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Charles Bertram, the Glossary

Charles Julius Bertram (1723–1765) was an English expatriate in Denmark who "discovered"—and presumably wrote—The Description of Britain (De Situ Britanniae), an 18th-century literary forgery purporting to be a mediaeval work on history that remained undetected for over a century.^[1]

66 relations: Agricola (book), Antiquarian, Beale Poste, Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Blurb, British Museum, Chrestomathy, Church of Denmark, Church of England, Colophon (publishing), Copenhagen, Cotton library, Crown prince, Danes, Danish Realm, De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, Denmark, Dyeing, Edward Gibbon, English language, English people, English studies, Frederick V of Denmark, George II of Great Britain, Gildas, Hans Gram (historian), Historia Brittonum, Hosiery, Jens Høysgaard, John Bowyer Nichols, John Britton (antiquary), John E. B. Mayor, John Hodgson (antiquary), John Pinkerton, Joseph Hunter (antiquarian), Literary forgery, London, Louise of Great Britain, Nennius, Ordnance Survey, Palaeography, Privy council, Republic of Venice, Richard of Cirencester, Rolls Series, Roman Britain, Royal Society, Scotland during the Roman Empire, Scottish Lowlands, Silk, ... Expand index (16 more) »
18th-century Anglicans
British expatriates in Denmark
Grammarians from England

Agricola (book)

The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman writer, Tacitus, written c. AD 98.

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Antiquarian

An antiquarian or antiquary is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past.

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Beale Poste

Beale Poste (1793 – April 15, 1871) was an English antiquary and Anglican cleric.

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Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward

Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward (2 May 1816 – 12 October 1869) was an English nonconformist minister, antiquarian, and Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle.

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Blurb

A blurb is a short promotional piece accompanying a piece of creative work.

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British Museum

The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.

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Chrestomathy

A chrestomathy (from the Ancient Greek χρηστομάθεια 'desire of learning', from χρηστός 'useful' + μανθάνω 'learn') is a collection of selected literary passages (usually from a single author); a selection of literary passages from a foreign language assembled for studying the language; or a text in various languages, used especially as an aid in learning a subject.

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Church of Denmark

The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Denmark or National Church (the People's Church, or unofficially label; the Congregation), sometimes called the Church of Denmark, is the established, state-supported church in Denmark.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.

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Colophon (publishing)

In publishing, a colophon is a brief statement containing information about the publication of a book such as an "imprint" (the place of publication, the publisher, and the date of publication).

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Cotton library

The Cotton or Cottonian library is a collection of manuscripts that came into the hands of the antiquarian and bibliophile Sir Robert Bruce Cotton MP (1571–1631).

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Crown prince

A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy.

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Danes

Danes (danskere) are an ethnic group and nationality native to Denmark and a modern nation identified with the country of Denmark.

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Danish Realm

The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply Denmark, is a sovereign state and refers to the area over which the monarch of Denmark is head of state.

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De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae

(On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain, sometimes just On the Ruin of Britain) is a work written in Latin in the late fifth or sixth century by the British religious polemicist Gildas.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Dyeing

Dyeing is the application of dyes or pigments on textile materials such as fibers, yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness.

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Edward Gibbon

Edward Gibbon (8 May 173716 January 1794) was an English essayist, historian, and politician. Charles Bertram and Edward Gibbon are 18th-century English male writers.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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English people

The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture.

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English studies

English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries.

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Frederick V of Denmark

Frederick V (Danish and Norwegian: Frederik V; 31 March 1723 – 14 January 1766) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig-Holstein from 6 August 1746 until his death in 1766. Charles Bertram and Frederick V of Denmark are 1723 births.

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George II of Great Britain

George II (George Augustus; Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 (O.S.) until his death in 1760.

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Gildas

Gildas (English pronunciation:, Breton: Gweltaz) — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic, which recounts the history of the Britons before and during the coming of the Saxons.

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Hans Gram (historian)

Hans Gram (28 October 1685 – 19 February 1748) was a Danish academic, philologist and historian. Charles Bertram and Hans Gram (historian) are university of Copenhagen alumni.

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Historia Brittonum

The History of the Britons (Historia Brittonum) is a purported history of early Britain written around 828 that survives in numerous recensions from after the 11th century.

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Hosiery

Hosiery, also referred to as legwear, describes garments worn directly on the feet and legs.

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Jens Høysgaard

Jens Pedersen Høysgaard (December 25, 1698 – April 21, 1773) was a Danish philologist, caretaker at the University of Copenhagen from 1737–1759, and bell-ringer at Trinitatis Church.

