It is hard to imagine anybody that was not exposed to the Plantagenets through reading history or fiction such as the Cadfael series.
However, there is more depth and Intrigue into the true story of the people in times of this era than you usually get in a general introduction.
What makes this presentation essential is that it is the individual viewpoints of the historian that make history part of our lives. It is important to get different viewpoints instead of just a homogenized introduction. In this presentation, we get the viewpoint of Dan Jones who studied under David Starkey at Cambridge.
Because it focuses on the violence of Plantagenets themselves this presentation can be a little gory at times but also shows the brutality that might've been missed in other presentations.
Before and after watching this entertaining in-depth program with exclusive extras, be sure to read the 12-page viewer's guide with a map of the Plantagenets realm; timeline; and articles on the time before and after the Plantagenets.
For the people who already know of the times and people involved, one may be a little disappointed at first as it appears that Dan Jones skips over vital information; but take heart the information that comes out at a later time and also from interviews. So, what you think is missing at first is just placed a little differently in the timeline.
Four episodes on 2 disks
Approximately 188 minutes
16:9 widescreen
Color
Stereo
Documentary
STH subtitles
This is based on the book "The Plantagenets: the warrior kings and queens who made England" by Dan Jones.
