The Plantagenets produced some famous kings, such as Henry II and Edward III (1312-1377), but also some of the most infamous. As Jones writes, King John (1166-1216) ...

The Black Death, Hundred Years' War, and Peasants' Revolt all took place during the Plantagenets' watch, along with endless barons' wars, great plagues, and the burning of Joan of Arc.

This clip explains how the marriage of Princess Matilda to a French duke founded the 331-year-long Plantaganet dynasty. Following a civil war with King Stephen, their son Henry II ruled vast lands ...

But, he contends, due to their weak claim, they were forced to annihilate the Plantagenets, going so far as Henry VIII having the elderly Margaret de la Pole executed in 1541.

Three elements make this documentary about 250 years of British history compelling. First is on-camera narrator Dan Jones, an expert on England’s medieval period, who walks through the actual ...

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Stephen Brumwell reviews "The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England," by Dan Jones. A fast-paced, blood-soaked history of the dynasty that transformed England from a loosely ...