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John Bowyer Nichols

John Bowyer Nichols (15 July 1779 – 19 October 1863) was an English printer and antiquary.

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John Britton (antiquary)

John Britton (7 July 1771 – 1 January 1857) was an English antiquary, topographer, author and editor.

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John E. B. Mayor

John Eyton Bickersteth Mayor (28 January 1825 – 1 December 1910) was an English classical scholar, writer and vegetarianism activist.

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John Hodgson (antiquary)

John Hodgson (1779–1845) was an English clergyman and antiquary, known as the county historian of Northumberland.

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John Pinkerton

John Pinkerton (17 February 1758 – 10 March 1826) was a Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist, historian, and early advocate of Germanic racial supremacy theory.

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Joseph Hunter (antiquarian)

Joseph Hunter (6 February 1783 – 9 May 1861) was a Unitarian Minister, antiquarian, and deputy keeper of public records now best known for his publications Hallamshire.

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Literary forgery

Literary forgery (also known as literary mystification, literary fraud or literary hoax) is writing, such as a manuscript or a literary work, which is either deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author, or is a purported memoir or other presumably nonfictional writing deceptively presented as true when, in fact, it presents untrue or imaginary information or content.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Louise of Great Britain

Louise of Great Britain (originally Louisa; 1724 – 19 December 1751) was Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1746 until her death, as the first wife of King Frederick V. She was the youngest surviving daughter of King George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach.

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Nennius

Nennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century.

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Ordnance Survey

The Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain.

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Palaeography

Palaeography (UK) or paleography (US; ultimately from παλαιός,, 'old', and γράφειν,, 'to write') is the study and academic discipline of the analysis of historical writing systems, the historicity of manuscripts and texts, subsuming deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts, including the analysis of historic penmanship, handwriting script, signification and printed media.

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Privy council

A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government.

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Republic of Venice

The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.

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Richard of Cirencester

Richard of Cirencester (Ricardus de Cirencestria; before 1340–1400) was a cleric and minor historian of the Benedictine abbey at Westminster.

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Rolls Series

The Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages (Rerum Britannicarum medii aevi scriptores), widely known as the is a major collection of British and Irish historical materials and primary sources published as 99 works in 253 volumes between 1858 and 1911.

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Roman Britain

Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Scotland during the Roman Empire

Scotland during the Roman Empire refers to the protohistorical period during which the Roman Empire interacted within the area of modern Scotland.

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Scottish Lowlands

The Lowlands (Lallans or Lawlands,; place of the foreigners) is a cultural and historical region of Scotland.

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Silk

Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.

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Society of Antiquaries of London

The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom.

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Tacitus

Publius Cornelius Tacitus, known simply as Tacitus (–), was a Roman historian and politician.

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Testimonial

In promotion and advertising, a testimonial or show consists of a person's written or spoken statement extolling the virtue of a product.

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The Description of Britain

The Description of Britain, also known by its Latin name De Situ Britanniae ("On the Situation of Britain"), was a literary forgery perpetrated by Charles Bertram on the historians of England.

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The Gentleman's Magazine

The Gentleman's Magazine was a monthly magazine founded in London, England, by Edward Cave in January 1731.

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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, sometimes shortened to Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, is a six-volume work by the English historian Edward Gibbon.

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Theodor Arnold

Theodor Arnold (1683–1771) was a German Anglicist from Leipzig, at the time a part of the Electorate of Saxony.

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Transcription error

A transcription error is a specific type of data entry error that is commonly made by human operators or by optical character recognition (OCR) programs.

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University of Copenhagen

The University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet, KU) is a public research university in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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University Press of Kansas

The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Vespasiana

Vespasiana (Latin for "Land of Vespasian") was a fictional 4th-century Roman province in Caledonia (northern Scotland) that appeared in Charles Bertram's 18th-century forgery On the State of Britain (De Situ Britanniae), which purported to be "Richard of Westminster"'s 14th-century retelling of a Roman general's contemporary account of Britain in late antiquity.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

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William Camden

William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales, the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bertram

Also known as Bertram, Charles.

, Society of Antiquaries of London, Tacitus, Testimonial, The Description of Britain, The Gentleman's Magazine, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Theodor Arnold, Transcription error, University of Copenhagen, University Press of Kansas, Vespasiana, Westminster Abbey, William Camden, William Coxe (historian), William Roy, William Stukeley.

Charles Bertram, the Glossary

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See also

18th-century Anglicans

British expatriates in Denmark

Grammarians from England

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