Dan Jones and Helen Castor in conversation

Join bestselling historians Helen Castor and Dan Jones to dive into one of the medieval period's most epic wars.

Together they'll discuss Jones' historical fiction debut, Essex Dogs, the first instalment of an explosive new trilogy set during the Hundred Years War.

July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun.

Heading ever deeper into enemy territory toward Crecy, this band of brothers know they are off to fight a battle that will forge nations and shape the very fabric of human lives. But first they must survive a bloody war in which rules are abandoned and chivalry itself is slaughtered.

Drawing on extensive historical research, Castor and Jones will explore the stark reality of medieval warfare and shine a light on the fighters and ordinary people caught in the storm.

This event is part of the Members' exclusive 2023 Literary season: historical fiction.

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The event will be recorded and made available to all Members at a later date, without charge.