Publisher's Synopsis
AD 1215: The year of Magna Carta. King John is scheming to reclaim his ancestral lands in Europe, raising the money by bleeding dry peasants and nobles alike, not least the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin Hood - and his loyal man Sir Alan Dale. As rebellion brews, a plan is hatched that will bring the former outlaws and their families to the brink of catastrophe - a plan to kill the King. England explodes into bloody civil war and Alan and Robin must decide who to trust. And while Magna Carta might be the answer to their prayers for peace, first they will have to force the King to submit to the will of his people...