History of the Kings of Britain

by Geoffrey of Monmouth

23 chapters10h 25mEnglish1848

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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

Chapters (22)

1Book I Part 1: Brutus rallies the Trojans

1459

2Book I Part 2: The Trojans defeat Aquitaine and settle Albion

2161

3Book II Part 1: The descendants of Brutus

971

4Book II Part 2: Leir and his daughters

1416

5Book III Part 1: Belinus and Brennius

1426

6Book III Part 2: Elidure the Pious is crowned thrice

1296

7Book IV Part 1: Julius Caesar invades but is repelled by Cassibellaun

1810

8Book IV Part 2: Tenuantius, Kymbelinus, Guiderius, Arviragus, Marius, Collius, Lucius

1205

9Book V Part 1: Severus, Caracalla, Carausius, Allectus, Asclepiodotus, Coel, Constantius, Constantine

1333

10Book V Part 2: Octavius, Maximian

1540

11Book VI Part 1: Constantine, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon, Vortegirn

2019

12Book VI Part 2: Vortegirn

1852

13Book VII: The Prophecy of Merlin

2424

14Book VIII Part 1: Aurelius Ambrosius

2155

15Book VIII Part 2: Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon

2197

16Book IX Part 1: Arthur defeats the Saxons

1267

17Book IX Part 2: Arthur's coronation

2395

18Book X Part 1: Arthur marches on Rome

1635

19Book X Part 2: Arthur defeats the Roman army

1745

20Book XI: Arthur is mortally wounded and the Saxons return

1610

21Book XII Part 1: Cadwallo

1496

22Book XII Part 2: Cadwallader, last Welsh King of Britain

1459

History of the Kings of Britain

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