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Kings make treaties but it is men who keep or break them. When Sir Thomas of Cleveland is given the task of policing the northern border, he is given a poisoned chalice. His son is given the northern manor of Elsdon and there he is on the front line. He has to fight bandits, enemy lords and traitors from within. Set in the harsh lands of the Scottish borders Sir William comes of age. He becomes a warrior who has the blood of the Warlord.

In the twenty-first century, we meet Verity Frazier, a disillusioned history professor who sets out to prove that the artist responsible for the illuminated artwork in Christine de Pizan’s medieval manuscripts was a remarkable woman named Anastasia. As Anastasia’s story unfolds against the exquisitely-rendered medieval backdrop of moral disaster, political intrigue, and extraordinary creativity, Verity finds her career on the brink of collapse by her efforts to uncover evidence of the lost artist’s existence.

England, 1110. When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown. Rumors quickly being swirling that Henry was himself responsible for Rufus's death. One of Henry's main accusers is his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, who believes the throne of England is his by right and threatens to invade from across the Channel.

Inghilterra, anno del Signore 1498. Alan di Whitby non è un semplice monaco. La stazza possente, l'animo severo e il carattere schivo portano addosso il peso di un martello da fabbro e le ombre di ricordi lontani... Ora sfama orfani e bisognosi: non permetterà più agli eventi di lasciar emergere l'uomo che era. Ma mentre nello Yorkshire risuonano ancora gli echi di una guerra mai dimenticata, un relitto di cavaliere si presenta all'abbazia per chiedergli aiuto nel nome di un'antica amicizia, e la quiete è infranta.

In Iny Lorentz' Mittelalter-Roman "Die junge Wanderhure" erfahren wir endlich, wie aus der hilflosen Kaufmannstochter Marie Schärer die mutige Frau wurde, die ihr Schicksal aus eigener Kraft wendet. Konstanz im Jahr 1410: Nach dem bitteren Verrat durch ihren adligen Verlobten, der nur an ihr Vermögen wollte, wird die schöne Kaufmannstochter Marie entehrt und schwer verletzt aus der Stadt gejagt. Die Wanderhure Hiltrud findet sie und nimmt sich ihrer an. Zunächst sehnt Marie den Tod herbei, um all die Not und das Elend hinter sich lassen zu können.

There are plots to invade England and Normandy. There are assassination attempts and the only man who can stop all of these is the Earl of Cleveland. Moving from Scotland to Normandy and back again this is a fast moving novel set in the months before the civil war in England and Normandy begins.

All Jean wants is a peaceful life as a monk, but everything his adoptive father Wimer built is under threat, as the much larger Holy Trinity church tries to swallow Dodnash Priory whole. Jean must find a way to fight them off amidst all the chaos of King John's reign...or break the promise he made on his father's grave.

Intrigen, Machtkämpfe und große Gefühle im Koblenz des 14. Jahrhunderts. Eine verbotene Liebe, die nur heimlich gelebt werden kann – Palmiro weiß, wie gefährlich das ist, und doch zerreißt es ihm das Herz, als der Mensch, mit dem er sein Leben verbringen möchte, Koblenz verlässt. Um sich abzulenken, stürzt er sich in sein noch junges Geschäft, den Handel mit kostbaren Pelzen und wertvollem Geschmeide, und wird immer mehr zum angesehenen und erfolgreichen Geschäftsmann. Doch Palmiro ahnt nicht, dass auch dieser Erfolg bedroht ist.

1527: At seventeen, Thomasin Marwood is plunged into court society when a husband is found for her elder sister, Cecilia. But the mood at court is tense. It is split between the conservative Catholics, loyal to Queen Catherine of Aragon, and the fashionable Francophiles, enthralled by King Henry's mistress, Anne Boleyn. While her parents sympathize with the old queen and her faith, Thomasin cannot help but be drawn to the glamour and vitality Anne represents. And her head is soon turned by the tall, dark and handsome Rafe Danvers who seems equally entranced with her.

This series features a real historical figure—the formidable Ela Longespée. The young Countess of Salisbury was chosen to marry King Henry II’s illegitimate son William. After her husband’s untimely death, Ela served as high sheriff of Wiltshire, castellan of Salisbury Castle, and ultimately founder and abbess of Lacock Abbey.

