The Great Cause by Griff Hosker

The Great Cause by Griff Hosker

In thirteenth-century Britain, Gerald Warbow, legendary archer to the king, prepares to pass on the torch ... once he's dealt with William Wallace ...

Having fought valiantly for Lord - now King - Edward, Gerald Warbow has settled into the life of a country gentleman. He has a comfortable life with a wife he loves and three growing - if occasionally irritating - children. Conscious that time is passing, Gerald devotes his time to farming and to training local archers, including his eldest son, Hamo.

But the call of duty is never far away.

The mysterious death of King Alexander of Scotland in 1286, and subsequent questions of succession, have plunged that nation into turmoil. In Wales, trouble still abounds. And as discontent threatens to spill over on several fronts, Gerald is once again called into action for his king and his people.

The Great Cause is the fifth book in Griff Hosker's acclaimed Lord Edward's Archer series, and takes the reader on an immersive journey through medieval England, Wales and Scotland with great attention to detail and striking accuracy. It is essential reading for all fans of the series, for anyone interested in military and medieval history and for all who appreciate good historical fiction.

Griff Hosker is a native Lancastrian and former teacher who is now a full-time author of historical fiction. His books, which span periods from the Roman Empire to the Second World War, are widely admired for their meticulous accuracy and attention to period detail.

Hosker, Griff: - Griff Hosker was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy's grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, he worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time he did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked. When he stopped teaching he set up his own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 he found that he had time on his hands; having started work at the age of 15 he found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.

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ISBN 13	9781839014741
ISBN 10	1839014741
Title	The Great Cause
Author	Griff Hosker
Series	Lord Edward's Archer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Lume Books
Year published	2022-04-28
Number of pages	274
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