English Knight cover art

English Knight

Anarchy, Book 1

 Preview
Try Premium Plus free
Thousands of incredible audiobooks and podcasts to take wherever you go.
Immerse yourself in a world of storytelling with the Plus Catalogue - unlimited listening to thousands of select audiobooks, podcasts and Audible Originals.
£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

English Knight

By: Griff Hosker
Narrated by: Malk Williams
Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £13.99

Buy Now for £13.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

The throne of England is slipping from King Henry’s grasp. His only son has drowned in the English Channel, and the predators are gathering ready to devour both England and Normandy.

When the last of King Harold’s housecarls returns to England to die, he brings with him a reluctant hero who will save the kingdom. Alfraed, son of Ridley, is the first of a new breed; he is an English knight.

English Knight is a fast-moving audiobook set in that most turbulent of times, The Anarchy. Filled with action and battles, this is the first in a series of chronicles painting a picture of a bloody time in English history when the only people you could rely on were your household warriors and you slept with a dagger beneath your bed.

©2015 Griff Hosker (P)2022 W. F. Howes Ltd Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Royalty England King

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Crécy: The Age of the Archer cover art
Viking Slave cover art
Blood on the Blade cover art
The Fort cover art
Blood on the Crown cover art
Sword for Hire cover art
Housecarl cover art
The Dragon Sword cover art
Tudor Warrior cover art
Hrolf the Viking cover art
Lord Edward's Archer cover art
El Cid: Castilian Knight cover art
Tyrant cover art
Marius' Mules I: The Invasion of Gaul cover art
The Great Game cover art
A Time for Swords cover art
All stars
Most relevant  
The hero turns from a spoiled boy into a formidable leader and warrior. His transformation in the hurly burly of the 12th century is interesting and enjoyable.

Bravery and resilience

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
thoroughly entertaining from start to finish with strong characters and strong and engrossing storyline. Well narrated.

great storyline

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A fantastic tale to get you lost in a medieval world. Treachery, Conflict, Coming-of-Age and plenty of Violence. This is an excellent listen.

Perfect Medieval Escapism

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Griff writes very compelling stories based on the historic setting, and immense knowledge of his subject. As soon as one book is finished, I can’t wait to read the next one, and the stories are well written, but very easy to listen to without requiring intense concentration or any boring sections. It is very easy to follow the progress of the hero and the actions that are involved.

The narrator is good and pleasing to listen to, but my only criticism will be that the different characters voices are not sufficiently the similar to rank it as the finest narration. It would be good if he could have developed a wider range of internation, style, and character.

Easy to listen

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Great idea, and awesome choice of time period. Well written and performed, although a little formulaic early on

Good introduction to a new series

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Malk Williams superb as always! Story was a very easy listen but also one I didn’t want to stop listening to if you like last Kingdom or Marius mules you’ll love this listen!

Terrific story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I normally listen to books to help me get to sleep. Sadly, this book was far too good to allow this to happen and I stayed up for too many nights listening to the tale rather than getting the much needed rest which was intended.

Great book!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I do not know this author and I chose the 1st book of this series as I appreciate the narrator’s work. The story was quite interesting and I am looking forward to the next book.

Interesting look into a little known chapter of British history.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
griff hosker is fast ly climbing my favourite author ranks.
saxon after 1066 had a very bad time, this story follows a returning warrior and his son from self exile, a resentful son born to luxury in constantinople must adjust to this new life.
King's, knights, soldiers and peasantry, from everyday life to intrigue and battle, great descriptive writing has you there amongst them.
add the excellent malk Williams narration, and this should be another great series.

another winner

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
nothing to dislike enjoyed was a easy listen love this genre just enough blood and guts to fall asleep too looked forward to the next night's listen

The main Character could have been the hero in any novel he made it for me

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews