I have a certain article about British History that I’ve been, desperately, trying to debunk for months.
That’ll have been a big, fat failure on my part then! Heyho.
When something makes sense, it makes sense. End of.
Now, I’m NO high-falutin’ expert but after a few years researching the 12th century, I have a bit of insight into the Old English Chronicles…Geoffrey of Monmouth, Nennius, Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, William of Malmesbury, Gerald of Wales etc.
I will begin at the end today.
British History as we know it/were taught it, begins around the year 1600. Everything – yup, Everything – before that time is misrepresented.
Not LIED about exactly, just very cleverly (or maybe not so cleverly) tweaked.
Why?
Because “The Empire must be forgotten forever.”
Sigh.
I’ll have a go at presenting some evidence in the days to come.
Hidden History Research 
Greta, I am particularly interested in what you have to say about Geoffrey of Monmouth. I have never bought his work, but have been strongly thinking about it recently because I have been reading so extensively about the 9th and 10th centuries. Is his writing worth having, if only for the descriptions of the time period, or do you think his writing, especially in translation, is more “public relations” for the English monarchy? I have put off buying “The Life of St. Cuthbert” for similar reasons because I am fully aware that so much writing of that period was only a panegyric for the Church initially, and the monarchy later. The monks were quite political animals:-)
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Hey, Deb. You know me. I’d never say “don’t read.” Geoffrey of Monmouth is available free on the internet…methinks. Anything Galfridian means GofM. This is something of a point I was trying to make here – I HAVE read this stuff, so I CAN see a little bit more clearly (?!)
BTW – you’ve hit the nail smack-bang on the head. Look at the monks/church *vbg*
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