The warrior kings and queens who made england by dan jones. Powerful personalities, vivid descriptions of battles and tournaments, ladies in fine. In this epic history, dan jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. We meet the captivating eleanor of aquitaine, twice. The plantagenets succeeds in bringing an extraordinary family arrestingly to life. The warrior kings and queens who made england is a fascinating history of the twoandahalf centuries that transformed england from a norman colony to a european power. The warrior kings and queens who made england jones, dan on. 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. 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. The plantagenets north yorkshire libraries overdrive. Jones is an impressive guide to this tumultuous scene.
Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen from the white ship to th. The plantagenets is a wonderful gallop through english history. Very well written and an easy and pleasurable book to read. The kings who made england by dan jones available from rakuten kobo. The first plantagenet king inherited a bloodsoaked kingdom from the normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from scotland to jerusalem. The warrior kings and queens who made england ebook. 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. The plantagenets kitsap regional library overdrive. Read the plantagenets pdf the warrior kings and queens who made england ebook by dan jones epub. 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. Henry ii and his wife eleanor of aquitaine, twice a queen and the most famous woman in christendom. Dan joness exploration of a colourful medieval dynasty is a gripping work of narrative history, writes alexander larman. The plantagenets dan jones the warrior kings and queens who.