the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal) From the author of Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty The first Plantagenet kings inherited a blood-s
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“The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings andQueensWho Made England” by Dan Jones Covering the medieval era of English history, this book examines the charismatic rulers of the Plantagenet dynasty, including Henry II, Richard the Lionheart, and Edward III. It explores t...
Henry II was from the house of Plantagenet, originating from French language backgrounds. But by the 14th century, English kings were likely bilingual.This Norman Conquest, led by William the Conqueror (also titled the Duke of Normandy), came before the Hundred Years War involving England and ...
Who was the original Silly Billy? William IV, Duke of Clarence(1765-1837) Many sources suggest that the phrase 'Silly Billy' was originally coined for William IV. Plantagenet Somerset Fry's book, Kings and Queens of England, suggests that he earned this nickname because, as a young man, ...
The only explanation of the Wars of the Roses lies in the motives of those who fought in the battles. If nobody had had any reason to fight, there could have been no battles and no Wars. The political principles of later centuries are hardly relevant at all. Who, then, were these men...
Ramesses II was among the longest-serving and most powerful kings in the history of Egypt. Ramesses II lived close to a hundred years and had about two hundred wives and concubines and about one hundred children. Only five of the many wives that he had were officially recognized....
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence Dec. at 28 (1449-1478) George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (21 October 1449 – 18 February 1478), KG, was a son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of English Kings Edward IV and Richard III. He pla...
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