Dan Jones, author portrait
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Dan Jones

Dan Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of Powers and Thrones, Crusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, and Magna Carta, as well as the novel Essex Dogs. He is the host of the podcast This is History: A Dynasty to Die For and has produced, written, and presented dozens of TV shows, including the popular Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles.
Lion Hearts
Wolves of Winter
Henry V
Essex Dogs
Powers and Thrones
Crusaders
The Templars
Magna Carta
Summer of Blood
The Wars of the Roses
The Plantagenets

Books

Lion Hearts
Wolves of Winter
Henry V
Essex Dogs
Powers and Thrones
Crusaders
The Templars
Magna Carta
Summer of Blood
The Wars of the Roses
The Plantagenets

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