The Plantagenets by Derek Wilson - ISBN: 9781782069416
Paperback
Kings, battles, treachery: England forged in blood, power, and legacy.

The Plantagenets

The Kings That Made Britain

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    10 June 2014

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Summary

England, 1154. As Henry II seizes the throne after years of turmoil, a new dynasty is poised to haul this hitherto turbulent nation out from the Dark Ages and transform it into the nation state we recognize today. Featuring some of England’s greatest but also most notorious kings, the house of Plantagenet would reign for over 300 blood-soaked, yet foundational, years.

The dynasty provides some of the most evocative names in our history: from the brave yet rash Richard the Lionheart, h…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781782069416
ISBN-10:1782069410
Author:Derek Wilson
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:10 June 2014
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 24mm
About The Author

Derek Wilson

Derek Wilson is an award-winning historian and author of the highly acclaimed biographies of Hans Holbein and Sir Francis Walsingham, and The Uncrowned Kings of England. He runs the annual Cambridge History Festival and lives in Devon.

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