De Montfort’s Crown

by Griff Hosker Book 14 in the Border Knight series.

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Henry III’s strained rule brings the English baronage into open conflict with the crown, and Simon de Montfort emerges as the most powerful leader of the opposition. The king’s son Edward promises firmer government, but reform, personal ambition and distrust push the dispute beyond negotiation and into civil war.

Sir Henry Samuel, heir to the Warlord’s tradition of royal service, leads the knights of his valley in support of the king despite doubts about Henry’s ability to rule well. Their loyalty ties the family’s fortunes to the Plantagenets as de Montfort’s movement grows stronger. The novel follows the Second Barons’ War through men who must distinguish allegiance to the crown from approval of the individual who wears it.