Hawkwood

Hawkwood has followed his king, Edward III, to war and once it ends he decides not to return to England. He and his band of longbowmen join with other mercenaries and lay waste to France and Italy. They hear of a large amount of cash being moved from one place to another and decide to ambush the par......more

Well enough written but never fully engaging. Although it had plenty of personal detail about Hawkwood the characters seemed to stay two dimensional on the page, never really seeming fully lifelike.......more

Not my usual read. A knight’s tale firmly based in historical fact. 14th century Italy is the setting for this story based on the adventures of an English knight who remains in Italy after fighting for King Edward for many years. He turns to free booting - a mercenary who sells his skills to any wil......more