The History of Britannia

This article is about the actual book that came with Ultima IV''. For a chronicle of the in-game history of the main world of the Ultima series, see History of Britannia.''

The History of Britannia is one of two manuals included with Ultima IV, providing an objective overview of the land's history and the particulars of its society. It is 36 pages long and written by Roe R. Adams III, fictionally as Kyle the Younger. The book appears in the introduction sequence of Ultima IV, wherein the player is instructed to read it following its discovery by their in-game counterpart.

While The History of Britannia contains basic coverage of the mechanics of Britannian magic, its companion piece, The Book of Mystic Wisdom, is dedicated to providing comprehensive details with regards to reagents and spellcasting. This is the first main manual book which is completely written from an inusiverse perspective, lacking any kind of game instructions which still had been in its predecessors. Without reading the book, the world of Britannia can not be understood, thus why the player is told to read it.

Book Content

 * Political History of Britannia
 * Geography
 * Professions
 * Shops
 * Transportation
 * Weapons and armour
 * Magical Arts
 * Bestiary
 * Combat and ethics of war
 * Contemporary civilization
 * Afterword from Lord British