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Referenced as a novel published in 1912 (the same year as the Piltdown discovery) featuring an expedition to find dinosaurs and ape men as missing links. The hosts note Conan Doyle lived near Piltdown and had met Dawson

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Explicitly mentioned as a book - described as 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's masterwork' and 'the book that fired your love of history' for Tom Holland. Passages from the book are read aloud at the beginning and end of the episode, depicting scenes from the Battle of Poitiers.

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The hosts read excerpts from this novel to introduce their discussion of the Hundred Years' War. They note that Conan Doyle thought his historical novels were better than the Sherlock Holmes books, and discuss how the novel captures the chivalric spirit of the period.

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Tom discusses reading this book as a child and loving it. The hosts read passages from it at the beginning of the episode, featuring characters like 'the Red Ferret' and Nigel in a medieval setting during Edward III's reign.