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Vinony

1356

A Novel

by Bernard Cornwell

Cover of 1356
Popularity 25

The rascally Thomas of Hookton, aka Le Batard, and his band of not-so-merry mercenaries are bidden by the Earl of Northhampton to unearth the lost sword of Saint Peter in this recreation of the Battle of the Poitiers in 1356 wherein a severely outnumbered English army defeats the French and captures the Poitiers and French King John II.

Poitiers, Battle of, France, 1356FictionHundred Years' War, 1339-1453HistoryAdventureHistoricalFiction and related items / Adventure / War and combat fictionFiction and related items / Historical fictionMercenary troopsWarnyt:hardcover-fiction=2013-01-27New York Times bestseller