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Camelot is the name of the stronghold of the legendary King Arthur, from which he fought many of the battles that made up his life. Its specific location is currently unknown and may be a fictionalized Romano-British province of post-Roman Britain. It is described as many days' journey from Avalon. Various stories present Camelot's court in varying ways, anything from welcoming followers of both the Celtic and the Christian gods, to exclusively one or the other. Since the location of Camelot is still a mystery, the truth about it—if there is one—is still unknown.

1 Geographical references

Possible Locations of Camelot:

Though the name "Camelot" may be derived from Camulodunum (modern Colchester), the stronghold of the Catuvellauni kings, and later the provincial capital of Roman Britannia, its Essex location (in East Anglia) places it in the wrong Anglo-Saxon kingdom.


2 Historical Fiction

The Camulod Chronicles by Jack Whyte is a series of historical fiction based on real facts of Roman Britain and Medieval Britain wrapped around the Arthurian legends.

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Camelot is called a "silly place" by King Arthur,Graham Arthur Chapman ( January 8, 1941— October 4, 1989) was a British comedian and writer. He was one of the six Monty Python members and lead actor in their two narrative films (King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Brian in Life of Brian and the Knights of the Round Table decide not to go there.

3 The musical

The musical, CamelotThe 1960 musical, Camelot was written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe and is loosely based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. White novel The Once and Future King''. The main thrust of the novel and the play is the illicit romance bet, by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, is loosely based on the legend.


4 John F. Kennedy's Administration

"Camelot" is a term used to describe the administration of United States President John F. KennedyJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy ( May 29, 1917 November 22, 1963), often referred to as Jack Kennedy or JFK was the 35th ( 1961 1963) President of the United States. He was the youngest ever to be elected president and the youngest president ever to die in office, based on the musical CamelotThe 1960 musical, Camelot was written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe and is loosely based on the King Arthur legend as adapted from the T. White novel The Once and Future King''. The main thrust of the novel and the play is the illicit romance bet. The BurtonThis article is about the 20th-century actor. For the 19th-century explorer, scholar, and orientalist, see Richard Francis Burton Richard Burton ( November 10 1925 August 5 1984) was a Welsh actor from the late 1940s through the 1980s. He was born Richard/ AndrewsDame Julie Andrews is a British actress, singer, and author, best known for her starring roles in the musical films Mary Poppins ( 1964) and The Sound of Music ( 1965). She was born Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on October 1, 1935. production opened in December 1960, a few weeks after Kennedy's election, and was a favorite of both the President and his wife Jackie. Jackie gave an interview to Life magazine journalist Theodore White shortly after the President's death in which she used some favorite lines from the musical, and that theme was often repeated in the press. "The lines he loved to hear were: Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot." And to Jackie, it would never be that way again.

The article, "For President Kennedy: An Epilogue", appeared in the December 6, 1963 issue of Life.





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