Miles Russell

Arthur and the Kings of Britain

Jim Hagan

I gave this two stars for thoroughness, but I really struggled as I did not enjoy this at all.

My biggest problem with this is it does not do what it says on the tin. Arthur only appears at the very end of the book and the entire focus and trajectory of the preceding density is brought into focus as the author's theory is made clear. I think the thesis should have just been set out from the beginning. And for a figure to have such high billing in the title to barely appear in the book feels like clickbait.

Also, "the truth behind the myths" is a bit misleading as there is a lot of supposition and theorising.

Arthur and the Kings of Britain

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