There have been 40 monarchs of England/Britain in the 10 centuries since a bastard French-Norman duke crossed the channel in 1066 to conquer and all that. You can count the good kings — that is, ...

Seward, who has written on the Tudors and the Hundred Years’ War, gives a whirlwind overview of the Plantagenet kings, from Henry II through Richard III (1154–1485). The book focuses on men, battles, ...

Professor Robert Bartlett: Henry VI was a simple, pious king, and no warrior. He lost all the territories in France his father, Henry V, had conquered. He also suffered from mental illness, which made ...

Dan Jones, the presenter of a new television series on the Plantagenets, goes on the trail of Britain’s most murderous monarchs Thanks to Game of Thrones, The White Queen and the BBC revival of ...

Three elements make this documentary about 250 years of British history compelling. First is on-camera narrator Dan Jones, an expert on England’s medieval period, who walks through the actual places ...

570 years ago (1452) Richard III was born. The last king of the House of Plantagenet, he died in combat at the Battle of Bosworth Field, bringing the Wars of the Roses to an end. His death is also ...

Professor Robert Bartlett: The story of England's longest reigning dynasty begins here in Anjou, Western France. In 1128 an enraged princess arrived here. Her name was Matilda and she was the only ...