Arthur's Britain, history and archaelogy AD 367 - 634

Leslie Alcock

A Pelican book, penguin books, softcover.
used condition

This remarkable book assembles all that is known or can be deduced about the most shadowy period of British history since the Roman occupation and about its legendary hero. The author of it is the archaeologist who directed the famous excavations at Cadbury Castle in Somerset, originally identified with Camelot by Leland.

Drawing evidence from both written and archaeological sources, Leslie Alcock sifts history from myth to create a convincing picture of life between the fourth and seventh centuries, when Celtic Britain was abandoned by the legions to the Picts, Scots and AngloSaxons.

'The amount of information ... is terrific, but this does not prevent the book from being scholarly and readable in the highest degree ... No one reading Mr Alcock's book could seriously doubt that an important figure called Arthur existed' — Anthony Powell