Long Will

A vivid portrait of late‑medieval England unfurls from a meadow on a May morning, where a young, russet‑clad singer follows a lark’s flight and drifts into a dream that hints at the tumult ahead. The prose marries lyrical description with the gritty realism of a world on the brink of the Black Death, setting the stage for a journey that feels both timeless and intimately rooted in its age. From the very first pages the reader is invited to walk the rolling hills of Malvern and hear the distant hum of history beginning to stir.

Against this atmospheric backdrop the narrative weaves real figures—Wat Tyler, John Wycliff, John of Gaunt, Richard II—into the lives of the fictional travelers, a minstrel and his steadfast companion. Their pilgrimage through towns, cloisters and battle‑scarred fields becomes a conduit for exploring poetry, faith, and the restless politics of the fourteenth century. The story promises a richly textured glimpse into an era where legend and lived experience intersect, offering listeners a compelling blend of historic intrigue and lyrical imagination.