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Arthurian Historical Reference Books:

  Title Author
Arthur's Britain (Classic History) Arthur's Britain (Classic History)
Arthur's Britain assembles a wealth of information about the history of Arthur by delving into the shadowy period in which he lived.
Leslie Alcock
Exploring the Legends and Sites of King Arthur (Hardcover) Exploring King Arthur's Britain
Pictorial exploration of King Arthur's realm.  
Denise Stobie
The Holy Kingdom: The Quest for the Real King Arthur (Paperback) The Holy Kingdom: The Quest for the Real King Arthur
Using ancient historical records, this book asserts that Britain was never fully conquered by the Romans but retained its culture as its royal families intermarried with the caesars.
Adrian Gilbert
Alan Wilson
Baram Blackett
King Arthur's Britain: A Photographic Odyssey (Hardcover) King Arthur's Britain: A Photographic Odyssey
John Matthews and photographer Michael J. Stead worked together to capture mystical land known as King Arthur's Britain.
John Matthews
King Arthur: Hero and Legend (Paperback) King Arthur: Hero and Legend
Barber traces the development of Arthur, from his actual life, through his remolding into legend by various generations to reflect their culture, to his continuing modern appeal.
Richard Barber
King Arthur In Legend and History (Paperback) King Arthur In Legend and History
Tracing the Arthurian legend from the earliest mentions of Arthur in Latin chronicles to Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.
Chris Barber
King Arthur Returns (Hardcover) King Arthur Returns
A celebration of the revival of the Arthurian legend in the arts and popular culture of Victorian Britain
Debra N. Mancoff
King Arthur's Round Table: An Archaeological Investigation (Hardcover) King Arthur's Round Table
In 1976 the Round Table was thoroughly examined by a team of historians and scientists assembled by Martin Biddle, and its history began to emerge.
Martin Biddle
King Arthur In Legend and History (Paperback) King Arthur: The Truth Behind the Legend
Rodney Castleden uses up-to-date archaeological and documentary evidence to recreate the history and society of Dark Age Britain and its kings.
Rodney Castleden
The Mammoth Book of King Arthur: Reality and Legend, the Beginning and the End--The Most Complete Arthurian Sourcebook Ever (Paperback) The Mammoth Book of King Arthur
Mike Ashley analyzes and explicates the line between the real Arthurian world and the legends that surround it.
Mike Ashley
The New Arthurian Encyclopedia: Updated Paperback Edition (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities, Vol. 931) The New Arthurian Encyclopedia
Covering "Arthurians of all periods," its entries range from the earliest written chronicles to contemporary fiction.
Norris J. Lacy
The Real King Arthur: A History of Post-Roman Britannia A.D. 410-A.D. 593 (2 Vol.Set) The Real King Arthur: History of Post-Roman Britannia
Draws upon ancient records, early traditions, modern archaeological discoveries and the latest historical research to reconstruct the life and times of King Arthur.
P. F. J. Turner
The Search For King Arthur (Hardcover) The Search For King Arthur
Day sorts facts from fancy as he traces the historical roots of King Arthur to the fifth-century champion Artorius Dux Bellorum
David Day
The World of King Arthur (Hardcover) The World of King Arthur
In this illustrated survey, Christopher Snyder examines the realities and the impact of the Arthurian legends on history and the arts.
Christopher Snyder

* This is only a partial list of reference books used in the writing and research of Sons of Avalon: Merlin's Prophecy.
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