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History of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth (1100 - 1155)
Translated by J. A. Giles (1808 - 1884) and Aaron Thompson

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

Genre(s): Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales, Antiquity

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Introduction	Paul Mazumdar	00:10:47
Play 01	Book I Part 1: Brutus rallies the Trojans	Paul Mazumdar	00:24:19
Play 02	Book I Part 2: The Trojans defeat Aquitaine and settle Albion	Paul Mazumdar	00:36:01
Play 03	Book II Part 1: The descendants of Brutus	Paul Mazumdar	00:16:11
Play 04	Book II Part 2: Leir and his daughters	Paul Mazumdar	00:23:36
Play 05	Book III Part 1: Belinus and Brennius	Paul Mazumdar	00:23:46
Play 06	Book III Part 2: Elidure the Pious is crowned thrice	Paul Mazumdar	00:21:36
Play 07	Book IV Part 1: Julius Caesar invades but is repelled by Cassibellaun	Paul Mazumdar	00:30:10
Play 08	Book IV Part 2: Tenuantius, Kymbelinus, Guiderius, Arviragus, Marius, Collius, Lucius	Paul Mazumdar	00:20:05
Play 09	Book V Part 1: Severus, Caracalla, Carausius, Allectus, Asclepiodotus, Coel, Constantius, Constantine	Paul Mazumdar	00:22:13
Play 10	Book V Part 2: Octavius, Maximian	Paul Mazumdar	00:25:40
Play 11	Book VI Part 1: Constantine, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon, Vortegirn	Paul Mazumdar	00:33:39
Play 12	Book VI Part 2: Vortegirn	Paul Mazumdar	00:30:52
Play 13	Book VII: The Prophecy of Merlin	Paul Mazumdar	00:40:24
Play 14	Book VIII Part 1: Aurelius Ambrosius	Paul Mazumdar	00:35:55
Play 15	Book VIII Part 2: Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon	Paul Mazumdar	00:36:37
Play 16	Book IX Part 1: Arthur defeats the Saxons	Paul Mazumdar	00:21:07
Play 17	Book IX Part 2: Arthur's coronation	Paul Mazumdar	00:39:55
Play 18	Book X Part 1: Arthur marches on Rome	Paul Mazumdar	00:27:15
Play 19	Book X Part 2: Arthur defeats the Roman army	Paul Mazumdar	00:29:05
Play 20	Book XI: Arthur is mortally wounded and the Saxons return	Paul Mazumdar	00:26:50
Play 21	Book XII Part 1: Cadwallo	Paul Mazumdar	00:24:56
Play 22	Book XII Part 2: Cadwallader, last Welsh King of Britain	Paul Mazumdar	00:24:19

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