Deze saga duikt in de tumultueuze nasleep van een van de meest cruciale veldslagen uit de geschiedenis. Het beschrijft de ingewikkelde politieke machinaties, persoonlijke strijd en ingrijpende culturele verschuivingen die het middeleeuwse Engeland hebben hervormd. Lezers zullen zich onderdompelen in de gedetailleerde weergave van het vroege middeleeuwse leven en de meeslepende emotionele reizen van personages die ernaar streven te overleven en te gedijen in een land dat voorgoed is veranderd door conflict.
Tancred a Dinant, an ambitious and oath-sworn knight and a proud leader of men, is among them, hungry for battle, for silver and for land. Yet even as Tancred seeks vengeance for his lord's murder, he finds himself caught up in secret dealings between a powerful Norman magnate and a shadow from the past.
Renowned for his exploits, the knight Tancred has become a lord in his own right, with men to command and a manor to call home on the turbulent Welsh Marches. A coalition of enemies both old and new prepares to march, and King William's fragile hold on England is brought to breaking point.
The third novel in the compelling Conquest series (1066: The Bloody Aftermath) from the author of Sworn Sword. Five years after the fateful Battle of Hastings, only a desperate band of rebels in the Fens stands between King William and absolute conquest.