Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen - from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt - this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today - great history to appeal to readers of Ken F
The Plantagenets: the warrior kings who invented England
โ Scribed by Jones, Dan
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers;HarperPress
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Eight generations of the greatest and worst kings and queens that this country has ever seen - from the White Ship to the Lionheart, bad King John to the Black Prince and John of Gaunt - this is the dynasty that invented England as we still know it today - history to appeal to readers of Ken Follet, Bernard Cornwell, and Tom Holland.
โฆ Subjects
Kings and rulers;Biographies;Biography;History;Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399;Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography;Great Britain
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