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The Sword of Cnut by Griff Hosker

29 March 2024 By Editor

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

22 February 2024 By Editor

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

12 January 2024 By Editor

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

8 December 2023 By Editor

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

9 November 2023 By Editor

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 […]

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