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History of the Kings of Britain

History of the Kings of Britain

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Number of Chapters: 23

Length: 10 hours and 25 minutes

Language: English

More medieval romance than history, Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae represents the oldest versions we have of many legends of Britain, populated by such characters as the Leir, Cymbeline, Uther and Arthur Pendragon and Cadwallader. This is Giles' 1848 revision of Thompson's 1718 edition. - Summary by SkyRider

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Introduction (Paul Mazumdar)
Book I Part 1: Brutus rallies the Trojans (Paul Mazumdar)
Book I Part 2: The Trojans defeat Aquitaine and settle Albion (Paul Mazumdar)
Book II Part 1: The descendants of Brutus (Paul Mazumdar)
Book II Part 2: Leir and his daughters (Paul Mazumdar)
Book III Part 1: Belinus and Brennius (Paul Mazumdar)
Book III Part 2: Elidure the Pious is crowned thrice (Paul Mazumdar)
Book IV Part 1: Julius Caesar invades but is repelled by Cassibellaun (Paul Mazumdar)
Book IV Part 2: Tenuantius, Kymbelinus, Guiderius, Arviragus, Marius, Collius, Lucius (Paul Mazumdar)
Book V Part 1: Severus, Caracalla, Carausius, Allectus, Asclepiodotus, Coel, Constantius, Constantine (Paul Mazumdar)
Book V Part 2: Octavius, Maximian (Paul Mazumdar)
Book VI Part 1: Constantine, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon, Vortegirn (Paul Mazumdar)
Book VI Part 2: Vortegirn (Paul Mazumdar)
Book VII: The Prophecy of Merlin (Paul Mazumdar)
Book VIII Part 1: Aurelius Ambrosius (Paul Mazumdar)
Book VIII Part 2: Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon (Paul Mazumdar)
Book IX Part 1: Arthur defeats the Saxons (Paul Mazumdar)
Book IX Part 2: Arthur's coronation (Paul Mazumdar)
Book X Part 1: Arthur marches on Rome (Paul Mazumdar)
Book X Part 2: Arthur defeats the Roman army (Paul Mazumdar)
Book XI: Arthur is mortally wounded and the Saxons return (Paul Mazumdar)
Book XII Part 1: Cadwallo (Paul Mazumdar)
Book XII Part 2: Cadwallader, last Welsh King of Britain (Paul Mazumdar)
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