The Plantagenets

The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

De: Dan Jones

Narrado por: Dan Jones

The New York Times bestseller that tells the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—by the author of Powers and Thrones.

The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic history, Dan Jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. We meet the captivating Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; her son, Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and King John, a tyrant who was forced to sign Magna Carta, which formed the basis of our own Bill of Rights. This is the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year’s War. It will appeal as much to readers of Tudor history as to fans of Game of Thrones.

Amazing

Great story and narration, typical Dan Jones- which is certainly not a complaint. Onto Wars of the Roses!

Excellent!!!

My adoptive father was related to these, mmmm, people and I found this extremely enlightening and fascinating. Would love to see a book on the Tudors and the Irish potato famine. A famine not caused by the British overlords, but certainly not helped in anyway by them either.

An abundance of information

I really enjoyed the book, but in order for me to fully understand I found myself pausing the book to look up a family tree and a map of that era. I had difficulty keeping everyone straight.

Old book--new narrator

This book is actually very good, I know because I already have the earlier version narrated by Clive Chafer. This is a new recording narrated by the author himself, Dan Jones. I have many of this author's books and he is a very good narrator, however I wouldn't have used up a credit had I known the exact same text would be read, just by a different narrator.

I am fascinated by the English Monarchy from the Anglo-Saxon days on up through the Tudors and this is a very well researched and written account of a dynasty that ruled for a large amount of that time. From King Henry II until the deposition of King Richard II, Mr. Jones gives us both the big details and the small juicy facts pertaining to each of the Plantagenets who ruled and some who didn't.

If you haven't experienced this yet, it is well worth having a listen. And in response to the reviewer who implied it felt like a boring class lecture...you must have had some amazing lecturers at your school, as I don't find Mr. Jones boring at all!! He certainly does not remind me of boring, dry, and monotone lectures I've experienced in the past.

Dan does it again

Every book I’ve read of Dan’s has been engaging and a joy in which to listen. He has an innate way of telling a recount of history that reads like a novel. I’ve long been wanting to do a deeper dive into the Plantagenet Dynasty and I’m glad I waited for Dan’s book.

Thoroughly enjoyable book!

The Plantagenets was absorbing from start to finish. The author’s narration was excellent. Highly recommend this fascinating and well-told history lesson!

Ian is always amazing

So much good information and stories to hear. Ian is always a joy to read/hear.

The Plantagenets

Amazing history written and spoken by Dan Jones. A rich history well told. Don’t miss this!

Just the right blend of scholarship and enjoyable storytelling

Dan Jones's work is both enjoyable and scholarly. As a casual student of history, I find him to be just the right level for me to connect the dots of what I "sort-of" knew, or what I really only knew from Shakespeare, with a deeper dive into more detailed history and original sources. His work always sets out to prove a point, and he circles back to it each time he wraps up a section, with a clarity that is satisfying. His narration is an easy and engaging listen. I have finished three of his books so far and have enjoyed each one. Highly recommend.

The 200 Years that Shaped Europe

A sweeping history of the Plantagenets and their impact on the history of Europe and Britain well told by the author.