Dan Jones (1) (1981–)
Forfatter af The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
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Dan Jones is a British Author, Historian and Journalist. He was born Daniel Gwynne Jones in Reading, England on July 27, 1981, to Welsh parents. Jones was educated at The Royal Latin School before attending Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, where he received a first in History. In addition vis mere to his work as a newspaper columnist, Jones writes primarily about the middle ages. His titles include The Wars of the Roses, The Plantagenets and Summer of Blood. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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The Wars of the Roses: The Fall of the Plantagenets and the Rise of the Tudors (2014) 1,155 eksemplarer
Knights Templar (Easton Press Military History Series) 2 eksemplarer
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- Andre navne
- Jones, Daniel
- Fødselsdato
- 1981-07-27
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Battersea, London, England, UK
- Uddannelse
- Royal Latin School, Buckingham, England, UK
Cambridge University (Pembroke College) - Erhverv
- writer
historian
television presenter
journalist - Kort biografi
- Dan Jones is a historian, broadcaster and award-winning journalist. His books, including The Plantagenets, Magna Carta, The Templars and The Colour of Time, have sold more than one million copies worldwide. He has written and hosted dozens of TV shows including the acclaimed Netflix/Channel 5 series 'Secrets of Great British Castles'. For ten years Dan wrote a weekly column for the London Evening Standard and his writing has also appeared in newspapers and magazines including The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian, GQ and The Spectator.
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A fast-paced and rollicking fictionalized account of the English invasion of Normandy in 1346, focused on a small company of men-at-arms.
A loose translation and retelling of one of the medieval ghost stories from the Byland Abbey manuscript. Well done and provides some good context.
Dan Jones' "The Hollow Crown" is a terrifically written narrative of the Wars Of The Roses, starting with a brief accounting of Henry V and quickly jumping in to the bumbling years under Henry VI, setting the stage for the Yorkist revolt and usurpation of the throne by Edward IV. This began generations of battles features warring cousins, ultimately culminating in Henry VII and the rise of the Tudors, who managed to bring together the quarrelsome Yorks and Lancastrians under one banner. Lovingly written with a keen attention to detail and a thankfully limited amount of conjecture. This is the second of Dan Jones' books I've read (the first being The Plantagenets, which is a sort of prelude to this book), and I'll admit I didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did.… (mere)
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Krieg ist ein schmutziges Geschäft und ganz besonders im Mittelalter ist es so. Die, welche weit unten in der Hackordnung stehen, müssen am meisten aushalten. Doch natürlich wollen sie überleben und ertragen das gefährliche und blutige Söldnerdasein.
Manches mag uns beim Lesen befremdlich und grausam erscheinen, doch ich denke, dass man unter den Verhältnissen während eines Krieges abstumpft und sich nicht mehr viele Gedanken darüber macht, wenn es hart und brutal zur Sache geht. Das alles ist klar und deutlich beschrieben und macht einen betroffen oder stößt sogar ab.
So schlimm auch viele Begebenheiten dargestellt sind, wird das durch schwarzen Humor und Sarkasmus wieder aufgelockert.
Die Charaktere sind authentisch und gut beschrieben, aber der ein oder andere hätte ruhig etwas mehr Tiefe haben können. Auch wenn die Männer rücksichtslos alles niedermetzeln, so gibt es doch auch Personen, die einem fast sympathisch sind.
Am Ende gibt es einige lose Fäden, die neugierig auf die Fortsetzung machen.
Ich hatte schon lange keinen Roman mehr gelesen, der im Mittelalter spielt, aber mir hat dieses Buch gut gefallen und ich habe es gerne gelesen.… (mere)