William of Newburgh
English canon and historian (1136–1198) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William of Newburgh or Newbury (Latin: Guilelmus Neubrigensis,[1] Wilhelmus Neubrigensis,[2] or Willelmus de Novoburgo.[3] 1136 – 1198), also known as William Parvus, was a 12th-century English historian and Augustinian canon of Anglo-Saxon descent from Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire.
William experienced the Jewish pogroms in York in the late 12th century mentioning, "the slaughter was less the work of religious zeal than of bold and covetous men who wrought the business of their own greed".[4] William also composed a lengthy Marian exposition on the Song of Songs and three sermons on liturgical texts and Saint Alban.