My only problem with the book is its coverage of the final two year reign of Richard III.
The book proceeds through the reigns of three Henry's and the confused period of the War of the Roses more rapidly, although it does justice to interesting characters such as Owen Glendower of Wales and Catherine of Valois. The narrator impersonates Richard II with a high, pompous voice that reminds the reader with every utterance of the fundamental reason that his subjects ultimately found him to be intolerable. Featured is the Peasant's Revolt and a rather quirky monarch who is forcibly removed from office. At first blush, this may seem lopsided, but it is not because this is perhaps the most interesting period of the entire Plantagenent rule. The first half of the book covers the 1377-1399 reign of Richard II. I thought it was excellent except for the final bit on Richard III, the last Last Plantagenent.
This book covers the last century of Plantagenent rule in England, or 1377-1485 to be exact.
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