An epic history of the Plantagenet royal dynasty traces its first king's inheritance of a violence-stricken realm through the family's growth of a powerful empire that stretched from Scotland to Jerusalem, citing the enduring influences of such figures as Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard II and King John.
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Dan Jones is an award-winning historian of the Middle Ages who writes a regular column for London’s Evening Standard. He is also the author of Summer of Blood, an Independent Book of the Year. He lives in London.
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