Arise, England

‘Arise, England is a brilliant and lucid account of the emergence of the building blocks of the English nation during the Plantagenet years by two of the foremost experts in the field. From the bitter constitutional wrangling of King John and his barons to the upheavals of the Lancastrian revolution in 1399, Burt and Partington show precisely and engagingly why the Mid-dle Ages matter - this is an essential book for anyone interested in this most fascinating era of British history.’, Dan Jones, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets and The Hollow Crown‘In brilliantly forensic style, Burt and Partington tell the fascinating story of the English state - kings, people and institutions - across two tumultuous centuries. Arise, England is an absorbing and eye-opening account of what the Plantagenets did for us.’, HELEN CASTOR, author of She-Wolves and Blood & Roses

Dr. Caroline Burt is a medieval historian and college lecturer at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Richard Partington is Senior Tutor at St. John’s College, Cambridge. Arise, England is their first trade publication.