The Plantagenets 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 Follet, Bernard Cornwell, Tom Holland.‘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 took a first in History from Pembroke College, Cambridge in 2002. He is an award-winning journalist and a pioneer of the resurgence of interest in medieval history. His first book on the Peasants’ Revolt received widespread critical acclaim. This is his second book. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007213924 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007213921 |
| Title | The Plantagenets |
| Author | Dan Jones |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2012-05-10 |
| Number of pages | 672 |
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