num_pages: 256
description: 150 years after the Norman Conquest history came within a hairs breadth of repeating itself. In 1216 taking advantage of the turmoil created in England by King Johns inept rule Prince Louis of France invaded England and allied with English rebels. The prize was the crown of England. Within months Louis had seized control of one-third of the country including London. This is the first book to cover the bloody events of the invasion one of the most dramatic but most overlooked episodes of English history. The text vividly describes the campaigns sieges battles and atrocities of the invasion and its colourful leaders  Louis the Lion King John William Marshal and the mercenaries Fawkes de Baut and Eustace the Monk  to offer the first detailed military analysis of this epic struggle for England.
language: English
title: Blood Cries Afar: The Forgotten Invasion of England 1216
publisher: The History Press