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Alured of Beverley
Alredus, or Alured of Beverley, was
sacristan[?] of the church of Beverley in the first half of the
12th century.
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed
He wrote, apparently about the year 1143, a chronicle entitled Annales sive Historia de gestis regum Britanniae, which begins with Brutus and carries the history of England down to 1129.
Geoffrey of Monmouth and Simeon of Durham are Alured's chief sources.
Initial text from 1911 encyclopedia -- Please update as needed
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