Warlord’s War

Name: Warlord’s War
Rating: 4.4 (1891 reviews)

by Griff Hosker Book 11 in the The Anarchy Series series.

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Stephen’s capture appears to have delivered victory to the Empress Matilda, but the advantage collapses while the Earl of Cleveland is in Normandy. Her forces are defeated, Robert of Gloucester is taken prisoner and the succession war returns to uncertainty.

The Earl must cross back into England and fight through both Stephen’s supporters and a severe winter to reach the Empress. At his side is the young Henry, future Henry II, serving as his squire and learning how fragile royal claims become when armies, hostages and alliances change hands. The novel places the Warlord’s rescue mission inside the reversals of the Anarchy, where neither side can convert a temporary victory into lasting peace.

Historical Periods

Thomas Becket and Church–Crown Conflict1162–1170 CE Third Crusade1189–1192 CE First Battle of Lincoln1141 CE Norman Invasion of Ireland1169–1177

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