AGES ERA PERIOD
MIDDLE AGES
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the reign of King Arthur
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the coronation of Henry II
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King John’s seal of the Magna Carta
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the marriage of Henry II to Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Detailed explanation-1: -The climax of this history is the glorious reign of Arthur. Translating Geoffrey of Monmouth’s popular History of the Kings of Britain from Latin into French verse, Wace enriched to the story of Arthur’s life and death with additional material: the Round Table was probably his invention.
Detailed explanation-2: -The climax of the work is Geoffrey’s invention of a glorious reign of King Arthur and his description of Arthur’s tremendous victories over the invading Saxons and the hostile Roman Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -When did stories about King Arthur become popular? Stories about King Arthur became popular before the 11th century. Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia regum Britanniae, written between 1135 and 1139, brought Arthur European fame.
Detailed explanation-4: -The History of the Kings of Britain is arguably the most influential text written in England in the Middle Ages. The work narrates a linear history of pre-Saxon Britain, from its founding by Trojan exiles to the loss of native British (Celtic) sovereignty in the face of Germanic invaders.
Detailed explanation-5: -Geoffrey of Monmouth (Latin: Galfridus Monemutensis, Galfridus Arturus, Welsh: Gruffudd ap Arthur, Sieffre o Fynwy; c. 1095 – c. 1155) was a cleric from Monmouth, Wales, and one of the major figures in the development of British historiography and the popularity of tales of King Arthur.