Of Relics and Romance: Geoffrey Hotspur and the Truce of Leulinghem
by Evan Ostryzniuk
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Pub Date 27 May 2016 | Archive Date 3 Jun 2016
Description
The Christian Crusades against the Saracen ‘heathens’ are on hold after its chief instrument of missionary and military zeal, the Order of the Knights Templar, have been discredited and disbanded.
But the threat remains.
Amid an atmosphere of suspicion, representatives of the warring kings of England and France meet to try to agree a truce and ‘take up the Cross’ together against a common heathen enemy.
Lancastrian noble John of Gaunt is the English side’s negotiator and aspiring knight Hotspur is there trying to prove his worth as guardian of one of the duke’s prized sacred relics – the Finger of St Bernard of Clairvaux, a French monk and fervent promoter of the Second Crusade. It’s an age where the owners of such grisly remains are thereby believed to be endowed with superhuman powers.
Like many a red-blooded young man, Geoffrey aspires to join the courtly circle with its entourage of beautiful women – and is soon seduced by the physical charms of Inge, the handmaiden of a powerful French lady.
But of course there’s more to siren Inge than meets the eye – and Geoffrey quickly finds out she’s on a mission which could wreck his ambitions.
Ostryzniuk’s novel is an elegant restatement that history is a continuum, part of the present, that ‘the more things change, the more they are the same’. It also uncovers real human hearts beating once the dust of the past has been blown away.
Praise for Evan Ostryzniuk’s previous books:
'A classic story that brings the era vividly to life.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.
Evan Ostryzniuk was born and raised in western Canada where he attended the University of Saskatchewan. After graduating with a BA in History and Modern Languages and an MA in Modern History, Evan did post-graduate work at the University of Cambridge, concluding five years of research with a doctoral thesis on the Russian Revolution. He eventually found his way to Europe where he took up positions as a magazine editor, university lecturer and analyst in the financial services sector before finally settling on writing as a career.
His first two novels in the series – Of Faith and Fidelity and Of Fathers and Sons – were published by Endeavour Press in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
But the threat remains.
Amid an atmosphere of suspicion, representatives of the warring kings of England and France meet to try to agree a truce and ‘take up the Cross’ together against a common heathen enemy.
Lancastrian noble John of Gaunt is the English side’s negotiator and aspiring knight Hotspur is there trying to prove his worth as guardian of one of the duke’s prized sacred relics – the Finger of St Bernard of Clairvaux, a French monk and fervent promoter of the Second Crusade. It’s an age where the owners of such grisly remains are thereby believed to be endowed with superhuman powers.
Like many a red-blooded young man, Geoffrey aspires to join the courtly circle with its entourage of beautiful women – and is soon seduced by the physical charms of Inge, the handmaiden of a powerful French lady.
But of course there’s more to siren Inge than meets the eye – and Geoffrey quickly finds out she’s on a mission which could wreck his ambitions.
Ostryzniuk’s novel is an elegant restatement that history is a continuum, part of the present, that ‘the more things change, the more they are the same’. It also uncovers real human hearts beating once the dust of the past has been blown away.
Praise for Evan Ostryzniuk’s previous books:
'A classic story that brings the era vividly to life.' - Robert Foster, best-selling author of 'The Lunar Code'.
Evan Ostryzniuk was born and raised in western Canada where he attended the University of Saskatchewan. After graduating with a BA in History and Modern Languages and an MA in Modern History, Evan did post-graduate work at the University of Cambridge, concluding five years of research with a doctoral thesis on the Russian Revolution. He eventually found his way to Europe where he took up positions as a magazine editor, university lecturer and analyst in the financial services sector before finally settling on writing as a career.
His first two novels in the series – Of Faith and Fidelity and Of Fathers and Sons – were published by Endeavour Press in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
Endeavour Press is the UK’s leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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