England's greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight generations of kings. Their remarkable reign saw England emerge from the Dark Ages to become a highly organized kingdom that spanned a vast expanse of Europe.

Plantagenet rule saw the establishment of laws and creation of artworks, monuments and tombs which survive to this day, and continue to speak of their sophistication, brutality and secrets.

Dan Jones brings you a new vision of this battle-scarred history. From the Crusades to King John's humbling over Magna Carta and the tragic reign of the last Plantagenet, Richard II—this is a blow-by-blow account of England's most thrilling age.