The Great Conspiracy: The Decline of Roman Britain

In the fourth century AD, Britannia - like the rest of the Empire - is under attack by barbarians, and lurches towards inevitable doom.Leo and Valdor, grandson and great-grandson of a famous warrior, survive the Great Conspiracy and rise in rank against the Picts and Scots. Despite Valdor's prowess, he is overlooked for the post he most covets - Count of the Saxon Shore - in favour of his younger brother.He finally gets his chance after helping the usurper, Magnus Maximus, in his campaign against the Western Emperor, Gratian. But as the province is left exposed to barbarian incursions, can Valdor stem the tide of raiders, or will he become just another local chieftain amid the anarchy left by the Romans?A well-researched adventure set in medieval England, THE GREAT CONSPIRACY is the second book in John Broughton's trilogy if historical novels. John Broughton was born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire UK in 1948: just one of the post-war baby boom. After attending grammar school and studying to the sound of Bob Dylan, he went to Nottingham University and studied Medieval and Modern History.He decided to take up writing again late in his career. The fruit of that decision was his first historical novel, Die for a Dove, an archaeological thriller, followed by The Purple Thread and Wyrd of the Wolf. Both are set in his favourite Anglo-Saxon period.