The Bloody History of the Plantagenet Dynasty in 10 Events

“From the Devil we sprang, and to the Devil we shall return” – king Richard the Lionheart, referring to his Plantagenet family. Many contemporaries thought there was something demonic about England’s Plantagenet Dynasty (1154 – 1485), who named themselves after the planta geneste, or common broom, and went at everything full tilt. They were known … Continue reading The Bloody History of the Plantagenet Dynasty in 10 Events