The devils brood episode 1 plantagenets bbc documentary. It is a long book at more than 600 pages, but remains engaging throughout. Professor robert bartlett tells the extraordinary story of englands most dysfunctional, yet longest ruling, royal dynasty. They provide a perfect example of what dynastic rule meant. The plantagenets as seen on bbc2 a 3 part series presented by. Films media group, an infobase learning company, is the premier source of highquality academic streaming video and dvds for schools, colleges, and. Plantagenet king edward ii hands the powercraving nobility the perfect excuse by richard warwick as justin. A history of the plantagenets costain, thomas bertram on.
Film completo hd thrive in italiano censurato da tutte le tv. The story of englands longest ruling dynasty, starting with henry ii and ending with richard iii. House of plantagenet family tree from king henry iii 1216 1272 to edward v 1483 including the houses of lancaster and york. The mad king ep 1 of 4 wars of the roses documentary timeline duration. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Apr 17, 2015 a controlfreak king, betrayed by his own family after an archbishops murder. The name plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses. These are the kind of stories that are irresistible for scriptwriters and movie. The story of the plantagenets reaches its catastrophic climax under the most vicious of them all. The plantagenets s01 e01 the devils brood video dailymotion. The royal dynasty attempts to control more of the british isles and win back land in france. England in the late middle ages concerns the history of england during the late medieval period, from the thirteenth century, the end of the angevins, and the accession of henry iii considered by many to mark the start of the plantagenet dynasty until the accession to the throne of the tudor dynasty in 1485, which is often taken as the most convenient marker for the end of the middle.
Living male line plantagenet descendents european royal history. It differs from many other performances, but they follow the original score. The plantagenets the warrior kings and queens who made. The series first aired from 17 march to 31 march 2014 on bbc two and was presented by historian robert bartlett. The warrior kings and queens who made england by dan jones viking. Not really forgotten, but on yt because of the timpani solo at the final note. Today is world book day, and i wanted to share a bit of my heraldry obsession.
The plantagenet era runs roughly from the mid1100s to the late 1400s, spanning 14 kings and ending with richard iii, whose remains were famously found under a. Their male and female male line descendants, such as henry ii of england and matilda of england, duchess of saxony. The royal line descended from the union between geoffrey, count of anjou d. It was their births, marriages and deaths that shaped the political history of england and much of france. May 02, 20 now the living male line plantagenet descendents are from an illegitimate line, or the wrong side of the sheets as they say, and they no longer bear the plantagenet name, so to some that may mean the line has ended. A controlfreak king, betrayed by his own family after an archbishops murder. In the second episode professor robert bartlett continues the remarkable story of the plantagenets. House of plantagenet, royal house of england, which reigned from 1154 to 1485 and provided 14 kings, 6 of whom belonged to the cadet houses of lancaster and york.
While the legitimate royal line may have expired, there are many of us who can claim direct descent from the plantagenet dynasty. The plantagenets by dan jones, though it concludes with richard ii while costains series continues to richard iiis overthrow by henry tudor henry vii, is simply a magnificent reminder to me four decades later why i came to love england and great britain more perhaps than my own country. The warrior kings and queens who made england is a fascinating history of the twoandahalf centuries that transformed england from a norman colony to a european power. It differs from many other performances, but they follow the original. The plantagenets were a huge powerful family not just in england but throughout europe. Popular plantagenet historical fiction books showing 9 of 39 the queen of last hopes. Jul 12, 2017 the clue to the plantagenets success is to be found in king edward is nickname, the hammer of the scots, because once the scottish incursions in the north had been defeated it was a. The first plantagenet was king henry 2nd whose father owned vast lands in anjou an area as big as normandy around the modern town of tours.
