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King Arthur N. J. Higham · 2002 · 316p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The legend of King Arthur is one of the most persistent and powerful myths in western culture. Yet scholars today cannot agree on his dates, his location, his role, or even whether he really existed. King Arthur: Myth-making and History explores how and why historians and writers from the Middle Ages to the present day have constructed different accounts of this well-loved figure.King Arthur:… Shares: Historiography, Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

War Lord Bernard Cornwell · 2020 · ★ 4.5 · 389p · ≈ 12h · Moderate NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“I gulped it right down. Excellent, as always. . . . Cornwell brings battles to life like no one else.” –George R.R. Martin, Author of Game of ThronesThe final installment in Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling Saxon Tales series, chronicling the epic story of the making of England—the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit Netflix series.THE FINAL BATTLE AWAITS…The epic… Shares: Great Britain, English literature

The Evening and the Morning Ken Follett · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 876p · ≈ 29h · Moderate 1 New York Times BestsellerAn Amazon Best Book of 2020 The thrilling and addictive prequel to The Pillars of the Earth--set in England at the dawn of a new era: the Middle Ages"Just as transporting as [The Pillars of the Earth] . . . A most welcome addition to the Kingsbridge series." --The Washington PostIt is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from… Shares: Great Britain, English literature

Works Robert Louis Stevenson · 1800 · 10p · ≈ 20m · Challenging This book is a collection of works of this Swanston Edition in Twenty five Volumes of the Works of Robert Louis Stevenson. This literary contribution of works by Stevenson offers the tales and work written by him throughout his lifetime. Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances, English literature

Finding Arthur Adam Ardrey · 2013 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate "The legend of King Arthur has been told and retold for centuries. As the king who united a nation, his is the story of England itself. But what if Arthur wasn't English at all? As writer and activist Adam Ardrey discovered, the reason historians have had little success identifying the historical Arthur may be incredibly simple: He wasn't an Englishman at all. He was from Scotland. Finding Arthur… Shares: Historiography, Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

The discovery of King Arthur Geoffrey Ashe · 1985 · ★ 3.8 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Ashe offers convincing proof that Arthur not only existed, but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians ever suspected. Shares: Historiography, Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

The History of the Kings of Britain Geoffrey of Monmouth · 1973 · ★ 3.7 · 388p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The History of the Kings of Britain, by Geoffrey of Manmouth, with introduction by J. A. Giles. The Historia Regum Britanniae (English: The History of the Kings of Britain) is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning… Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

Mythology of King Arthur and his knights Evelyn Wolfson · 2014 Out of dark and violent centuries, legends of a great leader arose. King Arthur became one of the most famous figures in British literature. During the Dark Ages, Britain was without a king and the land was divided. Death and destruction reigned over the land as power-hungry overlords armed themselves and fought against their fellow countrymen. Evelyn Wolfson examines both legend and historical… Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

Arthur Stephen R. Lawhead · 1989 · ★ 4.0 · 512p · ≈ 17h · Moderate E-Book Extra: "Stephen R. Lawhead on…" (The writing process; The Atlantis/Britain connection; Whether or not Arthur existed, etc.)They called him unfit to rule, a lowborn, callow boy, Uther's bastard.But his coming bad been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. And be had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. He was Arthur -- Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty… Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

Arthurian chronicles represented by Wace and Layamon Wace · 1912 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Arthurian Chronicles Wace, Norman poet (1110-1174) This ebook presents «Arthurian Chronicles», from Wace. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected. Table of Contents About This Book Introduction Wace Layamon Excursus I. Arthur's Magic Possessions Excursus Ii. The Round Table Excursus Iii. The Hope Of Britain Bibliography Wace's Roman De Brut Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances, Great Britain

Tennyson's Idylls of the king Mungo William MacCallum · 1894 · 435p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Tennyson interprets the Arthurian myth as an epic poem, tracing the birth of a king; the founding, fellowship, and decline of the Round Table; and the king's inevitable departure. Shares: Middle Ages in literature, Arthurian romances

Essays on Lord Tennyson's Idylls of the king Harold Littledale · 1893 · 331p · ≈ 11h · Challenging This 1893 volume offers a collection of essays examining Tennyson's poem cycle on the Arthurian legend. This book was created from a scan of the original artifact, and as such the text of the book is not selectable or searchable. Shares: Middle Ages in literature, Arthurian romances

The Crimson Chalice Victor Canning · 1976 · 179p · ≈ 5h · Moderate When a party of marauding Saxons destroy her father's villa, young Roman girl Gratia, 'Tia' escapes. She comes upon the body of the heir to the chieftanship of a British tribe in the west. Baradoc, a prisoner of Phoenician traders, was sold as a slave and is also escaping the Saxons. However, after being attacked he was left for dead by his cousin, the next heir. Tia nurses him back to health,… Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances

Arthur Rex Thomas Berger · 1978 · ★ 3.9 · 499p · ≈ 16h · Moderate King Arthur, Merlin, and the knights of the Round Table live in ancient Britain but have contemporary concerns because Guinevere and the other women act liberated. Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances

In winter's shadow Gillian Bradshaw · 1982 · ★ 4.0 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Praise for Gillian Bradshaw:"A welcome new light on the horizon of popular Arthurian legend." – Book listVows broken. . .Friendships betrayed. . . The fate of heroes finally revealed. . .As powerful enemies attack the throne from inside the kingdom, Arthur, his queen, and his greatest warrior Gwalchmai will be put to the ultimate test. Never faltering in her loyalty to the king, Gwynhwyfar has… Shares: Britons, Arthurian romances

Arthurian triptych Charles Moorman · 1960 · 163p · ≈ 5h · Moderate ix, 163 p. 23 cm Shares: Middle Ages in literature, Arthurian romances, English literature

The book of romance Andrew Lang · 1902 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Challenging From the Andrew Lang prismatic series, this is the "Book of Romance", a most attractive selection of what the editor calls "fairy-tales grown up," the Round Table romances and similar stories, with colored pictures and line pictures by H. J . Ford-making a book for the reside dreaming of romantic curly-heads, who will be unaware that they are learning the lore of their race… Shares: Arthurian romances, English literature

Arthurian legend in the seventeenth century Roberta Florence Brinkley · 1932 · 228p · ≈ 7h · Challenging The study of the Arthurian legend in the 1600s has revealed almost no romance; the stories are more about the truth of Arthur’s existence and his exploits, with influence due to political bearing of the royalty versus parliament at the time. This fascinating study elucidates the differences between the stories of the seventeenth century and those more well-known now and looks at the development… Shares: Middle Ages in literature, Arthurian romances, English literature

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