Christopher Berard’s study of early Plantagenet Arthurianism is timely, as there has been much recent work concentrating on the history and cultures of medieval Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, and on their wider impact. The volume examines a period of substantial cultural and linguistic interaction (1154–1307) through the lens of Arthurian literature and ideas. A notable feature of the work is Berard’s use of evidence and examples from Middle English, Old French and Medieval Latin sources. Such a trilingual approach offers readers a wider perspective on the topic, as at least two of these languages would have been used by most commentators in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries—especially the ‘educated’ ones. Relevant fields of enquiry have been expanded to include material cultures and iconography, an approach which proves both laudable and enlightening, in addition to extending the volume’s potential reader base. The Matter of Britain in the twelfth century is introduced as ‘life imitating art imitating life’, or a form of ‘medieval medievalism’: early Plantagenet princes created Arthur in the image of their own predecessors, then imitated that model. There is a short introduction and overall conclusion, with a good bibliographical section which is sufficient to provide interested readers with a solid platform for further research.