| Auteur | William fitz Stephen |
| Jaar | 1175 |
| Plaats | London |
| Talen | Latijn |
| Land | Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| Beschrijving | This text was originally published as a preamble to fitz Stephen's Life of Thomas Becket between 1170 and 1183. The Latin has been published in Materials for the History of Thomas Becket (Rolls Series), vol. 3, pp. 2–13. English translations include Douglas & Greenaway, eds., English Historical Documents, vol. 2: 1042–1189 (1968), pp. 956–962. See also Norman London by William Fitz Stephen (New York: Italica Press, 1990, ISBN 0-934977-19-4). |
| Opmerkingen | Fitz Stephen gives a vivid description of young men having fun on bone skates on the frozen marsh north of London. |