''The Plantagenets'' is a 2014 television documentary series on the

House of Plantagenet The House of Plantagenet (Help:IPA/English, /plænˈtædʒənət/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''plan-TAJ-ə-nət'') was a royal house which originated from the Medieval France, French county of Anjou. The name Plantagenet is used by mo ...

, which ruled England from 1154 to 1485. The series first aired from 17 March to 31 March 2014 on

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and was presented by historian Robert Bartlett.

Summary

Bartlett, a historian and professor, examines the history of the

, England's longest-ruling dynasty. While the names and stories of the

Tudors The House of Tudor ( ) was an English and Welsh dynasty that held the throne of England from 1485 to 1603. They descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd, a Welsh noble family, and Catherine of Valois. The Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of Engl ...

are well known in popular culture, less is known about the Plantagenets, says Bartlett, who describes them as a "fascinating but ferocious dynasty."

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