Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England

Realm Divided: A Year in the Life of Plantagenet England

A vivid, in-the-round portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from the best-selling author of The Plantagenets

England in 1215. This was not just the year of Magna Carta and King John’s…

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