Last Castle by George MacDonald

Set against the fiery backdrop of the English Civil War, The Last Castle is a sweeping historical epic of divided loyalty, forbidden love, and enduring faith.When the realm fractures between the King’s Cavaliers and Cromwell’s Roundheads, young lovers Richard Heywood and Dorothy Vaughan find themselves on opposite sides of a brutal conflict. Richard, a passionate Puritan soldier, pledges his allegiance to Parliament. Dorothy, a staunch Royalist, seeks refuge inside Raglan Castle—the last great stronghold resisting the rebel forces.As the war narrows to a gripping siege on the castle walls, Richard and Dorothy must navigate a battlefield of the heart. Can their love and shared devotion to God survive a war designed to tear them apart?Masterfully abridged for modern readers, George MacDonald’s classic tale (originally published as St. George and St. Michael) delivers a powerful story of conscience, courage, and reconciliation in a world divided.