The demon's brood

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The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family - from Henry II, to Richard III. Four kings were murdered, two came close to deposition and another was killed in a battle by rebels. Shakespeare wrote plays about six of them, further entrenching them in the National Myth. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward provides the first readable overview of the whole extraordinary dynasty, in one volume.

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Full title :The demon's brood / Desmond Seward.

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Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Constable
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2014.

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"The Plantagent dynasty that forged the English nation"--Jacket.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (some color)

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ISBN:9781472105646, 1472105648, 9781605987064, 1605987069
oclc:ocn881192359
LC Classification:DA225
Dewey Decimal:942.03

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Family trees; Introduction: The Demon and Her Heirs; Timeline; Part 1 The First Plantagenets; 1 The First Plantagenets; 2 The Eagle -- Henry II; 3 The Lionheart -- Richard I; 4 The Madman -- John; 5 The Aesthete -- Henry III; Part 2 Plantagenet Britain?; 6 The Hammer -- Edward I; 7 The Changeling -- Edward II; Part 3 Plantagenet France?; 8 The Paladin -- Edward III; 9 The Absolutist -- Richard II; 10 The Usurper -- Henry IV; 11 The 'Gleaming King' -- Henry V; Part 4 Lancaster and York; 12 The Holy Fool -- Henry VI; 13 The Self-Made King -- Edward IV.

14 The Suicide -- Richard III15 Postscript -- The Kings in the National Myth; Notes; Index.

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