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Flodden
James of Ecclestone is now a rich man, a family man and a respected landowner. Once the spy of two kings, his life is peaceful. When a Scottish raid touches his family he is forced to draw a sword and go to war once more and when the Scottish king opts for belligerency and threatens war then James has to don a cloak, take his dagger and become a spy once more. Retelling the greatest defeat in Scottish history, Flodden narrates the battle from the viewpoint, not of the great and the good but the billmen who won the victory against all odds.
271 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 27, 2023
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About the author
Griff Hosker
312 books434 followersI was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.
When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.
My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.
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When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.
My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.
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May 13, 2023
Flodden
An excellent story, well written and full of action and intrigue. I enjoyed it enormously and recommend it to all of you who have an ounce of passion for their country and to those who love our history and who respect our ancestors who fought and died for England.
An excellent story, well written and full of action and intrigue. I enjoyed it enormously and recommend it to all of you who have an ounce of passion for their country and to those who love our history and who respect our ancestors who fought and died for England.
June 4, 2024
I knew the name of the battle, but nothing else. Another excellent book from a top author. He blends fact to fiction.
July 7, 2024
Terrific read, by now I realise that Sir James if the superman of the 16th century able to get into any number of escapades and always wins. Well written, goood characters and a great series
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