エリザベス・チャドウィック

From New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick comes a gripping, never-before-told, medieval battle of the sexes that sheds light on one of medieval royalty's most fascinating women—Queen Matilda.

Inghilterra, 1238. Giovanna di Munchensi, nipote del grande Guglielmo il Maresciallo, ex reggente d’Inghilterra e uomo potentissimo, cresce alla corte...

1125, Inghilterra. Matilde, moglie dell'imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero, torna a Londra dopo la morte del marito...

Irlanda, 1166. Dotata di una bellezza straordinaria, di una voce incantevole e di un'intelligenza fuori del comune, Aoife, figlia di Diarmait, re d'Irlanda, ha soltanto quattordici anni quando suo padre viene deposto ed è costretta a seguirlo in esilio in Inghilterra. Solo conquistando...

Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura...

Di ritorno dalla catastrofica seconda crociata, Eleonora d'Aquitania e suo marito Luigi VII si separano. Persa la corona di Francia, ma ripresi i suoi possedimenti, poche settimane dopo l’annullamento del matrimonio Eleonora s'imbarca per l'Inghilterra per abbracciare il suo futuro...

Jeune, belle et vive d'esprit, Aliénor est promise à un somptueux avenir en tant que future duchesse d'Aquitaine. Mais lorsque son père meurt...

England, 1176. Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission....

Eleanor of Aquitaine's story is legendary. She is an icon who has fascinated readers for over 800 years. But the real Eleanor remains elusive - until now....

Eleanor of Aquitaine, one of the most powerful women in Europe, is crowned queen of England beside her young husband Henry II....

Colta e bellissima, ambiziosa e spregiudicata, Eleonora d'Aquitania vive in un'epoca, il XII secolo, in cui le donne sono ridotte al...

1360: Having left her days of rebellion behind, Jeanette of Kent has finally found contentment as a wife and mother. Then, she is delivered a new blow: her beloved husband, Thomas Holland, has died on duty overseas. Though broken, Jeanette readies herself once more to fight to protect what is...

Emprisonnée par son mari Henri II Plantagenêt et séparée de ses enfants, Aliénor ne s'avoue pas vaincue et refuse de se soumettre à la tyrannie. Après la mort du roi elle devient reine douairière d'Angleterre et s'efforce de tempérer ses fils désormais rivaux dans la conquête du pouvoir.

Despite having signed the Magna Carta and made promises to mend his ways, there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule. Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen.

The spirited daughter of England's greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal, lives a privileged medieval life. But when her beloved father falls out with the volatile and dangerous King John, her world is shattered.

The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin.

The year is 1173. King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons ignite bloody border skirmishes throughout the land. Yet it is a time of triumph for mercenary Josceline de Gael, bastard son of the king's most trusted ally.

The Port of Barfleur, 1120. Sabin FitzSimon, disgraced son of an earl, finally has the chance to salvage his reputation when renowned knight Edmund Strongfist asks Sabin to join a journey to Jerusalem.

Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years.

Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, half-brothers with no inheritance, meet in France. Hervi is a professional jouster and Alexander, fleeing the beatings of an English monastery, needs a trade. Despite misgivings, Hervi takes him on as his squire, introducing him to the travelers' immoral lifestyle....