Geoffrey was an energetic, intelligent man with golden-red hair.He also had a nickname, that comes from the Latin for the broom plan: planta genista…“Plantagenet”. No one knows for certain ...

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. Professor Robert Bartlett tells the ...

The battle to determine which Plantagenet was the rightful king took place here at Towton in Yorkshire. In heavy snow, this would be the bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil. The fighting ...