I learned two things with this book, even though they might seem fundamental to any aficionado and connoisseur of English Medieval history. From the usurper King Stephen to the tyrant Richard II, each one of these kings helped shape England into what it was in 1399 somehow or other. The kings, on the other hand, all shone in their own way. Any other queen mentioned in this book did not stand out from behind her husband’s shadow and they were all quite forgettable to tell the truth. There were only two queens in the entire period of English history that this book relates that can be said to have been significant players in the politics of their age the first was Empress Maude, the mother of Henry II, and the second Eleanor of Aquitaine, the wife of two kings and the mother of two kings. However, the subtitle of this book is a little misgiving. This book relates 245 years of English history and warfare as the country transforms from an Anglo-Norman realm to one of the most powerful and sophisticated realms in Europe of the Middle Ages. Today I will be reviewing The Plantagenets by Dan Jones.
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