Sir William Strongstaff is dead and the defender of England and its kings is no longer there to battle the French. His chosen knight, Sir Michael of Weedon is removed as the new king’s bodyguard and he is sent to France where the king’s uncles are trying to finish the job begun by King Henry Vth. From the outset, Sir Michael and his men are beset by treachery and intrigue. The line between ally and enemy appears to be almost invisible. When the Maid of Orléans becomes a threat then Sir Michael and his men become the only hope for the English to hold on to what they have. The struggle is not only for England’s crown but also the French one!
In a novel filled with historical characters like Jeanne d’Arc, the Duke of Bedford and Sir John Fastolf, Sir Michael grows into the knight who will fill the void left by Sir William Strongstaff whose shadow stretches from beyond the grave.
The war in France is not yet lost but with a child king on the throne it is left to knights such as the Earl of Salisbury, Sir John Falstolf and the heirs of Sir William Strongstaff to complete the work begun by King Henry Vth. This is a novel with a new hero but one we have met before. Sir Michael has been moulded from the same clay as his mentor, Sir William Strongstaff, but the enemies he faces are legions and much is put upon his young shoulders.
