10/08/2026
🏴England: The 'Welsh' King Arthur of Britain is a myth!!! The Welsh invented him so that they could have an illustrious history and made up claim to sovereignty in Britain.
🏴Also England: Arthur of Brittany, nephew of Richard I and John
Arthur Plantagenet, illegitimate son of Edward VI
Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII
Arthur, Duke of Rothway, son of James V
Arthur of Rothway, grandson of James V
Arthur, Duke of Connaught, son of Victoria
Arthur of Connaught, grand-son of Victoria.
Charles Philip Arthur George, son of Elizabeth Saxe Coburg Gotha Windsor Mountbatten
William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor, grandson of Elizabeth Saxe Coburg Gotha Windsor Mountbatten
Louis Arthur Charles, great grandson of Elizabeth Saxe Coburg Gotha Windsor
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Edward I and the Appropriation of Arthurian Legend, Rachealle Marie Sanford (2009) Western Kentucky University, A Capstone Experience/Thesis Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of University Honors College at Western Kentucky University
"The Arthurian writings of authors such as Chrétien de Troyes in the late twelfth century and the subsequent Vulgate Cycle pushed Arthur’s popularity to new heights on both the continent and in England, providing the monarchy, in the words of N. J. Higham, with “a source of political precedent and propaganda to be reformulated for present purposes of political status and aggrandizement.” This would not have been possible, however, if a monarch’s subjects—or his enemies—had not been familiar with the character and plot of Arthurian lore, which the work of Geoffrey of Monmouth and the romance writers assured. The international awareness of the elevated status granted to Arthur by Geoffrey of Monmouth (from warrior to king) allowed the British kings the opportunity to place their royal “ancestor” on the level of Charlemagne, the Christian Frankish Emperor of great renown, and increase their prestige among the other European monarchs. The conception of genealogy and land as an important marker of kinship, and thus of identity—which more fully developed in the Middle Ages—was also particularly important in making such claims, and several kings including Edward IV and Henry VII had their ancestry deliberately traced back to their Welsh roots. Henry VII, in particular, was able to make use of his Tudor ancestry and was promoted in Wales as “the Son of Prophecy,” the claimant to the “crown of Britain.” Even the name “Arthur” could have a political undercurrent when given to a child
of the royal family. According to Constance Bouchard, aristocratic children from the eleventh century on were frequently named after relatives, family being a key aspect of medieval identity: “glorious ancestors were a key attribute of glorious aristocrats.”28 Thus,
naming one’s child “Arthur” could easily be construed as a way for the English royalty to play upon the prestige of their supposed ancestor. It is telling that, according to royal genealogies, at least seven royal children were given the name Arthur from the twelfth
century to the present. These include: Arthur of Brittany, nephew of Richard I and John; Arthur Plantagenet, illegitimate son of Edward VI; Arthur Tudor, son of Henry VII; Arthur, Duke of Rothway, son of James V; Arthur of Rothway, grandson of James V; Arthur, Duke
of Connaught, son of Victoria; and Arthur of Connaught, grand-son of Victor"