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Is there any truth to the King Arthur legends? - Alan Lupack

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King Arthur has risen again and again in our collective imagination, along with his retinue of knights, Guinevere, the Round Table, Camelot, and of course Excalibur. But where do these stories come from, and is there any truth to them? Alan Lupack traces the evolution of King Arthur.

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Why is Geoffrey of Monmouth important in the development of stories about King Arthur?

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Meet The Creators

  • Educator Alan Lupack
  • Director Patrick Smith
  • Narrator Adrian Dannatt
  • Animator Patrick Smith
  • Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
  • Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
  • Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
  • Script Editor Elizabeth Cox
  • Fact-Checker Francisco Diez

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