Sceptred Isle

A sweeping look at an era of upheaval, panic and change. Gripping, powerful history * Hallie Rubenhold * A cannily timed new history... [Sceptred Isle] tells the story of the 14th-century Plantagenets with verve * The Times * Informative, anecdotal and entertaining... So many of the events of that tumultuous century find echoes today * Financial Times * In this vivid, finely researched book, Helen Carr takes us deep into England’s deadly fourteenth century and finds life and human colour. This is a sparkling popular history which brings the Middle Ages' most terrible century to life for a new generation. * Dan Jones * Full of colour, with headlong energy, Sceptred Isle brings England’s calamitous fourteenth century to life vividly. While Fortune’s Wheel turns through cycles of famine, plague and war, Helen Carr’s engrossing narrative never loses sight of the complexity, and hope, of human experience. * Helen Castor * I didn't want to do anything but read this book for a fortnight. Helen Carr is one of the most talented and compelling historians of her generation * Sathnam Sanghera * Thoughtful and dramatic, this is a lesser known period of history told with the pace and fluency of a novel * Philippa Gregory * Helen Carr is one of our foremost historians and we are so lucky to have her explaining how we got here * Elizabeth Day * An epic new history of some of the most dramatic decades in England’s past. This book is a triumph - a thrilling narrative history, guided by the expertise of one of our leading historians. Essential reading for anyone hoping to understand the remarkable world of our medieval ancestors * Alice Loxton * Gripping, fascinating, beautifully written and deeply researched, this marvellous book takes you right to the cradle of England, the stunning story of the country in its early days. Exciting, new, endlessly engaging * Kate Williams *