Henry of Huntingdon

Henry of Huntingdon
(1084-1155)
   Historian, was Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1109. His Historia Anglorum (History of the English) comes down to 1154. He also wrote a treatise, De Contemptu Mundi (on Contempt of the World).

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