{"product_id":"the-road-to-runnymede-david-field-9781800559011","title":"The Road to Runnymede: With the Magna Carta signed, will there finally be peace?","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe gripping historical saga continues! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngland\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003e1199\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter the death of Richard the Lionheart, his brother, John takes the English throne with the support of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut John has a rival in the person of young Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who Richard had acknowledged as his rightful heir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArthur's claim is the superior one under Angevin law, and it is backed by the majority of the nobles in Maine and Anjou, supported by King Philip II of France, who is anxious to break up the Angevin Empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn's preference for foreign favourites, his heavy taxation of the English nobility to fund his military failures, his brutal reaction to opposition and his belief in his divine right to rule provoke a powerful group of barons into a rebellion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when John agrees to sign the Magna Carta, a fragile peace is restored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt doesn't take long for John to renege on his word. And the barons respond by inviting the young Prince Louis of France to invade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the midst of all this chaos, Earl Hugh of Flint, together with his powerful cousin Earl Ranulf of Chester, find themselves reluctantly serving a king who is destroying their country from within. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir lives, their families and their estates are continually at risk as England turns on itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho will emerge victorious? Will a new king bring stability?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr is England doomed to once more be thrown into a period of turmoil...?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Road to Runnymede \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the sixth historical novel in The Medieval Saga Series - thrilling action-packed adventures set during and after the Norman Conquest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MEDIEVAL SAGA SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: Conquest\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Traitor's Arrow\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: An Uncivil War\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: The Lion of Anjou\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: The Absentee King\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK SIX: The Road to Runnymede\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Field\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800559011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800559011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.46d","brand":"David Field","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097167864063,"sku":"9781800559011","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-road-to-runnymede-david-field-9781800559011","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}