King of the North Wind: The Life of Henry II in Five Acts By Claudia Gold. 5 out of 5

Read by Chris, August 2020

An exceptionally well told story, mixing fact and story telling perfectly.

Henry II, unfortunately is somewhat of a forgotten king and is usually out-remembered by his son’s, Richard and John but, describes as the ‘Alexander of the west’ Henry certainly deserves more acclaim, which Claudia Gold does perfectly.

The amount of detail and back story that Gold adds to this book is fantastic, with The Anarchy and Crusades adding further context and colour to the subject matter, describing relationships with not just the french king but, the lesser lords and nobles of both England and France.

My only complaint about this book is that it ended, I could have kept reading on into the 13th century and beyond.

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