- Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356, Fiction, Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453, History
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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Classical in form, resolved, plot-driven and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- First published
- 2012
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Harperluxe, HarperCollins Canada, Limited, HarperCollins Publishers
- Editions
- 16
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780007331840
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Bernard Cornwell (born February 23, 1944) is an English author of historical novels, known for his meticulous research and engaging storytelling. Born in London, England, to a Canadian airman father and a mother in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force, he was adopted by a family in Essex belonging to the Peculiar People sect. Cornwell attended London University and worked as a teacher before joining the BBC, where he spent a decade, eventually becoming Head of Current Affairs in Northern Ireland. Bernard Cornwell is renowned for his long-running series of novels, including the *Sharpe* series about Napoleonic Wars rifleman Richard Sharpe, the *Saxon Stories* (also known as *The Last Kingdom* seri
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