The History of the Kings of Britain

Completed in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson.

Introduction

9

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1. Geoffrey's Purpose

9

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2. Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth?

10

(4)

3. Geoffrey's Sources

14

(5)

4. The Work Itself

19

(5)

5. Geoffrey the Artist

24

(4)

6. Geoffrey of Monmouth down the Centuries

28

(3)

7. Editions of the Historia

31

(2)

8. Earlier Translations

33

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9. This Translation

34

(2)

10. Acknowledgements

36

(2)

Notes to the Introduction

38

(8)

Short Bibliography of Works Used in the Introduction and in the Notes

46

(4)

Map of Britain

50

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Dedication

51

(2)

Part One BRUTUS OCCUPIES THE ISLAND OF ALBION

53

(22)

Part Two BEFORE THE ROMANS CAME

75

(32)

Part Three THE COMING OF THE ROMANS

107

(42)

Part Four THE HOUSE OF CONSTANTINE

149

(21)

Part Five THE PROPHECIES OF MERLIN

170

(16)

Part Six THE HOUSE OF CONSTANTINE (CONTINUED)

186

(26)

Part Seven ARTHUR OF BRITAIN

212

(50)

Part Eight THE SAXON DOMINATION

262

(23)

Time Chart

285

(6)

Index

291

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The History of the Kings of Britain

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