Documentary about the plantagenets, the european royal dynasty who ruled over england for more than 300 years. Even though the tudors are known for their dramafilled albeit, somewhat short dynasty. A history of the plantagenets i began these books of english history with the hope of carrying the series forward, under the general title of the pageant of england, to a much later period than the last of the plantagenet kings. Its a good movie about williams the conqueror spawns and their bloody rule of england. Dec 01, 20 despite these ties with france, the plantagenets are englands longestreigning dynasty. Who were the last legitimate maleline plantagenets. Favorite historical novels of the plantagenets 40 books. Britanniens blutigste dynastie 14 verrat doku hd youtube. Most plantagenets, like most people in the middle ages, died before their 10th birthday. The plantagenets is proof that contemporary history can engage with the medieval world with style, wit and chutzpah.
The plantagenets is a wonderful gallop through english history. The plantagenet saga series in order jean plaidy fictiondb. Key facts about king edward i longshanks who was born june 17, 1239, including biography, historical timeline and links to the british royal family tree. Plantagenets article about plantagenets by the free dictionary. Professor robert bartlett continues the remarkable story of the plantagenets. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In this golden age of chivalry, a clear sense of english nationhood emerges and parliament is born. The history id read about came to life in this movie, plus it gave information id never read or heard of before. Englands longest reigning royal dynasty fights to expand their power across the british isles, and win back their lands in france.
Timeline world history documentaries 1,228,2 views. In the last century of their rule, four plantagenet kings are violently deposed and murdered by members of their own family and england is dragged into decades of brutal civil war. The plantagenets documents a delicious period in english. Pressure of other work made it impossible, however, to produce them at the gait i had hoped to achieve. This category is for members of the house of plantagenet of the initial angevin line. The plantagenets timeline of the kings and queens of england. The plantagenets 2014 starring dan jones on dvd and bluray. Henrys wife eleanor ruled the even larger territory to the south called aquitaine. Dan jones explains those historical figures who paved the road for england in, the plantagenets. This list is for historical fiction books with the main focus on the plantagenet rulers of england they must be major characters, andor prominent secondary characters. Jun 08, 2016 the golden horde main title artist hans j. The plantagenets succeeds in bringing an extraordinary family arrestingly to life. Jul 12, 20 the plantagenets saga is the story of how english monarchs learned, or failed to learn, how to be monarchs, and how the english people, commoners and barons alike, learned how to limit their.
The first plantagenet kings inherited a bloodsoaked realm from the normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from scotland to. A revengeobsessed ruler, and the rise of a vicious despot. Favorite historical novels of the plantagenets these are favorite historical novels from the era of henry ii to the end of the reign of richard iii. Geoffrey plantagenet, count of anjou, founder of the house, and his wife empress matilda. Watch the plantagenets s01 e01 the devils brood dr. Jun 02, 2012 the plantagenets is proof that contemporary history can engage with the medieval world with style, wit and chutzpah. The complete series list for the plantagenet saga jean plaidy. First published in 20 by viking, author dan jones tome documents the plantagenet line with a clear overview, an attention to detail, and a fine pen. The plantagenets an english empire tv episode 2014 imdb. The story of margaret of anjou by susan higginbotham, figures in silk by vanora.
This is a comparison between four different versions of fairbairns book of crests, the 1860, the 1986, the 1911 ameri. The dynastic name was derived from the nickname of henry ips father, count geoffrey le bel of anjou, who decorated his helmet with a sprig of broom latin planta genista. The plantagenets is a 2014 television documentary series on the house of plantagenet, which ruled england from 1154 to 1485. An area where the plantagenets labored virtuously, in a way that still can be admired today, was in building those great structures of medieval britain that have retained the capacity to impress. An english empire episode 2 plantagenets bbc documentary. The last plantagenets a history of the plantagenets hardcover january 1, 1962 by thomas b. Feb 05, 2011 not really forgotten, but on yt because of the timpani solo at the final note. Salter original movie soundtrack licensed to youtube by distribution select on behalf of disques. Plantagenet definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Englands longestreigning royal dynasty fights to expand their. Powerful personalities, vivid descriptions of battles and tournaments, ladies in fine velvet and knights in shining armour crowd the pages of this. I enjoyed this documentary, i watch allot of history films, and dramas and find some of them.