| author | Henry of Huntingdon ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 12th century ⓘ |
| genre |
chronicle
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historiography ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | History of the English ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | Anglo-Norman ⓘ |
| includesEvent |
Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain
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linked to:
Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain
Norman Conquest of England ⓘ Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ reigns of early English kings ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval English historiography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated clergy
ⓘ
lay nobility ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
English kings
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ecclesiastical history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | survives in multiple medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | part of the Anglo-Norman historical tradition ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Anglo-Saxon history
ⓘ
Norman England history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ |
| subject | history of England ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredEnd | 12th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodCoveredStart | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | later chroniclers of England ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Historia Anglorum Description of subject: Historia Anglorum is a 12th-century Latin chronicle that narrates the history of England from Roman times to the author’s own day.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Historia Anglorum
subject linked to:
Polydore Vergil’s "Anglica Historia"
linked to: Historia Anglorum