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Fitzstephen, William
died 1190-1190

William Fitzstephen was a retainer of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, whose murder he witnessed in 1170. After the saint’s death, Fitzstephen wrote the biography of his life as well as an account of twelfth-century London. King Henry II, although an enemy of Thomas Becket, appointed Fitzstephen as Sheriff of Gloucestor after the murder. TLM

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OMSB Records by Fitzstephen, William:

• Robertson, James Craigie, and J. Brigstock Sheppard, eds., Materials for the History of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, (Canonized by Pope Alexander III., A.D. 1173) (London: Longman & Co., 7 vols. (Rolls Series, No. 67), 1875-85).
• Amt, Emilie, ed., Medieval England 1000-1500: A Reader (Readings in Medieval Civilizations and Cultures, VI. Peterborough, Ont.: Broadview Press, 2000).
• Staunton, Michael, ed., trans, The Lives of Thomas Becket (Manchester: Manchester UP, 2001).
• Riley, Henry Thomas, ed., "A Description of London"; excerpt from Liber Custumarum (Rolls Series 12, Vol. 2, pp. 2-15, 1860).