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Thomas B. Costain's four-volume history of the Plantagenets begins with THE CONQUERING FAMILY and the conquest of England by William the Conqueror in 1066, closing with the reign of John in 1216. The troubled period after the Norman Conquest, when the foundations of government were... read more
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- Henry II: A recent post Conquest king. Married to Eleanor of Aquitane and friend of Thomas A Becket. Both of these relationships began with devotion but ended in controversy.
- Eleanor of Aquitaine: Wife of Henry II and ruler in her own right. Mother of 2 kings Richard I and John the I.
- Thomas Becket: The first Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury. Died a controversial death at the hands of assassins. Were they the King's?
- King Richard: The crusading English King
- Prince Geoffrey of Anjou: The middle son of Henry II and Eleanor and favored by none. A trouble maker who was killed in a joust.
- King John: An incompetent and tyrannical king who managed to hang on for many years. A reluctant signatory to the Magna Carta.
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THE Angevin country begins between Normandy and Brittany and continues down through Maine and Anjou.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 4 in A History of the Plantagenets. (standard series)
Followed by The Magnificent Century.
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- Thomas B. Costain (Author)
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Page Count: 291
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- Dewey: 941
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