An Uncivil War

by David Field Book 3 in the The Medieval Saga series.

First published 2022

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England after 1135. When Henry I dies with no legitimate male heir, the nation is thrown into chaos. The two rivals for the crown are Henry’s daughter Matilda and his nephew Stephen of Blois, both of whom are determined to emerge victorious. A bitter struggle ensues which threatens to reduce England to a barren wasteland and many ordinary people find themselves torn apart from each other in the confusion of deciding which side to fight for.

One of those caught up in the fray is young soldier Richard Walsingham who is fighting alongside Stephen. But his sister Elinor is employed as a companion to Matilda. As the family members come to terms with being on opposite sides of a treacherous dynastic conflict a new contender for the throne enters the picture.