![]() The "Arthur" in these versions of his name may indicate the name of his father, or a nickname based on Geoffrey's scholarly interests.Įarlier scholars assumed that Geoffrey was Welsh or at least spoke Welsh. To contemporaries, Geoffrey was known as Galfridus Artur(us) or variants thereof. Geoffrey's works attest to some acquaintance with the place-names of the region. In his Historia, Geoffrey refers to himself as Galfridus Monemutensis, "Geoffrey of Monmouth", which indicates a significant connection to Monmouth, Wales, and which may refer to his birthplace. He must have reached the age of majority by 1129, when he is recorded as witnessing a charter. Geoffrey was probably born some time between 11 in Wales or the Welsh Marches. ![]()
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The author was born six miles north-west of Portsmouth in White Hart Lane, Portchester, and grew up in Purbook and then Southsea. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Book the doctors blackwell![]() ![]() In 1838, Samuel Blackwell died, leaving the family penniless during a national financial crisis. In 1832, the Blackwell family moved to America, settling in Cincinnati, Ohio. Blackwell’s famous relatives included brother Henry, a well-known abolitionist and women’s suffrage supporter who married women’s rights activist Lucy Stone Emily Blackwell, who followed her sister into medicine and sister-in-law Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first ordained female minister in a mainstream Protestant denomination. 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