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Storm of Arrows
First published 2019
In 1330, Edward III asks Sir Thomas Holland to help overthrow Roger Mortimer, whose control of the young king and suspected role in Edward II’s death have made him the dominant power in England. Holland’s service continues through the victory at Dupplin Moor and the destruction of the French fleet at Sluys.
The developing war with France places Holland and his longbowmen beside Edward, the Black Prince, during the great raid across Normandy. As French armies close around the English force near Crécy, the archer’s career becomes inseparable from the military methods and royal ambitions that will define the Hundred Years’ War.
Mortimer’s overthrow is a constitutional turning point because Edward III has been king in name since 1327 but has not exercised independent authority. The Nottingham coup allows him to end the dominance of his mother Isabella and her ally without repudiating the settlement that placed him on the throne. Holland’s role therefore connects personal service with the moment the young king begins ruling for himself.
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