Lion Hearts
by Dan Jones
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Pub Date Jul 31 2025 | Archive Date Aug 01 2025
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Description
FIGHT FOR YOUR KING
OR FIGHT FOR YOUR BROTHERS.
Three years after the Essex Dogs survived the Siege of Calais, the Black Death has torn through Europe, leaving the Dogs scattered.
Millstone and Thorp enlist themselves on a deadly mission to escort a princess to Castille. Romford, basking in new riches, finds himself living as a squire in the glamorous court of King Edward III. Loveday, whose businesses have been destroyed by the plague, is desperate to avoid returning to the life he vowed to abandon: fighting.
But you can't run from what's in your blood. When one of their own is threatened, the Essex Dogs must fight again.
The war that lasts one hundred years is going to end - for one of them at least...
The thrilling, unmissable conclusion to the Essex Dogs trilogy by Sunday Times bestselling historian, Dan Jones.
Available Editions
EDITION | Hardcover |
ISBN | 9781838937973 |
PRICE | £18.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 512 |
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Featured Reviews

The Essex Dogs had fought together in many battles for many different leaders. However those among them had died, or been lost and the group were separated. By fate they are brought back together to fight the Castilian’s who threaten to invade England. Great third instalment, which leaves you wanting more!

The third and probably final book in the Essex Dogs trilogy (no spoilers here). The remaining Dogs have been spread to the winds but fate and circumstances bring them together in a marvellous tale of derring-do featuring smuggling, piracy and war against the tricky Castilians as well as Loveday trying his hardest to settle down to a life of domestic normality after his soldiering exploits.
Of course he is drawn back into battle and leads his band of brothers once more. All the gang are here with Romford and a new character in the brilliantly drawn Rigby are back and the book is a glorious read particularly given the historical accuracy of the descriptions of time, place and people.
A rip-roaring series that I have greatly enjoyed.
Highly recommended.

I read all of the Essex Dogs so it’s no surprise that I enjoyed this one and hope for a fourth. It’s amazes me that this hasn’t yet been made into a TV show since it’s perfect for a swashbuckling, bloody drama with Loveday as a battered olden days Jack Reacher :)

Dan Jones has created a powerful set of characters in the Essex Dogs trilogy and in Lion Hearts, they are pulled together again for a final outing. I’m not a huge fan of this type of historical fiction, but I enjoyed the first book in the series because the period was really brought to life. I know little about this era and the battles, but had a strong sense of people, time and place, created by skilful descriptions and a rich narrative that takes the reader to the heart of every adventure. I became invested in their adventures and Lion Hearts is full of pirates, treasures and skullduggery, but there’s a human heart in each of those depicted. They’re not just a band of brigands; they have a clear moral compass, loyalties and loves and I’ve enjoyed this series immensely. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley fir an early review copy.
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