{"product_id":"anarchy-9780718194598","title":"Anarchy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnarchy\u003c\/i\u003e is the knuckle-whitening third novel in Stewart Binns'' \u003ci\u003eThe Making of England\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuthless brutality, greed and ambition: \u003ci\u003ethe Anarchy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe year is 1186, the thirty-second year of the reign of Henry II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGilbert Foliot, Bishop of London, has lived through long Henry''s reign and that of his grandfather, Henry I. He has witnessed the terrifying civil war between Henry II''s mother, the Empress Matilda, and her cousin, Stephen; a time so traumatic it becomes known as the Anarchy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe greatest letter writer of the 12th Century, Folio gives an intimate account of one of England''s most troubled eras. Central to his account is the life of a knight he first met over fifty years earlier, Harold of Hereford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarold''s life is an intriguing microcosm of the times. Born of noble blood and legendary lineage, he is one of the nine founders of the Knights Templar and a survivor of the fearsome battles of the Crusader States\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151109091671,"sku":"9780718194598","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anarchy-9780718194598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}