Introduction - the search for ancient Britain -- 1. The British antiquaries -- 2. The ancient authors: Eden to Ararat -- 3. From the Ark to the Americas -- 4. Time. technology and the monuments -- 5. Relapse, romantics and stagnation
Summary
"This book sets out to give an account of how British scholars, from the Renaissance to the Regency, sought to construct a picture of their remote ancestors before the Roman conquest." --p. 7
