Longsword (#1-6) - David Pilling
Category: Action
Narrator: Marston York
Tags: Action, Military, Historical Fiction, Adults
All Books: 64kb / Chaptered+Tagged, England, 1266 AD. The kingdom lies in ruins after years of bitter civil war. Simon de Montfort is dead, slaughtered in battle, and his surviving followers fight on with the fury of despair. Known as the Disinherited, these landless men infest the forests and highways and prey on the common folk., Longsword, Hugh Longsword, a common soldier, fights for the King against the rebels who threaten to destroy England. He is taken into the service of the Lord Edward, King Henrys eldest son, and made to work as a spy. Edward sends him into the wild north country, home to the most dangerous rebel captains: men such as Sir John dEyvill and his savage cousin Nicholas, known as the Beast for his cruelty., The Sons of Montfort, Hugh Longsword, now a full-blown spy in royal pay, is sent north to investigate the rumours. Scarred by his recent experiences, he is also haunted by the memory of Esther, the beautiful Jewess of York. Along the way he encounters an assassi
