Image: William III de Cantilupe (d.1254) MatthewParis Historia Anglorum
Description: .Matthew Paris, Chronica Maiora - Royal MS 14 C VII, (The Historia Anglorum, or "History of the English", by Matthew Paris (d. 1259), a history of England covering the years 1070-1253. Begun in 1250 and perhaps completed around 1255) arms of Cantilupe; folio 165v[1]: Inverted arms of William III de Cantilupe (d.1254), 3rd feudal baron of Eaton Bray in Bedfordshire, referring to his death. Not (as in the British Library catalogue[2]) referring to the death of his uncle Walter de Cantilupe, Bishop of Worcester, who died in 1266, thus 7 years after the death of Matthew Paris. The events on the folios before and after 165v all refer to the year 1254.
Title: William III de Cantilupe (d.1254) MatthewParis Historia Anglorum
Credit: Matthew Paris, Chronica Maiora - Royal MS 14 C VII, ff 157r-231r
Author: Matthew Paris
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