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The Plantagenets

The Kings Who Made England

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The Plantagenets

By: Dan Jones
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This brilliant new audiobook explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain.

England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organised kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe. Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets.

Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history. From the Crusades, to King John’s humbling over Magna Carta and the tragic reign of the last Plantagenet, Richard II – this is a blow-by-blow account of England’s most thrilling age.

©2019 Dan Jones (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Europe Great Britain Medieval Royalty England Middle ages United Kingdom Law Tudor Crusade

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Critic reviews

‘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 expertly weaves an enormous medieval tapestry, ranging from the Middles East of Richard the Lionheart's Third Crusade to the battlefields of the Hundred Years War’ Sunday Telegraph

‘This is an unashamedly royal history and even the most insatiable appetite for chivalric deeds and aristocratic violence will be sated by its conclusion’ Sunday Times
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A really enjoyable and educational listen. Exactly the book on English history I've been looking for.

Fascinating and engrossing

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Never knew how much modern society was based on Plantagenet history. A fascinating story very well read

History made understandable

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After listening to the Templars, I was wondering if this one might be a bit dry, too.
But this book gripped me from the very beginning, and I finished it way too quickly. And I still remember all (well, up until 1399) the Plantagenet kings, in the right order!

It gripped me

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This book was a whirlwind tour of a LOT of history, but it never felt rushed. Every king/period discussed I felt I understood and got to know deeply, I learnt a lot and the information was all well chosen- there was nothing in the book that didn’t add to the story and I didn’t feel like anything was missed. Dan Jones is also an excellent narrator, his voice is very calming and he had just the right amount of emotion for me to feel invested in topics I probably wouldn’t have cared for as much if I had read it myself.

Dan Jones is the king of medieval history

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I really enjoyed this audiobook and learning about my countries history. Dan Jones’ writing and narration are superb!

Thoroughly enjoyed.

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Absorbing and detailed backgrounds to the situations, choices, and major characters in the reigns of each Plantagenet King. Part social history, part internecine family psychodrama but always riveting. Not for the feint hearted!

Brutal but mesmerising

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The author makes history interesting. This is a clearly told
story of the Plantagenets making enjoyable listening

Well written and well told

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Read really well, very well researched and fascinating. Really enjoyed it! I would definitely recommend it to anyone.

Brilliant book!

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A very enjoyable history of this generation of English monarchs. Definitely a 5 star listen.

Enjoyable

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Dan Jones has captured a period of English History in such a brilliant way, that even the most none historical of us can enjoy! Such an amazing book! Can’t wait to listen to the Templar’s now!

Historical masterpiece and fantastic account of a brutal age!

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