The King's Assassin (Outlaw Chronicles), by Angus Donald
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AD 1215: The year of Magna Carta - and Robin Hood's greatest battle The yoke of tyranny King John is scheming to reclaim his ancestral lands in Europe, raising the money for new armies by bleeding dry peasants and nobles alike, not least the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin Hood - and his loyal man Sir Alan Dale. The call to arms As rebellion brews across the country and Robin Hood and his men are dragged into the war against the French in Flanders, a plan is hatched that will bring the former outlaws and their families to the brink of catastrophe - a plan to kill the King. The roar of revolution England explodes into bloody civil war and Alan and Robin must decide who to trust - and who to slaughter. And while Magna Carta might be the answer to their prayers for peace, first they will have to force the King to submit to the will of his people ...
The King's Assassin (Outlaw Chronicles), by Angus Donald- Amazon Sales Rank: #1160903 in Books
- Published on: 2015-06-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.49" h x 1.54" w x 6.42" l, 1.90 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 432 pages
Review This fantastic novel, dark and sad in places, thrilling and colourful in others, challenges Hollywood's interpretation of Robin Hood Sunday Express
About the Author Angus Donald was educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For twenty years, he was a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London. He now has two children with his wife Mary and he lives and writes in a medieval farmhouse in rural Kent.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bouvines and Magna Carta By JPS This is Angus Donald’s seventh book in the Outlaw Chronicles, told by the very old Alan Dale, the onetime thief, a famous minstrel (Blondel) but also the companion and vassal of Robert of Locksley, alias Robin Hood.Many reviewers (myself included, at times) have focused on the author’s somewhat original take of Robin Hood, the ambivalence of the character, at times the outlaw known through folklore and legend but also the Anglo-Norman lord. The other main feature of this version of Robin Hood is the author’s choice to depict him in a “realistic” way. He may be the hero, alongside the narrator Alan Dale, but he is above all a man of his time, so he is ruthless and not particularly interested in defending the poor, except perhaps when these are his vassals. More than anything else, he is faithful and devoted to his family, to his household and to his word, as a feudal lord of the early 13th century was expected to be.Above all, Robin, Alan and the rest of their troop are knights, professional warriors and even warlords. They fought for Richard Lionheart in previous books. They also unsuccessfully defended Normandy in the previous volume. In this one, they take part in King John’s attempts to reconquer his lands in France during the year 1214 and Angus Donald have them participate in the battle of Bouvines. In this battle, the coalition of a few French (the Count of Boulogne in particular, but also a number of exiled Norman knights), the Flemish with their Count Ferrand, the Germans with Emperor Otho, nephew of King John, and the English forces commanded by the William Longsword Earl of Salisbury (and John’s bastard half-brother) was disastrously and decisively defeated by the French King Philippe II (self-styled) Augustus.Here again, and is in previous volumes, the author comes up with a detailed and carefully researched narrative of the campaigns and war in Flanders and an outline of King John’s plan and his own campaign in Poitou. The main reasons for the failure of these campaigns, which could have destroyed the Capetian monarchy, are also well presented. In particular, the leadership failures on the side of the allies at Bouvines, where no one was in undisputed command and where the three main battlegroups (Flemish, German and English), failed to take advantage of their early successes, failed to support each other and were defeated in detail by the French.He also shows to what extent the coalition mentioned above was put together and financed by King John’s treasury, with this being at least one of the main causes of the oppressive and crushing taxes that he forcibly levied in England. Along with King John’s increasingly tyrannical behaviour and the growing reactions that it created, Angus Donald also manages to convey the huge and increasing loss of trust and respect that his subjects, and the Church and his warrior nobility in particular, developed as his attempts to reconquer his lost lands in France failed one after the other at huge cost.More generally, the presentation of medieval warfare is a rather interesting one. There is a particularly good piece on the attack of Flemish port holding out for the French. There are however a few details that may be questionable. For instance, the English do not seem to have made much use of longbows in battle during the last decades of the 12th century and the first couple of decades of the 13th century, and even less so of bodkin (armour piercing) arrows. These were in fact borrowed from the Welsh much later on. Instead, they also used crossbows. The point here is that the “Crecy/Azincourt” like showers of arrows that decimate French