Transcriber's Note
Obvious punctuation errors were corrected.
"negociation" has been spelled consistently throughout, and has been left uncorrected.
About This Book
A vain-glorious young page in the Black Prince's retinue serves as the narrative viewpoint for a historical romance that follows martial campaigns in France and England. Through his eyes the book stages military episodes such as river crossings, the battle of Crécy, Poitiers, sieges, and tournaments, blending detailed battle description with courtly pageantry. The page's uncertain birth and obstructed inheritance provide a personal quest threaded through national fortunes, while recurring motifs of honor, bravery, and the contingencies of warfare shape character choices. The prose favors close adherence to medieval chroniclers, balancing factual episodes with invented incidents to dramatize fourteenth-century conflict and chivalric life.