Gerald of Wales was a Cambro-Norman priest and historian. As a royal clerk to the king and two archbishops, he travelled widely and wrote extensively. He studied and taught in France and visited Rome
Manorbier Castle, birthplace of Gerald of Wales
St Davids Cathedral today
A drawing of Gerald de Barri's uncle, Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan, from a manuscript of the Expugnatio Hibernica
Speculum Duorum, or The Mirror of Two Men, is a work in Latin by Gerald of Wales concerning a dispute between Gerald and his nephew over control of the archdeaconry of Brecon and its revenue. Written
Gerald of Wales
…Retractationes Speculum duorum ("A mirror of two men", c. 1208 – c. 1216) Vita Sancti Hugonis (Life of St Hugh of Lincoln, first two books c. 1213, third book c. 1213 – c. 1219…
Statue of Gerald of Wales in St Davids Cathedral
The Vatican Library, where Reg. Lat. 470 is held.