The King's Jew. Book Two: In the shadow of the King. The middle years, 1265 to 1274.

Welcome to the second book in “The King’s Jew” quartet. It can be read as a stand-alone work if you so desire As Cristian Gilleson keeps vigil for his dead king (Edward the First) in Westminster Abbey on Friday, October 27th 1307, his enemies, Edward Secundus and Piers Gaveston, still plot his downfall. In the aftermath of The Baron’s War and the Battle of Evesham in 1265, Lord Cristian Gilleson and his companion Lord Edward (the future king, Edward the First) have some pockets of resistance to clear up. Cristian’s lady, Dulcea, wonders if they will ever marry but can a Jew marry a Christian? The unfaithful Earl of Gloucester (Gilbert de Clare) occupies London and must be ousted. Earl Gilbert seeks Cristian’s death and their long-running feud continues. Lord Edward takes the cross and leaves for Outremer to wage war on the Sultan Baybars. Will this Ninth Crusade be successful? All the while, the agents of Gilbert de Clare plot the perfect murder in a foreign land.