After one of the most shocking periods in British history, a new historical docu-drama brings to life the dynasty that brought Britain out of the Dark Ages and into the modern world . Ruling the land for over three hundred years, ruthlessly crushing all competition, Plantagenet's story is more shocking, more brutal, and more astonishing than anything you'll find in Game of Thrones.
Presented by renowned historian Dan Jones, The Plantagenets combines his scintillating narrative with dramatic re-enactment and brings to life a dramatic and bloody period in English history.
It's a story like you've never seen before. Dan delivers his extraordinary perspective on one of the most visceral and violent chapters in British history. The series begins with Henry II, a control freak betrayed by his own wife and children after the murder of Archbishop Thomas Becket. Episode two reveals the collapse of the friendship between Henry III and Simon de Montfort, escalating into a bloody civil war. Edward II's obsession with revenge tears England apart in episode 3. Finally, episode four tells the story of the young tyrant king, Richard II, one of the most vicious and inventive despots Of the history.
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