« The Plantagenet kings did not just invent England as a political, administrative and military entity. They also helped to invent the idea of England – an idea that has as much importance today as it ever has before ».

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« The Plantagenet kings did not just invent England as a political, administrative and military entity. They also helped to invent the idea of England – an idea that has as much importance today as it ever has before ».