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Christina
Jan 26, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: history, middle-ages, audio-book, england, year-of-the-marshal, april-2014
For his third book on the Plantagents, Costain does it again. He continues to tell the story of the English Kings while adding interesting side notes on the period and the people of the realm.

One of my favorite side notes was his discussion of the origin and use of the button!

Additionally although he seems to favor King Edward, Costain does provides a very fair re-telling of the king's treatment of William Wallace.

I also enjoyed Costain's discussion of Mortimer's escape. He took the time to p ...more
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Robin
May 08, 2009 rated it it was ok
Shelves: england
My real fault with this book is it's a very slow read. I've read other books by Costain, and while his research is good, he's just not easy to read.

I'm a confirmed Anglophile and a lover of history (especially Medieval), so his books will most likely remain on my shelves, but I can't say I recommend them.

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Jacinta Hoare
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May 31, 2011 marked it as wishlist
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Feb 13, 2012 marked it as possibilities
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