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The White Company
First published 1891
Alleyne Edricson leaves the sheltered world of Beaulieu Abbey and falls in with the veteran archer Samkin Aylward and the powerful Hordle John. He enters the household of Sir Nigel Loring, becomes his squire and joins the White Company as it travels to war in France and Spain under the command of Edward, the Black Prince.
Alleyne’s military education is matched by his attachment to Sir Nigel’s daughter Maude. Campaigns, sieges, raids and feats of arms allow Conan Doyle to explore the ideals and contradictions of chivalry during the Hundred Years’ War, while the companions’ friendship keeps the historical panorama anchored in an adventure story.
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