Jack Roberts is back from the Sudan and, with a crippling wound, no longer an active soldier. When he is sent to Iran to help find oil for British battleships, he has to leave home once more. This time he leaves a son who is about to embark on a military career, too. The Roberts […]
The Ripples of Rebellion by Griff Hosker
When Sir Henry Samuel’s nephew, Sir Matthew, has to go to the crusades with Henry of Almain he does so reluctantly. The crusade that was almost a disaster did not begin well. With an ageing king and ageing regent left to rule England, it is left to lords like the Earl of Cleveland to put […]
The Knight’s Tale by Griff Hosker
Sir Michael of Weedon might think that his service to the crown ended when the Queen died and he was no longer required as her knight. He is wrong, for his qualities as a true and loyal warrior mean that he can be trusted. King Henry and the Earl of Suffolk send him to France […]
The Sword of Cnut by Griff Hosker
Sven Saxon Sword is now a lord. He rules a small village on the river. He thinks that his service to King Cnut, now that he had helped him to gain the crown, is over. He is wrong. Not only does he have to deal with Norse raiders but he is also summoned to serve […]
Horse and Pistol by Griff Hosker
An only child of Anglo-French descent, young James Bretherton has known a life of privilege; well-educated and mild mannered, his path is filled with promise. But when James suddenly finds himself orphaned and penniless, his future looks decidedly bleak. It is only when Fate intervenes in the guise of two English mercenaries, that James is […]
Conquest by Griff Hosker
King William has the crown of Edward the Confessor, but he has many enemies both at home and abroad. He has to subdue a land that does not want a Norman yoke upon its shoulders. When Richard fitz Malet is given the manor north of York he finds that it is a poisoned chalice and […]
Omdurman by Griff Hosker
Being a soldier of the Queen at the end of the 19th century meant spending much of your time abroad. Jack Roberts is a hero and a good soldier but he is torn between his career and his son who is looked after in England. When the Mahdists begin to enlarge their empire Jack is […]
The Hunt by Griff Hosker
The Battle of Stirling Bridge is a haunting memory for King Edward I. When Scottish rebels threaten his northern borders the king acts swiftly to quash it. William Wallace remains a threat and hiding across the seas he sends his hunter to fetch him back. Sir Gerald Warbow is no longer a young man and […]