This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain.

Met zijn boek ‘De Tempeliers’ brak Dan Jones in 2019 door bij het Nederlandstalige publiek. In de twaalfde eeuw richtten negen ridders de Orde van de Tempeliers op. De broederschap moest de pelgrims in het Heilige Land beschermen. De pelgrims legden een gelofte van armoede en gehoorzaamheid af, en werden daardoor in 1129 erkend door de kerk. Verenigd onder het rode kruis trokken ze ten strijde in de naam van God. In ‘De Tempeliers’ vertelt Dan Jones de geschiedenis van de grootste rel...

A history of the Crusades.

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar – the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era.

The fifteenth century experienced the longest and bloodiest series of civil wars in British history. The crown of England changed hands violently five times as the great families of England fought to the death for the right to rule. Some of the greatest heroes and villains in history were thrown together in these chaotic years.

An account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one the most influential statements in the history of democracy.

Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built.