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An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.
About the author
Dan Jones is the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of many non-fiction books, including The Plantagenets, The Templars and Powers and Thrones. He is a renowned writer, broadcaster and journalist. He has presented dozens of TV shows, including the Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles, and writes and hosts the podcast This is History. His debut novel, Essex Dogs, is the first in a series following the fortunes of ordinary soldiers in the early years of the Hundred Years’ War. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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An illustrated portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.
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A vivid, in-the-round portrait of English society in the year of Magna Carta, from best-selling author Dan Jones.
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PRAISE FOR DAN JONES:
'Packed with moments that make you stop in your track' Daily Telegraph.
'Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history ... A skilful storyteller ... He enlivens the narrative with bloodcurdling details and arresting turns of phrase ... There is also fine scholarly intuition' TLS, on The Templars.
'Jones carries the Templars through the crusades with clarity and verve. This is unabashed narrative history, fast-paced and full of incident ... Jones tells their story extremely well' Sunday Times, on The Templars.
'Voyages, battles, sieges and slaughter: Dan Jones's tumultuous and thrilling history of the crusades is one of the best ... Jones is exceptionally good at giving evocative snapshots of medieval life, sometimes poignant, sometimes pure Monty Python' Sunday Times, on Crusaders.
'A powerful story brilliantly told. Dan Jones writes with pace, wit and insight' Helen Castor, on Crusaders.
