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Lord’s Learning begins the story of Philip Lord, from his earliest exploits to becoming the mercenary commander known as the Schiavano – a man with a reputation for ruthlessness gained in the wars raging across Europe. Fleeing England to escape certain death at the age of just fifteen, he has to learn to survive in a pitiless and unforgiving world. His journey from boy to man is marked by others, Matthew Rider, the mercenary commander who first recognises his exceptional talent and Jorrit Muyskins, a foundling child. The books also trace the tale of Kate, a young noblewoman who works devotedly in the service of her exiled queen and whose path seems somehow to be woven with that of Philip Lord…

Lord’s Legacy continues the story of Philip Lord as he returns to England at the opening of what will become the First English Civil War in search of his identity and heritage. The truth about that lies in the hands of a mysterious cabal calling itself the Covenant, and their secret conspiracy which began a century before. The story is largely told through the eyes of Gideon Lennox, a young London lawyer who is honest and intelligent, but struggling with the changing reality as war overthrows the things he values. Gideon’s worldview is broken apart and remoulded by the extraordinary people he is thrust into contact with and the demands made on him…

Eleanor Swift-Hook

Eleanor Swift-Hook enjoys the mysteries of history and fell in love with the early Stuart era at university when she re-enacted battles and living history events with the English Civil War Society. Since then, she has had an ongoing fascination with the social, military and political events that unfolded during the Thirty Years’ War and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. She lives in County Durham and loves writing stories woven into the historical backdrop of those dramatic times.

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