Anyone been watching The Plantagenets on BBC2?

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

Good stuff.

I know quite a bit about them as im into history (thanks completely to Horrible Histories) so knew some stuff but theres always something new to learn.

fascinating stuff, quite graphic when hes talking about torture and how people were killed and what was dome with their bodies and stuff, but its a good programme.

hope he does the Tudors next, all Tudor progs are always about Henry 8th, itd be good to learn more about Henry 7th, and Liz 1.

he seems to find unheard of stuff.

[pancakesfortea]

I was enjoying this until they put up the maps and France was blue. The sea should be blue!

[ToxicHarpy]

I somehow managed to miss the middle programme, but thorough enjoyed the ones I did see and the programme about William Marshall.
I thought the part about Richard III was nicely measured (although a bit brief!) - usually they take a good/bad stance and stick with it. He's such a divisive figure to this day and I think that's why he's still so fascinating - you can take a viewpoint either way and make the facts fit.
I read The Sunne in Splendour at an impressionable age, can you tell?

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

Theres a series this month sometime by the fab Lucy Worsley about the four King Georges on BBC4.
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will watch out for transmission date.

Love the Georges stories too.

[ClownsLeftJokersRight]

I've really enjoyed the two I managed to catch. I love all those stomping through fields and old churches type of history programmes.

(I wonder if he ever has a sneaky read of a Philippa Gregory)

[NotGoodNotBad]

No dissing Robert Bartlett people! I love his lugubrious manner.

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

shame it was only a 3 parter as he pretty much skimmed over Richard lll.

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

\\final part today! cant wait!

Agincourt and Richard lll !

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

its repeated tonight on beeb 2 at 8.30pm I think. 2nd part again.

even tho ive recorded it im going to watch it again!

[WeAreDetective]

I would too!

[SorrelForbes]

LaQueenOfTheSpring

I'll second all those book recommendations.

[MaitreKarlsson]

I really enjoyed it and (whisper) liked the presenter a lot - he seems to have no vanity, unusual for a tv historian! Maybe he's a bit 'grey' but he is really bringing it alive for me. The stories and personalities are so vivid.

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

BBC2 tonight theres a prog about the greatest knight Sir William marshall who was mentioned in the Plantagenets prog.

[napoleonsnose]

I'm not usually into medieval history, more of an 18th century onwards type of girl, but I watched this and enjoyed it. Looking forward to Richard III next week now.

[wasabipeanut]

I saw the first one last week and will prob watch the second one in iplayer tonight. I really enjoyed it but then I am a bit of a spod.

[Icapturethecastle1]

Loved the first one - Eleanor of Aquitaine is my favourite queen. I love the Jean Plaidy Plantagent books not sure how perfectly historically accurate they are but very enjoyable.

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

Anneofcleavage -love the name!

its repeated on BBC2 Saturday and then the 3rd parts next Monday at 9pm BBC2.

[Greydog]

Got to agree with Tally, there's something missing.I was so bored by the presenter that I lost all interest. It's one of the periods I'm most interested in, but it just didn't do it for me.

[jonicomelately]

AllMimsyWereTheBorogroves The origin of the name was explained ist the start of the first episode.

[Badvoc]

It's on iplayer Rhonda

[RhondaJean]

Oh I would have loved to have seen this!

[Badvoc]

Ds1 (10) and I are watching this and enjoying it.
For anyone interested in Richard III I recommend "the sunne in splendour" by Sharon penman.

[AnneOfCleavage]

I love these History programs and am enjoying this one as a part of history I'm not so familiar with. Does anyone know when the 3rd part is being aired as can't see it in the TV mag?

[LetZygonsbeZygons]

episode 2 was good, he was talking about the Robert the Bruce and William Wallace era.

Next week will be my fave I think, Richard lll !