The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England

How does Jones use female figures to present gender during this period? What is the significance of their inclusion and their absence from large sections of the narrative?

What techniques does Jones use to keep his narrative entertaining and informative? Consider the choice of content, narrative voice, and literary devices.

How does Jones present the history of Ireland, Wales, and Scotland in his narrative? To what extent is this history told from an Anglo-centric perspective?

What role do primary sources play in the narrative? Explore their use as literary devices and historical evidence.

To what extent does Jones incorporate social history into his narrative? How does this support his political concerns and his primary themes?

Why might Jones have chosen to structure this history into seven parts, incorporating shorter chapters? How do chapter and part headings support the genre’s aims of informing and entertaining? How do they contribute to Jones’s particular interpretations?

How does Jones present the role of magnates and prelates in this period? Are these groups equally as central to his narrative as the Plantagenet kings?

Does Jones present judgments of the monarchs he presents (for example, assessing their characters or their political performances)? Consider ideas of morality and success and The Role of the Personal in History.