David Horspool

Who was then the gentleman?

But at least Melvyn Bragg captures some of the drama — of noble peasant versus ignoble king —in his latest novel Now is the Time

  • Now Is the Time

    Melvyn Bragg

    Sceptre, pp. 357

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