Earl Marshal

Name: Earl Marshal
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by Griff Hosker Book 19 in the The Anarchy Series series.

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The Warlord has survived decades of war and service, but age does not release him from Henry II’s demands. He is sent to help secure a marriage between the king’s half-sister and a Welsh prince, a diplomatic mission intended to strengthen relations on a border where alliances can shift rapidly.

In Wales he discovers a plot that threatens more than the marriage settlement. With his grandson Samuel beside him, the veteran must determine who is prepared to use the negotiations against Henry and how far the conspiracy reaches. The mission becomes a final test of the Warlord’s political judgement as well as his military skill, placing three generations of his family inside the unstable relationship between the Angevin crown and the Welsh princes.

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