Category: Historical Fiction, Military
Language: EnglishKeywords: 14th Century Black Death Castilians England Essex Dogs Historical Medieval Plague UK War
Written by Dan Jones
Read by Ben Miles
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
/including a bonus interview with author Dan Jones and actor Genevieve Gaunt/
THE GREATEST FIGHTERS HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOSE
1350
Three years on from the Siege of Calais:
The Black Death has wreaked havoc in Europe.
The Castilians are moving against England.
The Essex Dogs have scattered.
In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.
In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward IIIâs court, his days as an archer fading into memory. But when an unpaid debt threatens everything heâs built, Romford must call upon the lessons he learned all those years ago: be cunning. Be ruthless. Be quick.
With England still reeling from the Death and the Castilian threat on the rise, the kingdom’s future has never been more uncertain.
Each had reasons for leaving the Essex Dogs behind. But a life like that isnât so easily forgotten.
And for these men the fighting isnât over yetâ¦
Head of Zeus, July 2025
12 hours and 1 minutes
/including a bonus interview with author Dan Jones and actor Genevieve Gaunt/
THE GREATEST FIGHTERS HAVE EVERYTHING TO LOSE
1350
Three years on from the Siege of Calais:
The Black Death has wreaked havoc in Europe.
The Castilians are moving against England.
The Essex Dogs have scattered.
In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind.
In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward IIIâs court, his days as an archer fading into memory. But when an unpaid debt threatens everything heâs built, Romford must call upon the lessons he learned all those years ago: be cunning. Be ruthless. Be quick.
With England still reeling from the Death and the Castilian threat on the rise, the kingdom’s future has never been more uncertain.
Each had reasons for leaving the Essex Dogs behind. But a life like that isnât so easily forgotten.
And for these men the fighting isnât over yetâ¦
Head of Zeus, July 2025
12 hours and 1 minutes