Dan Jones, the presenter of a new television series on the Plantagenets, goes on the trail of Britain’s most murderous monarchs
A control-freak king, betrayed by his own family after an archbishop's murder. A friendship that collapses into civil war. A revenge-obsessed ruler, and the rise of a vicious despot. Compared to the real-life Plantagenets, the dynasty that ... More
Out of the chaos, darkness, and violence of the Middle Ages, one family seized control of England, holding on to power and ruthlessly crushing all competition for more than 300 years. Through dramatic reenactments, historical documents, and masterful storytelling, Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenet's tells a tale more shocking and brutal than anything found in fiction. Presented by award-winning journalist and acclaimed historian Dan Jones, The Plantagenet's is history like you've never seen it before: one with overbearing fathers and weak sons, treacherous allies and adulterous wives, warring cousins and best friends turned mortal enemies. This four-part series shows how a great dynasty was driven by the rawest of emotions - greed, envy, love, hate - and the relentless pursuit of power. These kings murdered, betrayed, and tyrannized their way to spectacular success, forging England as a nation and dragging it, for better or for worse, into the modern world.
History Documentaries The history of the Plantagenets continues with the story of King Henry III and his treacherous brother-in-law Simon[...]
Dan Jones, the presenter of a new television series on the Plantagenets, goes on the trail of Britain’s most murderous monarchs
Henry III, grandson of Henry II, faces a rebellion led by his once friend Earl Simon de Montfort, who wants[...]
Out of the chaos, darkness, and violence of the Middle Ages, one family seized control of England, holding on to power and ruthlessly crushing all competition for more than 300 years. Through dramatic reenactments, historical documents, and masterful storytelling, Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenet's tells a tale more shocking and brutal than anything found in fiction. Presented by award-winning journalist and acclaimed historian Dan Jones, The Plantagenet's is history like you've never seen it before: one with overbearing fathers and weak sons, treacherous allies and adulterous wives, warring cousins and best friends turned mortal enemies. This four-part series shows how a great dynasty was driven by the rawest of emotions - greed, envy, love, hate - and the relentless pursuit of power. These kings murdered, betrayed, and tyrannized their way to spectacular success, forging England as a nation and dragging it, for better or for worse, into the modern world.
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Dan Jones, the presenter of a new television series on the Plantagenets, goes on the trail of Britain’s most murderous monarchs
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When Edward III founded the Order of the Garter in 1348 or thereabouts, he confined membership of the exclusive chivalric fraternity to twenty-six – the King and twenty-five loyal Knights who had distinguished themselves in battle. Despite the exclusively male nature ...Read more
