The Plantagenets
The Plantagenets
Season 1
20143 episodes
The story of England's longest ruling dynasty, starting with Henry II and ending with Richard III.
Episodes
E1The Devil's Brood
6.02014-03-17
Professor Robert Bartlett tells the story of England's longest-ruling royal dynasty. Henry II forges a mighty empire encompassing England and much of France.
E2An English Empire
6.02014-03-24
Professor Robert Bartlett tells the story of England's longest-ruling royal dynasty. A clear sense of English nationhood emerges and parliament is born.
E3The Death of Kings
7.02014-03-31
Professor Robert Bartlett charts the downfall of the Plantagenet dynasty. In the last century of their rule, four Plantagenet kings are deposed and murdered.