John of Worcester (died circa 1140) was an English monk and chronicler. Circa (often abbreviated c, ca, ca or cca and sometimes Italicized to show it is Latin) means "about" England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland MONK is a Monte Carlo software package for simulating nuclear processes particularly for the purpose of determining the neutron multiplication factor or k-effective English historians in the Middle Ages is an overview of the history of English historians and their works in the Middle Ages. John was the author of the Chronicon ex chronicis, a work which was formerly attributed to Florence of Worcester.

The Chronicon ex chronicis begins with the creation and ends in 1140. It was previously believed that only the final part of the work was written by John. The chronological framework of the Chronicon was provided by the chronicle of Marianus Scotus. Marianus Scotus (1028&ndash1082 or 1083 was an Irish monk and chronicler (who must be distinguished from his namesake Marianus Scotus, d John is believed to have used a number of other sources, now lost. These included a version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a collection of Annals in Old English chronicling the history of the Anglo-Saxons. He may have shared a lost source with William of Malmesbury, whose Gesta regum anglorum includes similar material not found in other works. Biography The education William received at Malmesbury Abbey included a smattering of Logic and Physics; Moral philosophy and History, John may also have relied on local knowledge.

References

• Brett, Martin, "John, monk of Worcester. . . " in M. Lapidge et al. (eds), The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. ISBN 0-631-22492-0

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