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William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales, the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England .
Apr 30, 2024 · William Camden (born May 2, 1551, London, Eng.—died Nov. 9, 1623, Chislehurst, Kent) was an English antiquary, a pioneer of historical method, and author of Britannia, the first comprehensive topographical survey of England.
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William Camden’s Britannia was first published in 1586. In it, Camden documents Britain’s ancient pre-Roman past using a vast array of source material, transforming historical thinking with his efforts to remain objective.
Jun 11, 2018 · The Oxford Companion to British History JOHN CANNON. *Camden, William* (1551–1623). Camden was one of the finest of schoolmaster-historians. Born in London, he was educated at St Paul's and then at Oxford. From 1575 until 1597 he taught at Westminster School, where he became headmaster.
Scholar, historian and antiquary, William Camden was born in London on May 2, 1551, son of painter Sampson Camden. He attended both Christ's Hospital and St. Paul's School, and then, at Oxford, from Magdalen College to Broadgate's Hostel, and Christ Church.
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May 24, 2024 · Overview. William Camden. (1551—1623) historian and herald. Quick Reference. (1551–1623), antiquary and historian, was appointed headmaster of Westminster School in 1593; one of his pupils was Jonson, who said that he owed Camden ‘All that I am in arts, all that I know’. He made tours of antiquarian research up and down England.
This paper was read at a Colloquium on William Camden held at Westminster School on 7 October 1997, celebrating the centenary of the sponsorship of the Camden Series by the Royal Historical Society.
