The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown

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A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets diabolical and devious first family a real joy to read Dan Jones, author of The PlantagenetsIn The Restless Kings Nick Barratt presents the tumultuous struggle for supremacy between the first Plantagenet king, Henry II, and his four sons a drama that tore apart the most powerful family in western Europe and shaped the future of two nations.As well as exploring the personalities and crises facing these extraordinary people as a family, The Restless Kings follows them as they raced around western Europe, struggling to hold together a vast conglomeration of lands often through force of arms whilst constantly harried by the their nominal overlord and arch rival, Philip Augustus, king of France.Although the key events took place over 800 years ago, their significance still resonates today Whether you re looking for the root causes of Brexit or tension in the Middle East, their origins can be found in the actions of the Angevin kings of England The Restless Kings will challenge everything you assumed you knew about the medieval world Above all, it brings to life some of the most remarkable, complex, flawed and brilliant monarchs ever to have sat on the English throne. New Download Books The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown Author Nick Barratt – kino-fada.fr Angevin and Plantaganet history is fascinating and complex Throw in the Capetians, the various Houses and other terroritories with their claims, alliances and interconnected families and you have the basis for this book.The author does a fair job in telling the story of Henry II and his five sons, including importantly Richard and John Fair as it is a big subject to cram into nothan 300 pages It is readable and in general easy to follow.If you are familiar with this period you may not Angevin and Plantaganet history is fascinating and complex Throw in the Capetians, the various Houses and other terroritories with their cl...A rather odd and disjointed book which contains only five chapters and an intrduction to cover the reigns of three kings from 1154 to 1216 We start off in the introduction and in the beginning of chapter 1, weirdly enough, with a few pages about the Merovingians and Charlemagne and the nature of the Holy Roman Empire and Aethelred II of England and Harold...This history jumps all over the place from endings to beginnings to middle of reign back and forth through the years of Henry II, Richard I and John In some books that jumping around format would be the kiss of death but Barratt manages it very nicely and produces a very readable study of the reig...A rather interesting and fascinating read about the Angevin Kings and how they have shaped our modern world Thoroughly enjoyableA great group biography of Henry II and his family.Barratt does a great job describing the family s struggle to rule its different Angevin territories the king of England ruledFrench territory than the king of France and to manage their complex politics, and the differing styles and interests of Henry II, John and Richard He compares the territory to a commonwealth, and ably describes why Henry s whole family turned on him and how foreign alliances led to a wider war.The narrative is A great group biography of Henry II and his family.Barratt does a great job describing the family ...I picked this book up after rejecting Peter Ackroyd s Tudors partly because it was the middle book in his 5 book series, and also because I didn t like his style I was hoping forexplanation from Barratt s book on Henry II and his sons, but unfortunately that wasn t to be even the author unfortunately at the very end of the book reports that the book is a commentary and not meant to be a history He helpfully mentions better history books Ah well, I managed to finish this book, but I picked this book up after rejecting Peter Ackroyd s Tudors partly because it was the middle book in his 5 book...While this book was really interesting it was also really hard for me to read So many people with the same name and moving around in time made it so I would have to re read parts several times for it to sink in I will never be able to tell anyone about this book since I feel I ve come away with just a vague recollection of what I read Apparently I need the Restless Kings for Dummies version While this book was really interesting it was also really hard for me to read So many people...The story of King Henry II of England and his five sons including Richard the Lionheart and John Lackland Surprisingly detailed considering it san overview than anything else, although given how much of it depen...Dense without footnotes and jumps around, but written in a colourful enough style that kept going till the end While there are interesting insights on the formation of the state of England, this should be seenas a dynastic history, albeit one that hasn t fully committed itself to the approach.Maybe it s not Barratt s fault but reading 800 year old history is never going to be too detailed or enlightening, the source information is thin There were not many literate people and what did get recorded was oficial and measured There is enough to pull the story together b...

The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown
  • English
  • 18 December 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 320 pages
  • 0571329101
  • Nick Barratt
  • The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the Wars for the Plantagenet Crown