A very interesting review of the Platagenet kings (and, to a MUCH lesser extent, queens) who ruled England for over 200 years and transformed it into a global power and player. My knowledge of English royal dynasties generally begins with the Tudors, so it was fascinating to go further back and s...
King John was drunk and angry. As he sat down to his dinner in Rouen, he was surrounded by invisible enemies and oppressed by dark thoughts. He trusted almost no one, and could not ride safely around his own duchy without fear of ambush or attack. All around him his enemies gathered. John was in ...