The Perfect Knight

by Griff Hosker Book 20 in the The Anarchy Series series.

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Sir Samuel of Stockton has inherited a family reputation for service to the English crown, but honour becomes difficult to define when Henry II and his sons turn against one another. A knight who has sworn loyalty to the king must also consider the future ruler, while rival factions demand commitments that may become treason if the political balance changes.

Samuel is drawn into the disputes that fracture Henry’s family and threaten lands in England, Normandy and Aquitaine. The novel uses his position between generations to examine the practical meaning of chivalric loyalty: courage in battle is straightforward compared with choosing whom to obey when a king and his heirs each claim that justice and duty are on their side.

Historical Periods

Thomas Becket and Church–Crown Conflict1162–1170 CE Third Crusade1189–1192 CE First Battle of Lincoln1141 CE Norman Invasion of Ireland1169–1177

Historical people

Eleanor of Aquitaine1124–1204 Henry II of England1133–1189 Stephen, King of England1095–1154 Empress Matilda1102–1167 David I of Scotland1084–1153 Thomas Becket William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke1146–1219