Displaying 1 of 1 2014 Format: Book Author: Seward, Desmond, 1935-2022 Title: The demon's brood : a history of the Plantagenet dynasty / Desmond Seward. Edition: First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. Publisher, Date: New York : Pegasus Books, 2014. Description: xxix, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Summary: A vivid and colorful history of the most dominant royal dynasty in English history, from Richard the Lionheart and Edward the Black Prince to Henry IV and Richard III. Subjects: Plantagenet, House of. Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399. Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography. Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1154-1399. Notes: Originally published: London : Constable, 2014. Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-312) and index. Contents: The demon and her heirs -- The first Plantagenets. The first Plantagenets ; The Eagle : Henry II ; The Lionheart : Richard I ; The Madman : John ; The Aesthete : Henry III -- Plantagenet Britain? The Hammer : Edward I ; The Changeling : Edward II -- Plantagenet France? The Paladin : Edward III ; The Absolutist : Richard II ; The Usurper : Henry IV ; The 'Gleaming King' : Henry V -- Lancaster and York. The Holy Fool : Henry VI ; The Self-Made King : Edward IV ; The Suicide : Richard III -- The Kings in the national myth. ISBN: 9781605986180 1605986186 9781605986180 : HRD 1605986186 : HRD Other Number: 870098424 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 439687 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: 942.03 Seward Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
