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The song of the nightingale

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Winter, 1211. King John's reign is harsh, and his tax collectors wring money from people near to starvation. Homeless, desperate men are reduced to begging for handouts, and the nuns at Hawkenlye Abbey, now under John's iron rule, are all …

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Winter, 1211. King John's reign is harsh, and his tax collectors wring money from people near to starvation. Homeless, desperate men are reduced to begging for handouts, and the nuns at Hawkenlye Abbey, now under John's iron rule, are all but powerless to help.

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"Winter, 1211. King John's reign is harsh, and his tax collectors wring money from people near to starvation. Homeless, desperate men are reduced to begging for handouts, and the nuns …"

— Margaret

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