Details Or fastest delivery Tomorrow, April 14. Rooted in historical accuracy and told through an unforgettable cast, Essex Dogs delivers the stark reality of medieval war on the ground – and shines a light on the fighters and ordinary people caught in the storm. Essex Dogs: .uk: Jones, Dan: 9781838937911: Books Literature & Fiction Historical Buy new: 13.60 RRP: 16.99 Details Save: 3.39 (20) FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, April 17. But first they must survive a bloody war in which rules are abandoned and chivalry itself is slaughtered. His debut work of fiction (historical, of course) is Essex Dogs, the story of an English mercenary group invading France in the fourteenth century. Heading ever deeper into enemy territory toward Crécy, this band of brothers knows they are off to fight a battle that will forge nations, and shape the very fabric of human lives. I enjoy his entertaining and well-researched history books (The Templars) and television programmes. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. The New York Times bestselling historian makes his historical fiction debut with an explosive novel set during the Hundred Years’ War. He wrote and presented the popular Netflix series Secrets of Great British Castles, and has an exclusive deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce and develop historical TV series, including adaptations of his books. Dan Jones is the New York Times bestselling author of Powers and Thrones, Crusaders, The Templars, The Plantagenets, Wars of the Roses, and Magna Carta.
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