The civil war has ended and Henry II rules a wide Angevin realm, but peace proves temporary. Scottish raiders strike northern England for cattle and captives, forcing William of Stockton, newly returned from crusading, to confront violence close to home rather than the distant enemies he expected to leave behind.
At the same time, rebellion in Anjou and renewed danger along the Welsh Marches stretch the king’s supporters across several fronts. The ageing Warlord and his son are drawn into conflicts that connect family duty with the demands of royal service. The novel shows how Henry’s new regime must defend its authority simultaneously in England, Wales and the continental territories that make up his empire.
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