The Demon's Brood
A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty
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Michael Page
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Desmond Seward
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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 being deposed, and the last - and most notorious, Richard III - 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 accessible overview of the whole extraordinary dynasty, in one volume.
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- S Travers
- 05-07-24
Solid recounting of the history of a dynasty
It is solid but fairly dry narrative history. The narrator doesn’t really adjust his speed or emphasis so you just plough through it all without it coming to life. It’s porridge with no milk or sugar, good but doesn’t get you excited. It is after all one of the greatest stories ever told so the material is there. How can you make treason, war, infanticide, fratricide, plotting, torture, sex and political intrigue sound so mundane? Otherwise good.
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- Lynn
- 05-06-23
Good account of Plantagenet History
A good overall work but understandably much abridged as a long period retrospectives did confuse the flow on occasions as imagined that I had gone back by mistake!
Well narrated on the whole but did find the Americanism of the date format annoying. It is an English history after all
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-23
Good intro to the dynasty
Clear account of the reigns of the Plantagenet kings, excellent for anyone who wants an overview. A bit of a gallop so not suitable if you want a really detailed study. Good reading but a tad quick (best at 90% speed) and exacerbated by poor editing which has each section title following so close on the previous text as to sound like part of the same sentence.
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- EMANON
- 24-10-24
Good introduction to The Plantagenets
A very good introduction to the Plantagenet dynasty of the early millennium in Britain.
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- Narny
- 22-05-18
Too fast
Fascinating book let down by being read so quickly. Also some of the dates were wrong.
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- C O'Donovan
- 24-04-23
Objective, no muss no fuss. highly recommended.
Objective, no muss no fuss. highly recommended. Narrator has a good steady command of the work.
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