The Champion
The Champion by Elizabeth Chadwick is a digital original published by Little, Brown Book Group Limited in 2006, featuring 501 pages in English. This historical narrative follows the lives of half-brothers Alexander and Hervi de Montroi as they navigate a world filled with challenges and moral complexities. Hervi, a professional jouster, reluctantly takes Alexander under his wing as a squire, leading him into a life of adventure and hardship in France.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of relationships and struggles as Alexander befriends a girl named Monday, whose life takes unexpected turns after her parents’ death. The story explores themes of love, ambition, and survival against the backdrop of historical events, including Monday’s rise to prominence as the mistress of King John in England. As the characters confront their pasts and seek their futures, the narrative delves into the intricacies of loyalty and power, culminating in a reunion that promises to change their lives forever.
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Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, half-brothers with no inheritance, meet in France. Hervi is a professional jouster and Alexander, fleeing the beatings of an English monastery, needs a trade. Despite misgivings, Hervi takes him on as his squire, introducing him to the travellers’ immoral lifestyle. He befriends a girl, Monday, taking care of her after her parents die until, pregnant with Alexander’s child, she leaves, finding shelter in a castle as a seamstress. Noticed by King John, she becomes his mistress in England, bearing his son and gaining a house. Meanwhile, Stefan has returned to England too, in the pay of an Earl – they meet again at court and, now older, fall in love. They have the King’s blessing, but Monday’s grandfather, now heirless, sees her as a way to gain power. She escapes his kidnapping to be reunited with Alexander on the land granted to him by the Earl.
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