Anarchy

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A blockbusting new voice in historical adventure fiction, in the bestselling tradition of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell 1186 - Under the rule of Henry II England is in a traumatic and bloody time known as The Anarchy. Harold of Hereford, born of noble blood and one of the nine founders of the Knights Templar, is a heroic survivor of the fearsome battles of the Crusader States. During a period of ruthless brutality, greed and ambition, Harold is a loyal warrior in the cause of Empress Matilda, and on his broad shoulders carries the legacy of England's past and its hope for the future. This is Harold's story told by the greatest letter writer of the 12th Century, Gilbert Folio.

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Stewart Binns began his professional life as an academic. He passed selection for the SAS in 1980 and served for three years before settling into a career as a schoolteacher, specialising in English and history. Later in life he began a successful career in television. He has won a BAFTA, a Grierson, an RTS and a Peabody for his documentaries. Stewart has written two highly acclaimed historical series. Betrayal, a standalone, is his seventh novel.