1356 a novel
Thirteen hundred fifty-six Thirteen fifty-six
Bernard Cornwell.
- First U.S. edition.
- 417 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
- The Grail Quest Book 4 .
"Originally published, in a slightly different form, in Great Britain in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers"--Title page verso. "Go with God, but fight like the devil"--Dust jacket. Map on endpapers.
The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.
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Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356 Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 Mercenary troops