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2 days ago · In it he states: “Jewish settlement in Devon and Cornwall, the two most South-Westerly counties of Great Britain, began in the remote mists of Biblical and Roman times . . . “The presence of smelting ovens in Cornwall and Devon which are called ‘Jews’ Houses’ or ‘Jew’s Houses’ (White’s Devonshire Directory (1850) . . .
5 days ago · It is scarcely necessary to refer here to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Lot, a member of the royal house, who was established by King Uther and again by his son King Arthur in" the consulship of Londonesia and the other provinces belonging to him," and led the British army against the Saxons at the end of the 5th century, with indifferent success ...
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2 days ago · Morgan first appears by name in Vita Merlini, written by Norman-Welsh cleric Geoffrey of Monmouth. Purportedly an account of the life of Merlin, it elaborates some episodes from Geoffrey's more famous earlier work, Historia Regum Britanniae (1136).
- Enchantress, queen
- Various, including Ywain
- Human, fairy or goddess (depending on the source)
5 days ago · And there is the occasional statement or turn of phrase that did cause me to wonder the intent, such as the assertion that Geoffrey of Monmouth’s mythical line of British kings was quickly rejected by “specialist scepticism”.
4 days ago · Born in 1090, Geoffrey of Monmouth came of a Breton family and appears to have been schooled in the town's priory before continuing his studies and work at Oxford. Here he was entrusted with the task of translating a very old manuscript from the ancient British language into Latin.
3 days ago · Once the servants of John fitz Geoffrey, Bigod's brother-in-law, had been attacked by Lusignan servants in April 1258, Roger's role in the crisis that followed became inevitable.
4 days ago · Monmouth's soldiers attacked the King's army at night, in an attempt at surprise, but were defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor. The King's forces, led by Feversham and Churchill, quickly dispersed the ill-prepared rebels. Monmouth was captured and later executed at the Tower of London on 15 July.
