The "Historia Regum Britanniae" (English: The History of the Kings
of Britain) is a pseudo-historical account of British history,
written circa 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 with the Trojans founding the
British nation and continuing until the Anglo-Saxons assumed
control of much of Britain around the 7th century. Geoffrey's
account can be seen to be wildly inaccurate - but it remains a
valuable piece of medieval literature, which contains the earliest
known version of the story of King Lear and his three daughters,
and introduced non-Welsh-speakers to the legend of King Arthur.
Geoffrey of Monmouth (circa 1100 - 1155) was a cleric and one of
the major figures in the development of British historiography and
the popularity of tales of King Arthur. He is best known for his
chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae ("History of the Kings of
Britain"), which was widely popular in its day and was credited,
well into the 16th century, being translated into various other
languages from its original Latin.
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