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Nine men ride into the tiny farming village of Corwick one morning in early March. When they ride back out again, no one is left alive except for Hadrack, a helpless eight-year-old boy. The crimes committed by those nine men will ultimately bring two conflicting religions and two nations to the brink of war.

In 1282, David and his sister Anna crashed through time to save the life of their father, the last Prince of Wales. Thirteen years later, David is a grown man - husband, father, and high king of Britain. He is also the Duke of Aquitaine, a fact which King Philip of France appears to resent. So, when Philip summons David to Paris to bend the knee for the right to remain Aquitaine's duke, David is the first to suspect treachery.

Robert the Bruce, scion of one of the most noble houses in Scotland, is propelled into rebellion by the "Hammer of the Scots". Edward Plantagenet, king of England, who uses Scotland's inherently unstable clan system to seize power and claim the disunited country as his own.

July 1284. King Edward has invited the nobility of England, Ireland, and Scotland to Nefyn, one of the most remote spots in Wales, for a Round Table—a tournament as in the tales of King Arthur to celebrate Edward's victory over the Welsh and his ascension to Arthur's throne. Not everyone sees the tournament as a friendly competition, however, and in short order, Rhys and Catrin are called to investigate the death of a knight in the retinue of the Earl of Gloucester.

When Robert Baratheon died suddenly after a boar hunt, all hell broke loose. When Edward IV, King of England, died suddenly after a fishing trip in April 1483, another phase of the Wars of the Roses ensued, the Yorks (Starks) battling the Lancasters (Lannisters). Thwarted Queen is told mainly in the voice of Lady Cecylee Neville (1415-1495), the thwarted queen, but other voices are important to this tale, not least those of the Londoners, who forged their own political destiny by engaging in public debate with the powerful aristocrats of the time

A young Moorish prince wakes to the filth and stench of his new home. His brother is the new khalifa of Málaga, but instead of welcoming Ben-Yahya with open arms, he has him thrown into prison. The young prince can only guess what Hasan is plotting, but one thing he does know is that no one gets out of these dungeons alive.

Тренер сборной страны по фехтованию, примерный семьянин Александр Лемешев угодил под грузовик... И возродился в теле Жана д’Арманьяка, виконта де Лавардан и Рокебрен, внебрачного сына графа Жана V д’Арманьяка. Отец убит, мать в монастыре, родовые земли захвачены королём Франции, на бастарда объявлена охота.

Nella notte del 10/11/1075 D.C., alle Laudi l'Abate Desiderio viene svegliato dalle grida del suo pupillo, Oderisio. Precipitatosi in Biblioteca, davanti ai suoi occhi si presenta la macabra scena di un Frate assassinato in maniera spietata. Ma quel tragico avvenimento sarà solo l'inizio della fine. Il giorno dopo un altro Frate viene barbaramente ucciso, mentre un misterioso forestiero trovato in fin di vita davanti all'Abbazia. I delitti sembrano ruotare attorno a delle frasi di Platone; fino a quando non entra in scena, una ragazza. L'Abbazia piomba nello sconforto e nelle tenebre.

Irland, Mitte des 9. Jahrhunderts. Thorgrim und seine Wikinger frohlocken: Der friesische Kaufmann Brunhard wird mit drei Handelsschiffen von Dubh-Linn aus in See stechen. Beste Aussicht auf fette Beute! Doch der Friese transportiert keine Schätze, sondern Sklaven. Und seine Schiffe sind keine schwerfälligen Koggen, sondern wendig wie Drachenboote. Völlig unerwartet für Thorgrim kommt es zur wilden Jagd auf hoher See - zu einer Jagd, bei der aus den Jägern allzu schnell Gejagte werden.

Seven McTiernay brothers, each a Highlander born to protect Scotland and her people, warriors known for their quick wits and quicker broadswords. The third brother, Cole, stared death in the face when he was only a boy... Now Cole McTiernay is a man. And though he resists them in every way, he has responsibilities. The wild northern Highlands need a laird who can guide them to peace. Cole has the army strong enough to accomplish this task. What he doesn't have is the desire to be a leader among men.

Meriel Schellden knows that marrying Craig McTiernay will strengthen the ties between their clans. She insists she is motivated by duty and responsibility, nothing more. But when a mere formality becomes a far from platonic kiss, Meriel must question where her true intentions lie. Though Meriel entices him far more than she realizes, Craig's commitments have always kept his passions restrained. But no sense of duty to his clan can make Craig forget the way Meriel's touch left him teased, tantalized, and desperate for more.

