Medieval manuscripts written in Oxford castle crypt
By Ally Leigh
Oxford Castle was this week discovered to have played a crucial part in the construction of the medieval myth of King Arthur.
It has been confirmed that the ancient St George’s Chapel, the crypt of which is still standing, was where one of the earliest biographies of King Arthur was written. The chapel was knocked down in order to build the castle.
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