Gerald of Wales - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • Gerald's tour of Wales in 1188 was detailed in a 1988 cartoon voiced by comedian Max Boyce.
  • Gerald of Wales was 4th in the series of 8 by Nicholas Crane in Great British Journeys

James Goldman's novel Myself As Witness is written from Gerald of Wales' point of view, though in the novel he is referred to as Giraldus Cambrensis.

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