The Road to Runnymede: With the Magna Carta signed, will there finally be peace? (The Medieval Saga Series)

The gripping historical saga continues! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.The greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse…England, 1199After the death of Richard the Lionheart, his brother, John takes the English throne with the support of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine.But John has a rival in the person of young Arthur, Duke of Brittany, who Richard had acknowledged as his rightful heir.Arthur’s claim is the superior one under Angevin law, and it is backed by the majority of the nobles in Maine and Anjou, supported by King Philip II of France, who is anxious to break up the Angevin Empire.