The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War
1896
The Young Castellan: A Tale of the English Civil War
1896
When Roy Royland's father rides off to fight for the King, the boy is left to hold a castle against advancing armies. He's fourteen, armed with little more than courage and the weathered wisdom of Ben Martlet, an old soldier who knows every stone and secret of the fortress. As Roundhead forces gather on the horizon, Roy must learn to defend what his father has entrusted to him: not just walls and ramparts, but a legacy of loyalty to a losing cause. Ben Martlet becomes more than a guardian, he teaches Roy swordcraft, history, and the harder lessons of a nation tearing itself apart. The castle that once felt like home becomes a prison, and the boy who dreamed of adventure discovers what it truly costs to stand between innocence and war. Fenn writes with period authenticity and genuine tenderness for his young protagonist, capturing that precise moment when childhood ends and duty begins.
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— George Manville Fenn
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