History of the Kings of Britain: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

History of the Kings of Britain, credited to Geoffrey of Monmouth, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth. (Translated by J. A. Giles; Aaron Thompson.) Read in English by Paul Mazumdar More medieval romance than history, Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae represents the oldest versions we have of many 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: History of the Kings of Britain
• Author credits: Geoffrey of Monmouth
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 10:25:18

Catalogue topics

• history
• kings
• Arthur
• uther
• leir
• bladud
• lud
• cadwallader

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 10:47
2. 01 - Book I Part 1: Brutus rallies the Trojans — 24:19
3. 02 - Book I Part 2: The Trojans defeat Aquitaine and settle Albion — 36:01
4. 03 - Book II Part 1: The descendants of Brutus — 16:11
5. 04 - Book II Part 2: Leir and his daughters — 23:36
6. 05 - Book III Part 1: Belinus and Brennius — 23:46
7. 06 - Book III Part 2: Elidure the Pious is crowned thrice — 21:36
8. 07 - Book IV Part 1: Julius Caesar invades but is repelled by Cassibellaun — 30:10
9. 08 - Book IV Part 2: Tenuantius, Kymbelinus, Guiderius, Arviragus, Marius, Collius, Lucius — 20:05
10. 09 - Book V Part 1: Severus, Caracalla, Carausius, Allectus, Asclepiodotus, Coel, Constantius, Constantine — 22:13
11. 10 - Book V Part 2: Octavius, Maximian — 25:40
12. 11 - Book VI Part 1: Constantine, Constans, Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon, Vortegirn — 33:39
13. 12 - Book VI Part 2: Vortegirn — 30:52
14. 13 - Book VII: The Prophecy of Merlin — 40:24
15. 14 - Book VIII Part 1: Aurelius Ambrosius — 35:55
16. 15 - Book VIII Part 2: Aurelius Ambrosius, Uther Pendragon — 36:37
17. 16 - Book IX Part 1: Arthur defeats the Saxons — 21:07
18. 17 - Book IX Part 2: Arthur's coronation — 39:55
19. 18 - Book X Part 1: Arthur marches on Rome — 27:15
20. 19 - Book X Part 2: Arthur defeats the Roman army — 29:05
21. 20 - Book XI: Arthur is mortally wounded and the Saxons return — 26:50
22. 21 - Book XII Part 1: Cadwallo — 24:56
23. 22 - Book XII Part 2: Cadwallader, last Welsh King of Britain — 24:19

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