A collection of contemporary texts which depict the fortunes of the Plantagenet dynasty From the accession of Henry III in 1261 to the death of Edward III over one hundred and sixty years later, the Plantagenet dynasty"s reign saw England experience a catalogue of social and political disasters. The book tells the story in the words of the original chroniclers, with over 235 illustrations in color and black and white, 113 mini essays and detailed maps. The Plantagenet dynasty from 1216 to 1377: Henry III and the three Edwards, the era of the Black Prince and the Black Death. Plantaganet Europe, Chroniclers from England, France, Italy, Germany