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St. George for England
First published 1885
Walter Fletcher is raised in modest circumstances after his mother, Lady Alice, is forced into hiding by political enemies. Apprenticed to a London armourer, Walter develops the skills and independence that eventually carry him from city life into military service during the reign of Edward III.
His fortunes become tied to the campaigns of the Hundred Years’ War. Serving under Edward, the Black Prince, Walter experiences the English victories at Crécy and Poitiers, where disciplined archery, cavalry and hard marching overturn assumptions about how medieval armies should fight. His personal rise from apprentice to warrior gives the military history a social dimension, while the unresolved story of his family connects battlefield honour with questions of inheritance and justice at home.
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