acknowledgements i maps lord guiscards journey ii toprak world iii england iv the battle of the thames v 1 chapter 1 1 2 chapter 2 13 3 chapter 3 29 4 chapter 4 45 5 chapter 5 63 6 chapter 6 79 7 chapter 7 95 8 chapter 8 113 9 chapter 9 129 10 chapter 10 149 11 chapter 11 165 12 chapter 12 179 13 chapter 13 197 14 chapter 14 213 15 chapter 15 229 16 chapter 16 253 17 chapter 17 267 18 chapter 18 285 19 chapter 19 303 20 chapter 20 323 21 chapter 21 345 22 chapter 22 369 23 chapter 23 391 24 chapter 24 417 25 chapter 25 433 26 chapter 26 445 27 chapter 27 457 28 chapter 28 469 29 chapter 29 485 30 chapter 30 495 book club discussion 515 about the author 519 character glossary 521 special thanks to all those who have gone before and left such great anecdotes of living both in the positive and the negative .