The Plantagenet Prelude
- 331 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Based on the lives of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Die Plantagenet-Saga Reihe
Diese historische Saga zeichnet den turbulenten Aufstieg und Fall einer der einflussreichsten Königsdynastien Englands nach. Von bescheidenen Anfängen bis zur Schaffung eines riesigen, über ganz Europa reichenden Angevinischen Reiches ist die Serie reich an politischen Ränkespielen, Kriegen und persönlichen Dramen. Tauchen Sie ein in das mittelalterliche Zeitalter durch die fesselnden Leben von Herrschern, deren Taten das Schicksal von Nationen prägten. Es ist eine epische Geschichte von Macht, Verrat und dem unerbittlichen Streben nach der Krone.
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