<P> Historia regum Britanniae ( The History of the Kings of Britain ) , originally called De gestis Britonum ( On the Deeds of the Britons ) , is a pseudohistorical ( fictitious ) account of British history , written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth . It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons over the course of two thousand years , beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo - Saxons assumed control of much of Britain around the 7th century . It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Britain . </P>
<P> Historia regum Britanniae ( The History of the Kings of Britain ) , originally called De gestis Britonum ( On the Deeds of the Britons ) , is a pseudohistorical ( fictitious ) account of British history , written around 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth . It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons over the course of two thousand years , beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation and continuing until the Anglo - Saxons assumed control of much of Britain around the 7th century . It is one of the central pieces of the Matter of Britain . </P>
who wrote the history of the kings of britian
who wrote the history of the kings of britian
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth