English people think of Arthur as their own - stamped on the landscape in scores of place names, echoed in the names of prices even today. Yet some would say the English were the historical Arthur’s bitterest enemies and usurpers of his heritage. The process by which Arthurian legends have become an important part of England’s cultural heritage is traced in this book. Where other studies may have concentrated on the handful of chivalric romances which have given the impression that Arthur is a hero of romantic escapism, this study seeks to provide a more comprehensive and insightful look at the English Arthurian legends and how they evolved.