简介：Outofthechaos,darknessandviolenceoftheMiddleAges,onefamilyrosetoseizecontrolofEngland.Generationaftergenerationtheyruledthecountryformorethanthreehundredyears,ruthlesslycrushingallcompetitiontobecomethegreatestEnglishdynastyofalltime.TheywereThePlantagenets.Presentedbyaward-winningjournalistandacclaimedhistorianDanJones,thePlantagenetscombinescreativeandinsightfulresearchwithsearingdramaticreconstructionstobringtolifethisshockingandvisceraltimeinEngland’shistory.FromHenryII,betrayedbyhisownwifeandchildrenwhentheytrytoseizethethronetothepowerfulfriendshipbetweenHenryIIIandSimondeMontfortwhichfallsintohatredandbloodycivilwarfromEdwardII’sadulterousFrenchwifeandhis‘legendary’deathfromaredhotpokertotheboykingandtyrantRichardIIoneofthemostviciousandinventivedespotsinEnglishhistoryBritain’sBloodiestDynasty:ThePlantagenetsuncoversadark,vengefulandbloodyhistorywhichcompelsviewersintotheheartoftheactionastheybearwitnesstothemostruthlessdynastyinEnglishhistory.