11. The History of the Kings of Britain, pt. 1: Wait, They‘re Trojan?

Part 1 of 4 in the History of the Kings of Britain series.

In this episode, the Left Unread boys begin their series on The History of the Kings of Britain by Geoffrey of Monmouth, a monumentally stupid story about the mythical founding of Britain by some Trojan guy and the subsequent line of kings and Roman occupations leading up through the Arthurian legend.

In Part 1, we go over the introduction to the Penguin Classics version of the book by Lewis Thorpe and tackle the first chapter, wherein Brutus lays waste across Europe before beating the shit out of a bunch of giants on the island of Albion.

We also get into some more Matt Gaetz drama at the top of the episode.

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