The King Is Dead

Name: The King Is Dead
Rating: 4.48 (2065 reviews)

by Griff Hosker

Book 7 in the The Anarchy Series series.

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There are plots to invade England and Normandy. There are assassination attempts and the only man who can stop all of these is the Earl of Cleveland. Moving from Scotland to Normandy and back again this is a fast moving novel set in the months before the civil war in England and Normandy begins.

Historical periods

High Medieval The Anarchy Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine Thomas Becket and Church–Crown Conflict Crusades Third Crusade Battle of Lincoln (1141) Norman Invasion of Ireland

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