Nationalism and Religious Identity In The History of the Kings of Britain The Norman conquest of 1066 marked the second time in the last seven hundred years that the British people had been subjected to a cultural upheaval. Massive linguistic and cultural alterations in Britain made tracing the history of past inhabitants of the nation difficult. Geoffrey of Monmouth was one particular writer that attempted to fill this void. Monmouth’s work The History of the …showed first 75 words of 1839 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1839 total…most glorious in the world. Monmouth uses the glorious feats of his own time such as the spread of Christianity throughout the holy land by the crusades. He attributes all of Britain’s past glory to the British people’s own toil and places future glory in the people’s own hands. Monmouth through the themes of nationalism and religious identity gives Britains hope for their future, through the glory of their past. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**