The Devil's Brood examines the Angevin Dynasty, otherwise known as the Plantagenets, which ruled over England and the greater part of France until John lost most of the family lands in Europe. Henry II was the first Angevin king of England, and Part XII examines Prince Louis' attempt to claim the throne of England following the death of John.
Cast of Characters:
John-King of England, Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine, Count of Anjou
Philip II-king of France, John's nominal overlord for Normandy, Aquitaine and Anjou
Louis-Philip's eldest son, count of Artois
Blanche-daughter of Alfonso and Eleanor of England, and Louis' wife
William Marshal-earl of Pembroke, leading noble in the Angevin federation
William Longsword-earl of Salisbury, John's half-brother
Eustace de Vesci-lord of Alnwick and a major leader of the barons' revolt
Robert Fitzwalter-a powerful baron and major leader of the barons' revolt
Stephen Langton-archbishop of Canterbury
Simon Langton-archbishop of York and Stephen Langton's brother
Innocent III-Pope
Sources:
The Plantagenets: the Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England-Dan Jones
The Restless Kings: Henry II, His Sons and the War for the Plantagenet Crown-Nick Barratt
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones-Thomas Asbridge
Lionheart & Lackland: King Richard, King John and the Wars of Conquest-Frank McLynn
King John, Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: the Road to Magna Carta-Marc Morris
King John and the Road to Magna Carta-Stephen Church
King John-W.L. Warren
The Angevin Empire-John Gillingham The Plantagenet Empire: 1154-1224, Martin Aurell, translated from the French by David Crouch
Angevin England 1154-1258-Richard Mortimer
Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire-Richard Huscroft
Blood Cries Afar: The Magna Carta Wars and the Invasion of England 1215-1217-Sean McGlynn
Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England-Catherine Hanley
The Government of Philip Augustus: Foundations of French Royal Power in the Middle Ages-John W. Baldwin
Magna Carta: The True Story Behind the Charter-David Starkey
Magna Carta: The Birth of Liberty-Dan Jones
1215: The Year of Magna Carta-Danny Danziger & John Gillingham
Making a Living in the Middle Ages: The People of Britain 850-1520-Christopher Dyer
The Medieval World: Europe 1100-1350-Friedrich Heer, translated by Janet Sondheimer
Image Credit:
King Henry II and his children (left to right: William, Henry the young King, Richard Lionheart, Matilda, Geoffrey, Eleonor, Joan, John Lackland) By Anonymus - http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminat..., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
The Devil's Brood: The Formation of the English Kingdom, from the Anarchy to the Magna Carta (1120-1217)-Part XII: Louis, King of England