chivalry are somewhat anachronistic, although they do contribute to making a rather superb story.The second – and closely related - set of features that you will find in this book relate to the increasingly unstable situation in England, with the Kingdom on the brink of civil war. It is to this context that the book’s title refers, although I will refrain from any further explanation to avoid spoilers. Here again, and in relation to the book’s titles, the author has based his narrative on historical facts, although he may have embellished them and taken some liberties for the sake of his novel. Once more, Angus Donald presents a faithful description of the grievances of the nobility, the Church and the burgesses of London and of the rather atrocious behaviours of King John and of his sheriffs. King John did, among other “nasty and unsavoury” habits, have a tendency to summarily imprison those that disagreed with him and to starve his captives to death, among other abuses.This did lead to one of the most famous clauses inserted into what is known as Magna Carta, the story of which is quite well told, with bits and pieces of fiction carefully woven around the known historical facts. The reaction of King John, who first refused it and outlawed all those who had petitioned him, before being forced to putt his seal to it but with no attention to abide by his word, is also accurate.How this turned out, however, will obviously be the subject of a subsequent volume. Given some of the hints found in previous books (and in this one as well), it seems, however, that the author has “skipped” a book and perhaps modified his initial intention to have his heroes involved in the Crusade against the Cathars. While this is understandable, given the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, I can only hope that Angus Donald that he also finds a way to revisit this other promising topic with perhaps yet another volume.Finally, there is the plot, or rather the continuation of the story of the main fictional characters, and of Robin and Alan, and their respective families, in particular. The story starts in 1213, some nine years after the previous volume which was largely centred on the fall of the Angevin Empire, and the loss of Anglo-Norman Normandy, with the siege of Château-Gaillard figuring rather prominently. As other reviewers have mentioned, the heroes have somewhat aged with Alan in his late thirties and Robin and Little John in their mid to late forties. This comes out in various ways for the three characters, all of which are quite believable and all of which demonstrate that the author has given depth to his characters. One of the most interesting is the fear that increasingly grips one of the heroes and that he barely manages to control before any new battle.This was yet another superbly excecuted and very entertaining book worth five stars, whatever little quibbles and glitches it may include.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic By Nick Brett Sadly, this great series is nearing an end and this looks like the penultimate book. A real shame as this has been a consistently excellent series featuring the legend that is Robin of Sherwood.Author Angus Donald has wrapped the story of Robin Hood into the history of Richard the Lionheart, the crusades and now, with the death of the Lionheart, we have King John and the events leading to the Magna Carta. Most of us know ‘of’ the Magna Carta but this book shows a broken England with King John sucking it dry in his attempt to recover land in France. As always, the story is told through the eyes of the (now) middle aged Alan Dale and we see battle, intrigue and treachery before we get to the end of the journey that leads to the critical point of British history, the Magna Carta. And why the principle of this document was so important in British history.These books have been educational, but wrapped in enthralling and thrilling story-telling. At the start of the series Robin was little more than a “Godfather of the Forrest” but as the series has evolved both Robin (and Alan) have grown in stature and are no longer outlaws but maverick landowners and knights. This allows them to mix with the people of power and allows the reader to see events through their eyes. The books are so well written that you not only emphasise with the characters, but you end up on an emotional journey because you feel connected, only exceptional writing delivers this and Angus Donald has delivered consistently since book one.I can’t recommend this series enough.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful. If you haven't read any of the Outlaw Chronicles, shame on you. By P. D. Shafer If you haven't read any of the Outlaw Chronicles, shame on you. For punishment, grab a bucket and a couple bottles of water, lock yourself in your basement with the lights out (take off most of your clothing) and imagine you are in a cold wet dungeon serving 30 days for crimes against the King. Or, you can order Outlaw and the rest of the Chronicles and get comfy on your couch and read. You'll have difficulty stopping. They're that good!! King's Assassin is the latest and Angus Donald has sustained the very high level of quality he has set for this series.p.s. If the basement dungeon appeals to you, try a different book about shades of something.
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