Men of Kent and Kentishmen/William of Gillingham

by John Hutchinson

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William of Gillingham,

HISTORIAN,

Who flourished in the reign of Richard II., was so called from the place of his birth, a parish on the banks of the Medway. He became a monk of Canterbury, of the Benedictine order, and was much esteemed for his learning. He wrote the history of the nation and of his own monastery. He died about 1390.

[See Pits' "De Illustribus Angliæ Scriptoribus."]