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by Griff Hosker


  Margaret put her hand to her mouth, “No, husband! There have been enough deaths. Will you put our son in danger? Will you put yourself in harm’s way again? And for what? He is a worthless knight who will come to a bad end. God will punish him”

  I nodded, “Aye and it is I who will do God’s work! We leave on the morning tide. The hunt begins!”

  The End

  Glossary

  Bylnge -Billinge, near Wigan

  Chevauchée- a raid by mounted men

  Courts baron-dealt with the tenants' rights and duties, changes of occupancy, and disputes between tenants.

  Fusil - A lozenge shape on a shield

  Garth- a garth was a farm. Not to be confused with the name Garth

  Groat- English coin worth four silver pennies

  Hovel- a makeshift shelter used my warriors on campaign- similar to a ‘bivvy’ tent

  Luciaria-Lucerne (Switzerland)

  Mêlée- a medieval fight between knights

  Nissa- Nice (Provence)

  Reeve- An official who ran a manor for a lord

  Rote- An English version of a lyre (also called a crowd or crwth)

  Vair- a heraldic term

  Wrecsam- Wrexham

  Wulfestun- Wolviston (Durham)

  Historical Notes

  This series of books follows the fortunes of the family of the Earl of Cleveland begun in the Anarchy series of novels. As with that series the characters in this book are, largely, fictional, but the events are all historically accurate.

  The events in Scotland and Wales are largely fictitious. The Welsh King did try to take advantage of a boy King but he was defeated. Pembroke was attacked after the Earl Marshal died. The council of regents were in command until Henry reached the age of 20. The Charter of the Forests and the reissued Magna Carta helped to bring peace to England. Newark was held by a mercenary and was captured when a speedy attack took the town first. The siege of Bedford happened almost exactly the way I said. It marked the end of opposition to Henry. I have concentrated many sieges and battles for the purpose of the story.

  The Charter of the Forests was issued by the Council of Regents and then endorsed, later, by the King to show his authority.

  Carucage: Carucage was a medieval English land tax introduced by King Richard I in 1194, it was based on the size—variously calculated—of the estate owned by the taxpayer. It was a replacement for the danegeld, last imposed in 1162, which had become difficult to collect because of an increasing number of exemptions. Carucage was levied just six times: by Richard in 1194 and 1198; John, his brother and successor, in 1200; and John's son, Henry III, in 1217, 1220, and 1224, after which it was replaced by taxes on income and personal property.

  Norham Castle

  Two photographs taken by the author in 2018. They were taken from the inner ward. This is a modern bridge but you can see the gorge/ditch below. The river lies beyond the trees in the left-hand photograph. The gate house has gone but you can clearly see the foundations.

  The story will continue when the Earl and his son seek the killers of Alfred.

  Books used in the research:

  The Crusades-David Nicholle

  Norman Stone Castles- Gravett

  English Castles 1200-1300 -Gravett

  The Normans- David Nicolle

  Norman Knight AD 950-1204- Christopher Gravett

  The Norman Conquest of the North- William A Kappelle

  The Knight in History- Francis Gies

  The Norman Achievement- Richard F Cassady

  Knights- Constance Brittain Bouchard

  Knight Templar 1120-1312 -Helen Nicholson

  Feudal England: Historical Studies on the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries- J. H. Round

  English Medieval Knight 1200-1300

  The Scandinavian Baltic Crusades 1100-1500

  The Scottish and Welsh Wars 1250-1400- Rothero

  Chronicles of the age of chivalry ed Hallam

  Lewes and Evesham- 1264-65- Richard Brooks

  Ordnance Survey Kelso and Coldstream Landranger map #74

  The Tower of London-Lapper and Parnell

  Griff Hosker

  September 2018

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