Dr. Miles Russell

And the one character who does appear at about the right time is this character, Soderich. which arguably is a garblisation of Boudicca. And Geoffrey Monmouth turns her into a man. It's King Sodrick of the Scythians rather than Queen Boudicca of the Icani. And she arrives and starts looting stuff, or he arrives and starts looting stuff in Geoffrey's account.

And it's swiftly dealt with by a British leader with Roman support. So I think she is there, but her name form has been garbled. And bearing in mind that it's only really from the time of Queen Elizabeth that the first, does Boudicca take on more resonance in Britain? Because they're looking for historical precedence of strong female characters resisting an alien sort of imperialism.

And it's swiftly dealt with by a British leader with Roman support. So I think she is there, but her name form has been garbled. And bearing in mind that it's only really from the time of Queen Elizabeth that the first, does Boudicca take on more resonance in Britain? Because they're looking for historical precedence of strong female characters resisting an alien sort of imperialism.

And it's swiftly dealt with by a British leader with Roman support. So I think she is there, but her name form has been garbled. And bearing in mind that it's only really from the time of Queen Elizabeth that the first, does Boudicca take on more resonance in Britain? Because they're looking for historical precedence of strong female characters resisting an alien sort of imperialism.

And at the time of Elizabeth I with the Spanish Armada, suddenly Boudicca becomes that model. And she's picked up again during the reign of Charles I when he's with Catherine of Braganza. She's picked up again with Victoria. And, you know, we get that great big statue that we're familiar with now at the very end of Victoria's reign of Bodicea with her chariot outside the Houses of Parliament.

And at the time of Elizabeth I with the Spanish Armada, suddenly Boudicca becomes that model. And she's picked up again during the reign of Charles I when he's with Catherine of Braganza. She's picked up again with Victoria. And, you know, we get that great big statue that we're familiar with now at the very end of Victoria's reign of Bodicea with her chariot outside the Houses of Parliament.

And at the time of Elizabeth I with the Spanish Armada, suddenly Boudicca becomes that model. And she's picked up again during the reign of Charles I when he's with Catherine of Braganza. She's picked up again with Victoria. And, you know, we get that great big statue that we're familiar with now at the very end of Victoria's reign of Bodicea with her chariot outside the Houses of Parliament.

So Boudicca arguably has become a far more important person in the last 500 years than she probably was at the time. And she doesn't really feature much in Geoffrey Monmouth's account rather than this garbled character at the very beginning.

So Boudicca arguably has become a far more important person in the last 500 years than she probably was at the time. And she doesn't really feature much in Geoffrey Monmouth's account rather than this garbled character at the very beginning.

So Boudicca arguably has become a far more important person in the last 500 years than she probably was at the time. And she doesn't really feature much in Geoffrey Monmouth's account rather than this garbled character at the very beginning.

Well, again, I mean, Tristan and Isolde at the court of King Mark, these are very important aspects of Cornish mythology today. And of course, it seems to be that it's their story. I was trying to argue whether or not they were real people or not, but their story is very much linked to the islands of Tintagel and North Cornwall. So you've got King Mark as this powerful leader.

Well, again, I mean, Tristan and Isolde at the court of King Mark, these are very important aspects of Cornish mythology today. And of course, it seems to be that it's their story. I was trying to argue whether or not they were real people or not, but their story is very much linked to the islands of Tintagel and North Cornwall. So you've got King Mark as this powerful leader.

Well, again, I mean, Tristan and Isolde at the court of King Mark, these are very important aspects of Cornish mythology today. And of course, it seems to be that it's their story. I was trying to argue whether or not they were real people or not, but their story is very much linked to the islands of Tintagel and North Cornwall. So you've got King Mark as this powerful leader.

He does appear in other sort of sources. And there's the Drustanus stone, a big memorial stone, parts of the sixth century in southern Cornwall, which could be a precedent for Tristan. But the story of King Mark sending Tristan over to Ireland to bring back his older and Tristan and his older fall in love. And they sort of, Mark seeks vengeance and they hide in the island.

He does appear in other sort of sources. And there's the Drustanus stone, a big memorial stone, parts of the sixth century in southern Cornwall, which could be a precedent for Tristan. But the story of King Mark sending Tristan over to Ireland to bring back his older and Tristan and his older fall in love. And they sort of, Mark seeks vengeance and they hide in the island.

He does appear in other sort of sources. And there's the Drustanus stone, a big memorial stone, parts of the sixth century in southern Cornwall, which could be a precedent for Tristan. But the story of King Mark sending Tristan over to Ireland to bring back his older and Tristan and his older fall in love. And they sort of, Mark seeks vengeance and they hide in the island.

All these sort of things are very much linked to Tintagel. And I think when Geoffrey of Monmouth is writing his text, he's looking for places that he can anchor his story to. And Kelly in South Wales, which is near Monmouth, becomes the court of King Arthur. That's probably a site that Geoffrey knew quite well, the old Roman legionary fortress.

All these sort of things are very much linked to Tintagel. And I think when Geoffrey of Monmouth is writing his text, he's looking for places that he can anchor his story to. And Kelly in South Wales, which is near Monmouth, becomes the court of King Arthur. That's probably a site that Geoffrey knew quite well, the old Roman legionary fortress.

All these sort of things are very much linked to Tintagel. And I think when Geoffrey of Monmouth is writing his text, he's looking for places that he can anchor his story to. And Kelly in South Wales, which is near Monmouth, becomes the court of King Arthur. That's probably a site that Geoffrey knew quite well, the old Roman legionary fortress.

But Tintagel becomes the point, bearing in mind that Arthur is supposed to be descended via his father, Uther, from the House of London. But through his mother from the House of Cornwall, he needs a place for Arthur to be conceived.