"The Demon's Brood:A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty," by Desmond Seward. Was browsing through the history section at the library and it looked good. Mainly because I know a lot about Tudor and Stewart history, but not before then.
There was also a good book I just read comparing Shakespeare's history plays to the actual history. Was fascinating.
Oooooh, name? That sounds right up my alley!