The White Company

The White Company, by Arthur Conan Doyle is a historical adventure set during the Hundred Years War. The White Company is set in the late 14th, mostly in England and France.

Related Topics:
Arthur Conan Doyle - Hundred Years War - 14^th - England - France

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When Arthur Conan Doyle was young, his mother used to tell him tales about glorious knights and their chivalrous deeds. But it was not until 1889 when he attended a lecture on medieval times that Doyle began to seriously think about the fourteenth century. He extensively researched and The White Company was initially published in serialized form in 1891 in Cornhill Magazine.

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Despite its lack of fame today, it was very popular at the time and throughout the Second World War.

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