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Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 -- Fiction Books
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Arthur Conan Doyle
The White Company
"The White Company" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical adventure novel published in 1891. Set during the Hundred Years' War in 1366-1367, it follows young Alleyne as he leaves his sheltered abbey life to discover the world. Joining a band of English archers called the White Company, he becomes squire to the valiant Sir Nigel Loring and falls in love with his daughter Maude. Their journey takes them through England, France, and Spain in a campaign to restore a king, leading to battles, captures, and tests of courage.
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Nigel
"Sir Nigel" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical novel published in 1905–06. Set during the opening years of the Hundred Years' War, it follows young Nigel Loring, a knight serving King Edward III, as he seeks to prove his honor and win his lady's hand. To earn her favor, Nigel vows to complete three heroic deeds, leading him through dangerous missions, sea battles, and castle sieges across England, France, and Brittany. The novel serves as a prequel to Doyle's earlier work "The White Company."
Arthur Conan Doyle
La guardia blanca novela histórica escrita en inglés
"La guardia blanca" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical adventure novel published in 1891. Set during the Hundred Years' War in 1366-1367, it follows young Alleyne as he leaves his sheltered life at an abbey to experience the world. He joins the White Company, a band of mercenaries led by the valiant Sir Nigel Loring, embarking on a dangerous campaign in France and Spain. Along the way, Alleyne falls for Sir Nigel's daughter Maude while facing battles, pirates, and sieges that will test his courage and transform him from naive youth to knight.
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