David Pilling is a writer and researcher, addicted to history for as long as he can remember. The medieval era has always held a fascination for him, perhaps because he spent much of his childhood exploring the misted ruins of castles in Wales. David also has a keen interest in the Byzantine Empire, the post-Roman period in Britain and the British and Irish Civil Wars. He is the author of Edward Longshanks' Forgotten Conflict - The Anglo-French War 1294-1303