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Chaucer's pilgrims are sheltering in a friary as they slowly wind their way towards Canterbury. As they settle for the night, away from the darkness outside and the shadowy figures that haunt the lanes and byways of medieval England, the Franklin narrates a mysterious, bloody tale - a true story, he suggests, which not only affects his own life, but the lives of some of his fellow pilgrims... In 1356 the Black Prince has won his resounding victory at Poitiers. However, in that bloody fight, show more the impoverished knight Gilbert Savage received his death wound. As Gilbert lies dying in a ditch he tells his squire, Richard Greenele, that the story of his parents perishing during the plague is untrue. Richard, if he wishes to uncover what really happened, must travel to Colchester and seek out the lawyer Hugo Coticol who holds a sealed letter telling the truth of Richard's parentage and the dreadful secrets surrounding his father's disgraceful death. This document contains a most macabre confession and Richard finds himself a small step closer to discovering the truth, and compelled to avenge his father's name. show lessTags
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Durante la batalla de Poitiers, un joven escudero llamado Ricardo Greenele descubre que sus padres no murieron en una epidemia como siempre había creído.
Poco antes de morir, el caballero al que sirve le informa de que el único modo de descubrir la verdad es encontrar a Hugo Coiticol, pero cuando, tras un viaje lleno de aventuras, Ricardo llega hasta el domicilio de Hugo, descubre que éste ha muerto. Sin embargo, su hija le da algunos indicios y documentos que le ponen sobre la pista de las verdaderas circunstancias de la muerte de su padre. Descubre así que su progenitor formaba parte de un grupo secreto y sospecha que fue alguno de sus miembros quien le asesinó.
Poco antes de morir, el caballero al que sirve le informa de que el único modo de descubrir la verdad es encontrar a Hugo Coiticol, pero cuando, tras un viaje lleno de aventuras, Ricardo llega hasta el domicilio de Hugo, descubre que éste ha muerto. Sin embargo, su hija le da algunos indicios y documentos que le ponen sobre la pista de las verdaderas circunstancias de la muerte de su padre. Descubre así que su progenitor formaba parte de un grupo secreto y sospecha que fue alguno de sus miembros quien le asesinó.
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Paul C. Doherty was born on September 21, 1946. He is an award winning British author, educator, and historian. He is also the Headmaster of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, in the United Kingdom. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and at Exeter College, Oxford, where he show more received a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II. Dr. Doherty is a historian who lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries. Dr. Doherty was awarded an Order of the British Empire for his services to education in 2011. His other career is that of Headmaster at Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex for 30 years. In 1999, the school was given Beacon status which rates it as outstanding among other schools in it's category. Dr. Doherty has published a series of historical mysteries set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, and Ancient Egypt. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, both as P.C. Doherty and Paul C. Doherty, as well as the pennames: Anna Apostolou, Michael Clynes, and Ann Dukthas. Doherty is the author of several mystery series, including The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, the Hugh Corbett medieval mysteries, and the Canterbury Tales of mystery. He has written 100 published books which have been printed in several languages and distributed in several different countries including the UK, United States, Spain, and Germany. He was also awarded the Herodotus, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- A Tournament of Murders
- Original publication date
- 1996
- People/Characters
- Gilbert Savage
- Important places
- Singlewell, Kent, England, UK; Kent, England, UK (as Kent, England)
- Important events
- Hundred Years' War (1337 | 1453); Reign of Edward III, King of England (1327-01-25 | 1377-06-21); Battle of Poitiers (1356-09-19)
- Dedication
- Dedicated to Mrs. G.E. Fogarty
- First words
- In the candlelit refectory of the Friars of the Sack, which lay outside the village of Singlewell, the Canterbury pilgrims were now resting their weary bones after a hard day's travel.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The franklin clapped his hands and laughed as they turned and walked back to the refectory.
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