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 consorte, Enrico II. Del dicembre 1154 viene incoronata, assieme a Enrico II, regina d'Inghilterra nell'Abbazia di Westminster. Sposa irreprensibile, negli anni turbolenti trascorsi a corte dà alla luce otto figli, futuri eredi della monarchia.

Bereits vier Monate sind vergangen, seit der Siechenmeister Lazarus nach Rom beordert wurde. Um sich abzulenken, arbeitet die junge Begine Anna Ehinger mehr denn je im Spital. Nach seiner Rückkehr begegnet Lazarus seiner heimlichen Liebe Anna mit einer für sie unbegreiflichen Kälte. Während die Trauer an ihr nagt, sucht eine Reisende Schutz bei den Beginen, deren Zustand sich schnell so verschlechtert, dass sie ins Spital eingeliefert werden muss. Dort verstirbt sie und bereits in der folgenden Nacht verschwindet ihr Leichnam aus der Spitalkapelle.

A mediados del siglo X, Sancho I, rey de León, conocido como "el Craso", pierde el trono por culpa de su extrema obesidad. La reina de Navarra, Toda Aznar, hará todo lo posible por restituir el poder de su nieto y para ello solicita al califa de Córdoba, su sobrino Abderramán III, que uno de sus sabios cure a Sancho. El califa accede, pero con la condición de que Toda se presente ante él y le rinda vasallaje. La reina tendrá entonces que emprender un viaje lleno de aventuras a lo largo de la Península, desde Pamplona hasta la lejana Córdoba.

Después de derrotar al ejército cristiano, las tropas almohades se abren paso a sangre y fuego arrasando todo lo que encuentran en su camino. Diego de Malagón, el humilde hijo de un posadero, es testigo horrorizado del asesinato de su padre y del secuestro de sus hermanas. A duras penas consigue huir a lomos de su inseparable yegua Sabba y alcanzar la ciudad de Toledo donde conoce a Galib, un veterinario mudéjar.

Una magistral novela histórica ambientada en la Barcelona del s.XII en la que Juan Francisco Ferrándiz, autor de La tierra maldita, nos brinda acción, aventuras, traiciones, misterio y amor.

"Das Herz des Löwen" - ein spannender historischer Roman, die dramatische Fortsetzung von "Die Pranken des Löwen" von Mac P. Lorne und der 2. Teil der Serie über den legendären Robin Hood. England 1189 - Im Sherwood Forest begegnen sich zwei Männer, deren Schicksal auf viele Jahre eng miteinander verbunden sein wird: Robert von Loxley, genannt Robin Hood, und Richard I., der zukünftige König von England. Um Begnadigung zu erlangen, begleiten die Geächteten den König auf seinen Kreuzzug ins Heilige Land.

Die wahre Geschichte von Robin Hood - überraschend neu interpretiert, rasant erzählt und genau recherchiert von Bestseller-Autor Mac P. Lorne. "Die Pranken des Löwen" ist der fulminante Auftakt der Reihe um den Meister der Diebe. England 1110 - Der junge Gardist Robert Fitzooth wird zum persönlichen Leibwächter der englischen Prinzessin Matilda bestimmt, die den deutschen König Heinrich V. heiraten wird. An ihrer Seite überquert er die Alpen, gelangt bis nach Rom, wird in den Streit zwischen Kaiser und Kurie verwickelt und muss in einem jahrzehntelangen Bürgerkrieg kämpfen.

Venezia, 1327. Giulia Bondimier è l'unica erede di un'illustre famiglia patrizia della Venezia del Quattordicesimo secolo. La sua relazione con il giovane Samuel Macalia, setaiolo ebreo, è intensa e passionale, ma anche impossibile. Quando Giulia rimane incinta, deve cambiare vita e rinunciare al frutto della sua colpa. Un destino simile a quello di Nicoleta, figlia di un umile carpentiere e vittima di uno stupro, costretta a privarsi della creatura che porta in grembo. Giulia viene costretta alla vita monastica, in una Venezia trasformatasi per lei in una prigione.

Un'avventura serrata e una impeccabile ricostruzione del Medioevo. Parma, febbraio 1248. Mentre l'accampamento imperiale viene incendiato e saccheggiato, il trattato sulla falconeria scritto di pugno da Federico II di Svevia scompare: il contenuto potrebbe scatenare un'accusa di eresia e rompere il già precario equilibrio con la Chiesa. Il manoscritto va recuperato in fretta, le notizie sul libro sono arrivate all'orecchio di papa Innocenzo IV, che ne ha affidato le ricerche a un inquisitore senza scrupoli. Una nuova guerra è cominciata.