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Kemp: The Road to Crécy

by Jonathan Lunn Book 1 in the Arrows of Albion series.

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Martin Kemp joins Edward III’s army in France to escape execution and is trained as a longbowman in a force advancing through Normandy. His first campaign strips away his expectations of honour as he encounters looting, siege warfare and the panic of battle.

The march leads to Crécy in 1346, where an outnumbered English army faces the mounted nobility of France. Kemp’s place among the archers puts him at the centre of a battle in which terrain, discipline and massed longbow fire determine whether Edward’s army survives.

Historical Periods

Battle of Crécy1346 CE Hundred Years’ War in France1337–1453 CE

Genres

War Fiction

Historical people

Edward III of England1312–1377 Philip VI of France1293–1350 Edward, the Black Prince1330–1376

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