The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England (Paperback)
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The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England (Paperback)

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Published: 04/07/2013
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This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain.

England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets.

Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history. From the Crusades, to King John’s humbling over Magna Carta and the tragic reign of the last Plantagenet, Richard II – this is a blow-by-blow account of England’s most thrilling age.

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780007213948
Number of pages: 672
Weight: 480 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 43 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS

‘Stonking narrative history told with pace, wit and scholarship about the bloody dynasty that produced some of England’s most brilliant, brutal kings’ Observer ‘Colourful and engaging … Jones has produced an absorbing narrative that will help ensure that the Plantagenet story remains stamped on the English imagination’ Sunday Times ‘Unapologetically about powerful people, their foibles, their passions and their weaknesses … vivid descriptions of battles and tournaments, ladies in fine velvet and knights in shining armour crowd the pages of this highly engaging narrative’ Evening Standard ‘Action-packed … Filled with fighting, personality clashes, betrayal and bouts of the famous Plantagenet rage’ Daily Telegraph ‘Dan Jones expertly weaves an enormous medieval tapestry, ranging from the Middles East of Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade to the battlefields of the Hundred Years War’ Sunday Telegraph ‘This is an unashamedly royal history and even the most insatiable appetite for chivalric deeds and aristocratic violence will be sated by its conclusion’ Sunday Times

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“History at its best. Simply brilliant.”

This is not just a dry and dusty record of the Plantagenet rulers of England but a highly readable book that will appeal to all medieval enthusiasts, particularly for those with only a sketchy understanding of the... More

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“A Good Read”

Initially I wasn’t sure that I would enjoy reading ‘The Plantagenets’ as I’m no historian nor do I have a great passion for history. My historical knowledge is sadly lacking (and embarrassing) so I embraced the... More

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“Fantastic”

This is one of the best history books I have ever read, about the the Greatest Kings and Queens of a battle scarred land, Heroic deeds, huge blunders over land deals. Marriages of convenience some not so convenient,... More

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