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- Myself As Witness brings thirteenth-century chronicler Gerald of Wales out of retirement to record the last tumultuous years of King John’s reign. Witty and moving, this is a unique portrayal of the English monarch widely regarded as a monster, narrated by a man who loves him but has no illusions about his flaws.
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Gerald of Wales was 4th in the series of 8 by Nicholas Crane in Great British Journeys. James Goldman's novel Myself As Witness is written from Gerald of Wales' point of view, though in the novel he is referred to as Giraldus Cambrensis, which means Gerald of Wales in Latin.
Myself As Witness brings thirteenth-century chronicler Gerald of Wales out of retirement to record the last tumultuous years of King John’s reign. Witty and moving, this is a unique portrayal of the English monarch widely regarded as a monster, narrated by a man who loves him but has no illusions about his flaws.
Jan 1, 2001 · “Myself As Witness” begins in the year 1212, with King John abruptly requesting the services of his favorite court historian to accompany him to record his res gustae. His choice is Giraldus Cambrensis, perhaps better known by his anglicized name Gerald of Wales.
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Apr 7, 2018 · Gerald of Wales, or Giraldus Cambrensis, was a twelfth-century cleric who wrote a whole raft of influential works on clerical reform, kingship, and history.
Apr 29, 2020 · Gerald of Wales (1146–1223) was a man with a busy career in church and court, whose prolific writings provide a vivid window on entangled Anglo-French, Anglo-Welsh, and Anglo-Irish interactions.
Gerald of Wales. De gestis Giraldi is a narrative of the deeds of Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-1223), written in the third person but actually by Gerald himself, and framed as the biography of a bishop although Gerald never became a bishop.
Myself as Witness by James Goldman A novel set in England during the time of King John ca. 1199-1216. It is the fictional chronicle of John's reign rendered in first-person by "Giraldus Cambrensis".
