My mother was a big fan of Thomas Costain's works, and this was one of his books I discovered in her bookcase, about 40 years ago. I still remember parts of it and am sorry to hear it is so difficult to find. Apparently it is now available in a condensed version called "The Conquering Family", which I have not read.

Costain makes English history understandable and interesting, which is saying something considering how convoluted it can be!

If you see this in a bookstore, get it! ( )

This is an old book, and long out of print. Still, it is one of the more readable histories of England between 1066 and the Magna Carta. I ( )