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
1 Introduction 11 min 2 Book I Part 1: Brutus rallies the Trojans 24 min 3 Book I Part 2: The Trojans defeat Aquitaine and settle Albion 36 min 4 Book II Part 1: The descendants of Brutus 16 min 5 Book II Part 2: Leir and his daughters 24 min 6 Book III Part 1: Belinus and Brennius 24 min 7 Book III Part 2: Elidure the Pious is crowned thrice 22 min 8 Book IV Part 1: Julius Caesar invades but is repelled by Cassibellaun 30 min 9 Book IV Part 2: Tenuantius, Kymbelinus, Guiderius, Arviragus, Marius, Collius, Lucius 20 min 10 Book V Part 1: Severus, Caracalla, Carausius, Allectus, Asclepiodotus, Coel, Constantius, Constantine 22 min 11 Book V Part 2: Octavius, Maximian 26 min 12 Book VI Part 1: Constantine, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon, Vortegirn 34 min 13 Book VI Part 2: Vortegirn 31 min 14 Book VII: The Prophecy of Merlin 40 min 15 Book VIII Part 1: Aurelius Ambrosius 36 min 16 Book VIII Part 2: Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon 37 min 17 Book IX Part 1: Arthur defeats the Saxons 21 min 18 Book IX Part 2: Arthur's coronation 40 min 19 Book X Part 1: Arthur marches on Rome 27 min 20 Book X Part 2: Arthur defeats the Roman army 29 min 21 Book XI: Arthur is mortally wounded and the Saxons return 27 min 22 Book XII Part 1: Cadwallo 25 min 23 Book XII Part 2: Cadwallader, last Welsh King of Britain 24 min
