Return of the Death’s Heads, Part II

After King John’s death in 1216, the English crown passes to the child Henry III, leaving the royalist cause weak while Prince Louis still controls much of the kingdom. Roger of Huntley and the archer Matthew continue a hard campaign against French forces in the Weald, even as their own hatred for each other threatens to erupt. The novel follows the final struggle of the First Barons’ War, where guerrilla violence, dynastic uncertainty and battlefield survival decide England’s future.