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Polydore Vergil's English history, from an early translation, preserved among the mss. of the old Royal Library in the British Museum. Vol. I. containing the first eight books, comprising the period prior to the Norman conquest […]
by Henry (ed.) Ellis, Polydore Vergil
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How does reading a 16th-century historical translation change your perspective on how national identity and myths are constructed over time?
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Polydore Vergil famously challenged Geoffrey of Monmouth’s fantastical Arthurian histories; how do you weigh the value of romantic national mythology against the pursuit of rigorous historical truth in your own understanding of history?
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Considering that these first eight books cover the period prior to the Norman Conquest, which ancient or Anglo-Saxon figures captured your imagination the most, and why?
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