England, 1065: The Saxon kingdom is under threat of invasion at both ends. From the north comes Harald Hardrada of Norway intent on pillage, while across the Channel, Duke William of Normandy is about to enforce his claim to the throne. Between the two lie the villages and townships defended only by part-time armies maintained by the Earls of Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria, barely united under King Harold Godwineson. It falls to brave and determined young men like Will Riveracre and Selwyn Astenmede to stand firm against whichever marauding invader reaches them first.

Der Schwarze Tod lauert überall: Der mitreißende Historienroman "Die Pestheilerin von Straßburg" von Bestseller-Autorin Heidrun Hurst jetzt als Hörbuch. Straßburg im Jahre 1349: Der Schatten der herannahenden Pest liegt über der Stadt, Unheil brodelt in den Gassen und Finsternis schleicht sich in die Herzen der Menschen... Das Kloster am Rande Straßburgs scheint der letzte Ort des Friedens zu sein – bis dort eine Todsünde begangen wird: Eine der Nonnen hat sich erhängt... und bald folgen weitere dem dunklen Ruf des Todes.

Süß wie Honig, umkämpft wie Gold: Der mitreißende historische Roman "Die Lebküchnerin" von Sybille Schrödter jetzt als Hörbuch. Süddeutschland am Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts. Gerade erst hat die adlige Kaufmannstochter Benedicta ihren Vater verloren, da wird sie schon von ihrer kaltherzigen Stiefmutter ins Kloster Engelthal verbannt. Sie soll sich demütig in ihr Schicksal fügen – doch Benedicta will mehr vom Leben! Unter größter Gefahr gelingt es ihr, zu fliehen und nach Nürnberg zu gelangen.

The Empress has given England a male heir but that single action creates rebels in Scotland and in Normandy who try to wrest Normandy and England from King Henry. When the Earl of Cleveland becomes his champion, it unleashes a storm of murder and treachery at the very heart of the Earl's world. In a fast-moving novel with battles and combats from the borders of Scotland to France itself, we see a world heading towards anarchy and civil war.

Jarl, a powerful Viking leader, returns to the rich lands near the Caspian Sea at the helm of his magnificent new longship, the Treasure Huntress. His forces cut a wide swath through the land, taking everything of value—capturing or killing any who stand in their way.

1096. The Pope has called for a crusade to free Jerusalem, and half the warriors of Europe have responded. Among them is the Norman, Count Bohemund, one-time enemy of Byzantium. In company with his warrior nephew, Tancred of Lecce, Bohemund must once more cross the Adriatic to the lands of the Byzantine Empire. His first task, pushing back the infidel Turks, calls for an uneasy alliance with old enemy Emperor Alexius. But can the Crusaders trust the wily Emperor?

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by the fearsome General Kerbogha, is fast approaching. Provisions are desperately needed, but the surrounding countryside is near barren and the storerooms of Antioch much depleted. The Crusaders will not hold out for long without falling prey to starvation.

11th century Italy. The domination of the Normans is causing trouble. At their head is the feared Robert de Hauteville, the 'Guiscard', who has colonised much of Italy and commands the triple Dukedom of the extended Norman family. But Robert has made many enemies, including the ever-powerful papacy in Rome. The newly elected Pope Gregory exercises his vendetta against the Normans by encouraging them to sail to Byzantium and fight the Turks. But first he must deal with the Guiscard.

Das Finale der "Kreuz-Trilogie". Koblenz, 1362. Die schöne Enneleyn ist unehelich geboren. Zwar hat der Graf von Manten sie als Tochter anerkannt, die gesellschaftliche Akzeptanz bleibt ihr jedoch verwehrt. Als Ritter Guntram von Eggern um ihre Hand anhält, zögert sie deshalb nicht lange. Schon bald stellt sich heraus: Sie hat einen Pakt mit dem Teufel geschlossen. Denn ihr Gatte ist nur nach außen freundlich. Enneleyn lernt seine Brutalität und Machtgier kennen. Und sie weiß um seinen großen Plan.

Er kam aus der Steppe – und erschütterte die Welt! Nach jeder gewonnenen Schlacht wächst die Streitmacht des Dschinghis Khan. Er eint die Stämme der Steppe, die sich seit Jahrhunderten bekämpft haben, gegen einen gemeinsamen Feind: das Kaiserreich China. Auf dem Ritt durch die Wüste Gobi muss der junge Feldherr lernen, eine Armee zu befehligen, der tausende Männer unterschiedlicher Rassen und Religionen angehören. Endlich erreicht er die Tore der Hauptstadt Chinas – und der eigentliche Kampf beginnt.