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'''''The History of the Kings of Britain''''' was a book written by | '''''The History of the Kings of Britain''''' was a book written by [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]. During the early 16th century, the [[Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] bought a copy of this book from one of the several [[book shops]] in [[Constantinople]]. | ||
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''A lively piece of pseudo-historical claptrap, the "History of the Kings of Britain" was credited as true history by far too many scholars untill well into the sixteenth century CE. Written four hundred years earlier, Geoffrey of Monmouth claims to have copied most of his data from an earlier source, but most modern scholars believe this to be a steaming pile of nonsense.'' | ''A lively piece of pseudo-historical claptrap, the "History of the Kings of Britain" was credited as true history by far too many scholars untill well into the sixteenth century CE. Written four hundred years earlier, Geoffrey of Monmouth claims to have copied most of his data from an earlier source, but most modern scholars believe this to be a steaming pile of nonsense.'' | ||
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Revision as of 19:42, 1 December 2016
The History of the Kings of Britain was a book written by Geoffrey of Monmouth. During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze bought a copy of this book from one of the several book shops in Constantinople.
Summary
A lively piece of pseudo-historical claptrap, the "History of the Kings of Britain" was credited as true history by far too many scholars untill well into the sixteenth century CE. Written four hundred years earlier, Geoffrey of Monmouth claims to have copied most of his data from an earlier source, but most modern scholars believe this to be a steaming pile of nonsense.
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