Anson Granville Staplyton has always wanted to be a Staffordshire Fencible.
I've waited for this day all my life, he thought, and here I am in it. Drummer for the Staffordshire Fencibles, just like my father, and his father, and his father before him.
He is sent from England to Ireland to keep the king's peace. In England, anyone said to be teaching superstitions and "the evil customs of his nation" are seeds of Irish rebellion, in violation of King George II's laws.
No one may tell an Irish tale.
There are to be no schools, no, places of learning, no teachers, no lawyers.
There are to be no Catholic churches, no priests, no saying of the Mass...
No Irishman may own a horse of value.
No Irishman may apprentice to a gunsmith.
No Irishman may travel abroad for schooling.
And no Irishman may own the fields he works.
Anson sees the beauty in Ireland and learns that things are not so simple. And when he is faced with a decision, will Anson remain loyal to the Fencibles, or will he find another way?
Rating: 8 out 10 stars
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