King Arthur, 'Once and Future King'

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• 1. A great theme
• 2. First layer of the legend
• 3. Historic Arthur
• 4. The Holy Grail
• 5. Arthur becomes political
• 6. Victorian revival
• 7. Modern myth
• 8. Find out more
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Books

Arthur of Britain by EK Chambers (Speculum Historiale, 1996)

The History of the Kings of Britain by L Thorpe (Penguin Books, 1973)

Geoffrey of Monmouth by MJ Curley (Twayne Publishers, 1994)

The Holy Grail by Richard Barber (Penguin Books Ltd, 2004)

King Arthur's Round Table by Martin Biddle (The Boydell Press, 2000)

Arthur's Britain by Leslie Alcock (Penguin Books Ltd, 2002)

Britain AD by Francis Pryor (HarperCollins, 2004)

King Arthur in Antiquity by Graham Anderson (Routledge, 2003)

About the author

Michael Wood is the writer and presenter of many critically acclaimed television series, including In the Footsteps of...series. Born and educated in Manchester, Michael did postgraduate research on Anglo-Saxon history at Oxford. Since then he has made over 60 documentary films and written several best selling books. His films have centred on history, but have also included travel, politics and cultural history.

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Published: 2005-08-19