The French king of England
Dover, July to October 1216
Death and revival, October to December 1216
Lincoln, December 1216 to May 1217
Dover, the Weald and France, February to July 1217
Sandwich, August 1217
Aftermath.

Intro
Half Title
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Illustrations
Plate section
Main text
Acknowledgements
The English Royal House
The French Royal House
Dramatis Personae
The royalists
The rebels
The vacillators
The French
Other secular leaders
The Church
The narrators
Prologue
Introduction
Chapter 1: The French King of England
Magna Carta
Louis
The offer
The winter of 1215-16
The invasion
A new king?
Chapter 2: Dover, July to October 1216
The importance of castles
Dover castle

Hubert de Burgh
Sources for the siege
Late July: Louis arrives
July and August: initial assaults
August and September: breakthrough and fightback
September and October: stalemate and truce
Chapter 3: Death and Revival, October to December 1216
The death of King John
The new king
Continuing defiance at Dover
Chapter 4: Lincoln, December 1216 to May 1217
Nicola de la Haye
Lincoln
A relief force is mustered
Armour, weapons and fighting techniques
Sources for the battle
Arrival and reconnaissance
First blood
Death in the streets

Aftermath: The 'Fair' of Lincoln
Chapter 5: Dover, the Weald and France, February to July 1217
Winning at all costs
The real Robin Hood?
Dover, revisited
The inimitable Blanche of Castile
Violence at sea
Chapter 6: Sandwich, August 1217
The development of the English navy
Eustace the Monk and his fleet
The royalists prepare
Sources for the battle
Initial manoeuvres
Battle is joined
Blood in the water
'Dressed in scarlet and silk'
Chapter 7: Aftermath
Chronology
Notes
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6

Chapter 7
Bibliography
Secondary sources
Index
Plates
Author Bio