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The Oath and the Sword (Crusader Knights Cycle, Bk 3)
The Oath and the Sword - Crusader Knights Cycle, Bk 3 Author:Graham Shelby ENGLAND: 1134 to 1153 — These are the years of the long, bloody civil war over the succession to the throne of Henry I - a conflict between the supporters of Henry's daughter and rightful heir, the beautiful and tyrannical Matilda, and her cousin, the usurper Stephen of Blois, a just and decent man with no lawful claim to th... more »e throne.
This is a war in which the partisans change sides according to which of the rivals holds the advantage - a war in which there is little courage, much deceit, and barely any honor.
The sole exception is Brien Fitz Count, Lord of Wallingford, friend of Stephen's but true to his vow of support for Matilda. He, his wife Alyse, and their retainers make of their small, strategic castle a fortress and rallying point, holding it against siege and worse at immense personal cost.« less