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Crusader #4
Siege
1215. King John signs the Magna Carta in an unconditional submission to a group of rebel barons. The Pope declares it illegal.During the ensuing First Baron War, King John dies. Nine-year-old Henry inherits the crown. Treachery and rebellion blight the years that follow. The Knights Templar lead the Crusades, and the horrors of the Inquisition rage.One man stands both participant and the rebel Lancastrian Baron Frederick de Banastre. Formidable in size and fighting prowess, and lifelong friend of Richard the Lionheart, Frederick is a force to be reckoned with. Frederick saw King John’s schemes, and now sees the threats to England and the young king.Meanwhile Frederick’s grandsons, Robert and Thurstan, uncover a plot to poison the king. Although the king may not be popular, the de Banastres plan to keep him alive. From the siege of Damietta, to attempts on the young king’s life, Frederick de Banastre and his family find themselves caught in the middle of the violent, bloody days after the Magna Carta.Filled with intrigue, battles, treason, trysts and Templars, Siege is the fourth book in the Crusader series by Paul Bannister.Paul Bannister is a journalist and author. He is also the author of the Lord of the Narrow Sea series, which includes Arthur Britannicus, Arthur Imperator, Arthur Invictus, The King’s Cavalry, A Fragile Peace and War's End.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 12, 2016
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Paul Bannister
31 books44 followersA recovering journalist who worked for national publications on both sides of the Atlantic, and who has freelanced for magazines worldwide, Bannister began writing historical fiction in 2012 and is still working at the craft.
He authored the autobio 'Tabloid Man & the Baffling Chair of Death' which details his life as the National Enquirer's chief reporter of the paranormal, when he worked worldwide on stories such as the Stanford Research Institute's decade-long investigation into psychic spying; he traveled with astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell for months during his time founding the Institute of Noetic Sciences and with Guy Playfair during his investigation into the Enfield poltergeist case.
Bannister uses his research and investigative training to provide exhaustive and accurate detail in his Roman and Crusader suites of novels and posits that the hero of 'Arthur Britannicus,' the usurper emperor Carausius (CE 286 - 293) is the real source of the Arthurian legends.
He authored the autobio 'Tabloid Man & the Baffling Chair of Death' which details his life as the National Enquirer's chief reporter of the paranormal, when he worked worldwide on stories such as the Stanford Research Institute's decade-long investigation into psychic spying; he traveled with astronaut Dr Edgar Mitchell for months during his time founding the Institute of Noetic Sciences and with Guy Playfair during his investigation into the Enfield poltergeist case.
Bannister uses his research and investigative training to provide exhaustive and accurate detail in his Roman and Crusader suites of novels and posits that the hero of 'Arthur Britannicus,' the usurper emperor Carausius (CE 286 - 293) is the real source of the Arthurian legends.
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