Historian tier ranks King Arthur films and TV shows

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I go through some of the best known (and some really obscure!) films and TV shows featuring King Arthur, tier ranking them. I’ve ranked them according to my own preference, but I talk through the historical background to each one along the way.

Books mentioned (these are affiliate links, so I earn a small commission if you buy directly from the link, which doesn’t affect the price for you):

Geoffrey of Monmouth (trans. Lewis Thorpe), History of the Kings of Britain: https://amzn.to/4czsiLe

Geoffrey of Monmouth (trans. Mark Walker), Life of Merlin: https://amzn.to/3xeyloj

TH White, The Once and Future King: https://amzn.to/3TShoJh

Mary Stewart, The Crystal Cave: https://amzn.to/3TDSaNi

Thomas Malory, Le Morte d’Arthur: https://amzn.to/4axP1W2

Chrétien de Troyes, Arthurian Romances: https://amzn.to/3IXbxvZ

Bernard Cornwell, The Warlord Chronicles: https://amzn.to/43AoaGS

The Works of Gildas and Nennius, trans. J. A. Giles: https://amzn.to/49hucxf

Valerio Massimo Manfredi, The Last Legion: https://amzn.to/3PGt6nX

The Pearl Poet, trans. JRR Tolkien, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: with Pearl and Sir Orfeo: https://amzn.to/3vmTaNY

Films and TV shows covered in the video:

Merlin (BBC, 2008-2012)
Excalibur (dir. John Boorman, 1981)
King Arthur (dir. Antoine Fuqua, 2004)
Tristan & Isolde (dir. Kevin Reynolds, 2006)
The Last Legion (dir. Doug Lefler, 2007)
The Green Knight (dir. David Lowery, 2021)
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (dir. Guy Ritchie, 2017)
First Knight (dir. Jerry Zucker, 1995)
The Sword in the Stone (Disney Animated Classic, 1963)
The Kid Who Would Be King (dir. Joe Cornish, 2019)
Merlin of the Crystal Cave (BBC, 1991)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (dir. Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, 1975)
The Winter King (MGM 2023)
Merlin (Hallmark, 1998)
Camelot (Lerner and Loewe, dir. Joshua Logan, 1967)
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King Arthur, tier ranking
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