大不列颠最血腥的王朝

简介： Outofthechaos,darknessandviolenceoftheMiddleAges,onefamilyrosetoseizecontrolofEngland.Generationaftergenerationtheyruledthecountryformorethanthreehundredyears,ruthlesslycrushingallcompetitiontobecomethegreatestEnglishdynastyofalltime.TheywereThePlantagenets.Presentedbyaward-winningjournalistandacclaimedhistorianDanJones,thePlantagenetscombinescreativeandinsightfulresearchwithsearingdramaticreconstructionstobringtolifethisshockingandvisceraltimeinEngland’shistory.FromHenryII,betrayedbyhisownwifeandchildrenwhentheytrytoseizethethronetothepowerfulfriendshipbetweenHenryIIIandSimondeMontfortwhichfallsintohatredandbloodycivilwar;fromEdwardII’sadulterousFrenchwifeandhis‘legendary’deathfromaredhotpokertotheboykingandtyrantRichardIIoneofthemostviciousandinventivedespotsinEnglishhistory;Britain’sBloodiestDynasty:ThePlantagenetsuncoversadark,vengefulandbloodyhistorywhichcompelsviewersintotheheartoftheactionastheybearwitnesstothemostruthlessdynastyinEnglishhistory.