The Great Cause

Name: The Great Cause
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by Griff Hosker Book 5 in the Lord Edward’s Archer series.

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Gerald Warbow has survived royal service, rebellion and war and now hopes to settle into the life of a country gentleman with his wife and children. King Edward’s campaigns in Britain make that retirement impossible. The continuing threat from William Wallace and the unsettled Scottish frontier draw the veteran archer back into the service of a crown that has relied on him for years.

Gerald is no longer the young bowman who first learned his trade on campaign, and age changes the risks he is willing to take. The novel follows a soldier trying to protect his family while honouring old obligations, against the wider conflict over Edward I’s authority in Scotland and the resistance that refuses to disappear after a single defeat.

Historical Periods

Crusades1095–1291 CE Edward I’s Conquest of Wales1277–1283 CE Battle of Stirling Bridge1297 CE Battle of Bannockburn1314 CE Invasion of England and Deposition of Edward II1326–1327 CE

Historical people

Edward I of England1239–1307 Isabella of France1295–1358 Edward II of England1284–1327 Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March1287–1330 Henry III of England1207–1272 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester1208–1265 Llywelyn ap Gruffudd1220–1282 Robert the Bruce1274–1329 William Wallace1270–1305