- Paperback: 496 pages
- Publisher: Corgi Books; New edition edition (1 April 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552144894
- ISBN-13: 978-0552144896
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 10.4 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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12,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > Mythology > Folklore
- #14 in Books > Society, Politics & Philosophy > Social Sciences > Anthropology > Customs & Folklore > Folklore
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Backed by 40 years of research, this work provides a perspective on a crucial period in British history and the historical King Arthur. It argues that there were in fact two kings, both named Arthur, whose careers were rolled into one to become the single Arthur of myth and legend.
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The Holy Kingdom is not a book which can be categorised as "Mind & Body, Spirituality and Religion"! It is a study of British History. It concentrates on the historical records of Britain and the Royal genealogies. It involves a tracing of ancient sites which are listed in the ancient histories, and exhibits the name of Arthur I, son of Magnus, and Arthur II, son of Meurig, his direct male line descendant 6 generations later as they appear in numbers of British manuscripts.
The Holy Kingdom is not a book which can be categorised as "Mind & Body, Spirituality and Religion"! It is a study of British History. It concentrates on the historical records of Britain and the Royal genealogies. It involves a tracing of ancient sites which are listed in the ancient histories, and exhibits the name of Arthur I, son of Magnus, and Arthur II, son of Meurig, his direct male line descendant 6 generations later as they appear in numbers of British manuscripts.
This work is not "politically correct" as it identifies the sites as they are specified in the ancient manuscripts and not as they are imagined by daydreamers.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This book filled in the gaps,
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This review is from: The Holy Kingdom: Quest for the Real King Arthur (Paperback)
I first read this book out of interest, then i read it again as the information sank in, the authors fill in the background history as well as investigate the truth of King Arthur, there are some very startling conclusions...
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enyoyable - but not the last word,
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This review is from: The Holy Kingdom: Quest for the Real King Arthur (Hardcover)
I enjoyed reading "The Holy Kingdom" and was impressed by the writers obvious knowledge of the literature of ancient Wales. No doubt there is a strong case to be made for the South Wales origins of the Arthurian legends, though it should be noted that other writers have made their own cases for different interpretations of the 'real' Arthur. I thought that the book took leave of reality in the last chapter on the 'Holy Grail', however, with its rather fanciful reconstruction of the alleged family tree of Jesus.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
About time!,
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This review is from: The Holy Kingdom: Quest for the Real King Arthur (Hardcover)
I know this book was published a while ago, but I have only recently found out about Alan Wilson and Baram Blackett. I am hooked on their books now. I enjoyed this book thoroughly. It's about time that the academic sheep got put in there place. These guys really put effort into explaining what has been overlooked and deliberately missed by the so called scholars. Yes it takes the fairy story out of Tintagel, and places events in Wales, but so it should! We have been misled by too many scholars for too long, who even have tried to place Arthur as a myth. Well I got news for you chaps: there is more when you look outside the tunnel vision. Well done Alan and Baram, and of course Adrian, who could see where they are coming from. I am now reading 'Moses In The Hieroglyphs' and even after the first few pages, I am delighted with what I am reading.
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