The history of the Kings of Britain

The history of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth

Translated with an introduction by Lewis Thorpe

Introduction -- Geoffrey's purpose -- Who was Geoffrey of Monmouth? -- Geoffrey's sources -- The work itself -- Geoffrey the artist -- Geoffrey of Monmouth down the centuries -- Editions of the Historia -- Earlier translations -- This translation -- Brutus occupies the island of Albion -- Before the Romans came -- The coming of the Romans -- The house of Constantine -- The prophecies of Merlin -- The house of Constantine (continued) -- Arthur of Britain -- The Saxon domination -- Time chart.

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