Feud

by Derek Birks Book 1 in the The Wars of the Roses series.

First published 2012

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In 1459 England is sliding into open war between the houses of Lancaster and York when young Yorkshire knight Ned Elder is caught in a more personal conflict. His father is executed, his brother killed and his sisters abducted, leaving Ned with a handful of loyal companions and a determination to keep what remains of his family alive.

The private feud becomes inseparable from the national crisis as Ned’s search carries him into the armies and shifting allegiances of the Wars of the Roses. The struggle culminates amid the brutal fighting at Towton, where dynastic ambition and local vengeance collide. What begins as a family vendetta becomes the first stage of a long battle for the Elders’ survival.