Orderic Vitalis - Historia Ecclesiastica
Orderic Vitalis and Historia Ecclesiastica came to my attention while researchig the history of
Belchamp Walter, the surrounding area and the country in general.
Wikipedia says:
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Orderic Vitalis (Latin: Ordericus Vitalis; 16 February 1075 – c.1142) was an English chronicler and
Benedictine monk
who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th- and 12th-century Normandy and Anglo-Norman
England.
Modern historians view him as a reliable source
"
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Earls of Oxford and Essex
Aubrey de Vere III was the first Earl of Oxford.
Henry I's New Men
Henry bestowed honours on those that served him well, Wikipedia says:
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The chronicler Orderic Vitalis in his Historia Ecclesiastica said that Henry
had "enobled others of base stock who had served him well, raised them, so to say, from the dust, and heaping
all kinds of favours on them, stationed
them above earls and famous constables."[2]
Orderic went on to mention a number of men that he considered "new men".[1]
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Such "New Men" include a Walter de Beauchamp.
Background to this page
Having seen some of my history pages being found by those making an Internet search I have decided to add
a bit more context on how the pages came about.