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polydore vergil duomo di urbino -lrb- cathedral -rrb- 18 april 1555 urbino urbino polidoro virgili italian ; naturalised english 1510 '' c '' .1470 historian polidorovirgili.gif polydore vergil
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polydore vergil

polidoro virgili , commonly latinised as polydorus vergilius , or anglicised as polydore vergil -lrb- or virgil -rrb- , and often known as polydore vergil of urbino -lrb- c. 1470 -- 18 april 1555 -rrb- was an italian humanist scholar , historian , priest and diplomat who spent most of his life in england .
he is particularly remembered for his works the `` proverbiorum libellus '' -lrb- 1498 -rrb- , a collection of latin proverbs ; `` de inventoribus rerum '' -lrb- 1499 -rrb- , a history of discoveries and origins ; and the `` anglica historia '' -lrb- drafted by 1513 ; printed 1534 -rrb- , an influential history of england .
he has been dubbed the `` father of english history '' .
vergil is sometimes referred to in contemporary documents as polydore vergil castellensis or castellen , and it has sometimes been assumed that he was a kinsman of his patron , cardinal adriano castellesi .
however , it is more likely that the alias simply indicates that he was in castellesi 's service .
