The Seeds of War: The conflict with France drags on...
(2026)(The third book in the War of the Roses series)
A novel by David Field
The Medieval family saga continues! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.
England goes to war with France…
England, 1327
After years of turmoil, England is once again at peace as Edward III takes the throne.
But warlike Edward has ambitions to finally rule Scotland, in addition to pursuing his claim to the crown of France in right of his mother, Isabella.
He needs men about him he can trust, and no-one answers that description better than Sir Henry Bywater, whose only ambition is to fight for the interests of the nation, declining all offers of advancement in return.
While fighting in both Scotland and France, Henry forms a friendship with Edmund Albrighton, a skilled master of the longbow.
The friendship deepens into a tight family bond when Edmund marries Henry’s sister, Eleanor.
As the Hundred Years War with France grinds on, the nation suffers through the Black Death and it looks like England could once more be thrown into disarray…
But can the Bywater family make it through unscathed?
THE SEEDS OF WARis the third historical novel in The Wars of the Roses Saga Series.
THE WARS OF THE ROSES SAGA SERIES:
BOOK ONE: The Royal Hammer
BOOK TWO: The Squandered Crown
BOOK THREE: The Seeds of War
Genre: Historical
England goes to war with France…
England, 1327
After years of turmoil, England is once again at peace as Edward III takes the throne.
But warlike Edward has ambitions to finally rule Scotland, in addition to pursuing his claim to the crown of France in right of his mother, Isabella.
He needs men about him he can trust, and no-one answers that description better than Sir Henry Bywater, whose only ambition is to fight for the interests of the nation, declining all offers of advancement in return.
While fighting in both Scotland and France, Henry forms a friendship with Edmund Albrighton, a skilled master of the longbow.
The friendship deepens into a tight family bond when Edmund marries Henry’s sister, Eleanor.
As the Hundred Years War with France grinds on, the nation suffers through the Black Death and it looks like England could once more be thrown into disarray…
But can the Bywater family make it through unscathed?
THE SEEDS OF WARis the third historical novel in The Wars of the Roses Saga Series.
THE WARS OF THE ROSES SAGA SERIES:
BOOK ONE: The Royal Hammer
BOOK TWO: The Squandered Crown
BOOK THREE: The Seeds of War
Genre: Historical