1. Blood on the Crown
Will, the son of Harry, enters military life in the later fourteenth century by joining mercenary soldiers serving the Black Prince in Gascony and Spain. Fighting for pay and plunder gives him hard experience, but it also places him close to the politics of the English…
2. To Murder a King
Will Strongstaff has achieved far more than he ever thought. He is a gentleman. He has land, a wife and children. Yet he is still a warrior. He still has an oath to honour. King Richard is now under the sway of the evil Earl of…
3. The Throne
When a King becomes a tyrant then blood will flow and men will die. In this sequel to ‘To Murder a King’, we follow the fortunes of a sword for hire who has to tread the difficult path between two rivals for the throne. When the…
4. King Henry IV
King Richard is barely buried when the men who opposed him plot and plan to remove the new King, Henry Bolingbroke! With enemies in the north and the west, the new king and his son, Henry of Monmouth find themselves besieged on all sides not knowing…
5. The Road to Agincourt
Prince Henry of Monmouth has barely recovered from the wound that nearly killed him when he is left to continue the struggle against Owain Glyndŵr in Wales. Edmund Mortimer and French support strengthen the rebels, while mountains, weather and local knowledge make the campaign far harder…
6. St Crispin’s Day
Henry V lands in France determined to recover territories and rights he believes belong to the English crown. The campaign begins with confidence but disease and exhaustion reduce his army dramatically, leaving the king with fewer men and less freedom of movement than planned. His attempt…
7. The Battle for France
After Agincourt, Henry V returns to France determined to turn battlefield victory into lasting political control. Conquering towns is only part of the task: Burgundy remains a decisive power, and an alliance with Duke John the Fearless could determine whether Henry can isolate his French opponents…
8. The Last Knight
After the death of Sir William Strongstaff, Sir Michael of Weedon inherits part of the burden of serving England’s rulers without possessing his predecessor’s influence at court. Removed from the new king’s immediate household, Michael is sent to France, where Henry V’s brothers are struggling to…
9. Queen’s Knight
The battle for France is almost over but the Plantagenets do not know it. They cling to the hope that by throwing more and more men at a lost cause they will regain the land lost. Sir Michael of Weedon knows that is not true and…
10. The Knight’s Tale
Sir Michael of Weedon believes his royal service has ended after the queen’s death removes the household position that bound him to court. His reputation for loyalty ensures the opposite. Henry VI’s government and the Earl of Suffolk send him to France to recover a sacred…