The warrior kings and queens who made england ebook. The plantagenets is a wonderful gallop through english history. The plantagenets dan jones the warrior kings and queens who. The new york times bestseller that tells the story of britains greatest and worst dynastya reallife game of thrones the wall street journalby the author of the templarsthe first plantagenet kings inherited a bloodsoaked realm from the normans and transformed it into an empire th. Jones is an impressive guide to this tumultuous scene. First published in 20 by viking, author dan jones tome documents the plantagenet line with a clear overview, an attention to detail, and a fine pen. Very well written and an easy and pleasurable book to read.
Every person and event of importance is covered and the various powerplays are explained in an easy to understand fashion and placed in their geopolitical context be it english or international. Dan joness exploration of a colourful medieval dynasty is a gripping work of narrative history, writes alexander larman. Henry ii and his wife eleanor of aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in christendom. The kings who made england by dan jones available from rakuten kobo. Powerful personalities, vivid descriptions of battles and tournaments, ladies in fine. The warrior kings and queens who made england by dan jones. Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen from the white ship to the lionheart, bad king john to the black prince and john of gaunt this is the dynasty that invented england as we still know it today great history to appeal to readers of ken f. Read the plantagenets pdf the warrior kings and queens who made england ebook by dan jones epub. We meet the captivating eleanor of aquitaine, twice. In this epic history, dan jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen from the white ship to th. The plantagenets north yorkshire libraries overdrive.
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