The Twelve Assassins of Simon de Montfort

The Twelve Assassins of Simon de Montfort

‘My name is Geoffrey Fulke and I fear that my time in this world is drawing to a close. I fought alongside Simon de Montfort and his rebel barons in the civil war of 1263 to 1265 together with my master Sir Walter Gerard. This is my tale…’Set during the mid-thirteenth century in an England torn apart by bloody civil war between King Henry III, his son the Lord Edward and the rebel barons led by their charismatic leader Simon de Montfort. Against this backdrop, Sir Walter Gerard and Geoffrey Fulke find themselves embroiled in kidnapping, treachery, intrigue and murder. Moving swiftly from the wilds of the Welsh Marches to the filthy streets of Medieval London and the stews of Southwark. They willingly join Simon’s army and fight for their lives in the bloody battles of Lewes and Evesham. They risk their lives for freedom and the answer to the mystery of the twelve assassins.