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1356 is the fourth novel in The Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2012. It is set in 1356, nearly a decade after the original trilogy, and culminates with the Battle of Poitiers. Intertwined in the plot is the quest to find la Malice, a fabled sword of Saint Peter and Christian relic which may turn the tide of the long ...
Archibald's first major appearance in history is recorded in 1356 at the Battle of Poitiers where he was captured by the English. Archibald had accompanied his cousin, William, Lord (later Earl) of Douglas, to serve John II of France in his wars against the Edward the Black Prince .
The bastard son of a priest, Thomas leaves his native Dorset, seeking revenge after French raiders destroy his village and kill his father. He becomes a mercenary archer, fighting with the English in France. He participates in the Battle of Crécy in 1346 at the beginning stages of what would become known as the Hundred Years' War.
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The Bastard is a historical novel written by John Jakes and originally published in 1974. It is book one in a series known as The Kent Family Chronicles or the American Bicentennial Series. [ 1 ] The novel mixes fictional characters with historical events or people, to tell the story of the United States of America in the time period leading up ...
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Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749 novel): Tom, the bastard infant of a country girl, is left in an anonymous bundle to the care of the rich and kind-hearted Mr. Allworthy. Mr. Allworthy raises Tom, who grows up and has a number of adventures over the book's thousand-plus pages.