The Conquering Family by Thomas B. Costain

Thank you so much, Librarything, for recommending them to me. If this review sounds a bit 'uncontained,' it's because I am so thrilled with these books. I will immediately start The Three Edwards, and begin a search to acquire them for my own. I really got my money's worth with this book.

How cool is that ?!!! And you won't believe what happens to John at the end. Also, printed in it's entirety is the Magna Charta. Kings, Queens, Popes, barons, knights, and all the other supporting 'characters' and their escapades have been artfully woven together from start to finish with a very nice finishing chapter that gives a historical overview and conclusions. What I knew about these people, before I read this book, could, indeed be fit into a Walt Disney animated production. I loved them, I hated them, i cried for them. Going beyond the simple we've -already- heard -this descriptions, they are exploding with human qualities and the ability to pull responses from the reader. The author has a wonderful flair for bringing these kings to life as well as all the 'supporting cast'. Costain} begins the saga of the Plantagenets of England, starting with Henry I, the youngest son of William the Conqueror and continues through the life of King John. I doubt you'll find more exciting fiction anywhere. Though it's not a novel, it reads like one. I would never have discovered these without you. I am so excited to have found this book, and the others that go with it.

The Conquering Family by Thomas B. Costain