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British traditional history

  • Constantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius entered the world on the 31st of March, though historians cannot name his birth year. His career and the age of his eldest son…
  • King LearThe Tragedy of King Lear emerged from a convergence of historical chronicles and folk traditions in the early 17th century.
  • CymbelineWilliam Shakespeare set his play Cymbeline in ancient Britain, drawing the name of its king from Cunobeline, a real historical figure mentioned by Suetonius…
  • Matter of BritainIn the 12th century, a French poet named Jean Bodel wrote an epic poem called La Chanson des Saisnes. Within its lines he declared that all Western stories…