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Ballenstedt, 1018: Im Kloster Gernrode ist der Schreiberin Uta, Tochter eines verarmten Burgherrn, ein Leben in Dienst und Einsamkeit vorherbestimmt. Doch als Herzogin Gisela von Schwaben ihr Talent entdeckt, verändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig: Als Hofdame der zukünftigen Kaiserin bereist Uta das Reich und erschließt sich ungeahnte Wissenswelten. Die Freiheit währt jedoch nur kurz. Gegen ihren Willen wird sie mit dem mächtigen Markgrafen Ekkehard von Meißen verheiratet, obwohl sie in dessen Bruder verliebt ist.

En esos días oscuros, una joven llega a la capital de los condados para contraer matrimonio con Ramon Borrell, el futuro conde de Barcelona, Osona y Girona. La hermosa doncella, con una inteligencia e ímpetu asombrosos, pronto se sitúa en el centro del poder y la justicia. Ermessenda, la condesa, se enfrenta a terribles pérdidas, a brutales batallas y al dolor de su pueblo; pero su guía y coraje son el baluarte cristiano.

'Brilliantly evoked' SUNDAY TIMES Discover the first medieval adventure in the action-packed Chivalry series! Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden. September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward...

In 1360, the Great Bridge over the River Cam is close to collapse. To repair it will cost the town and the University dear, especially if its rotten wood is replaced by more durable stone. As arguments rage over raising the money other, equally heated, differences are coming to the boil over the election of a new chancellor. While the majority support Brother Michael for the post, at least one of his opponents aims to seize it by fair means or foul. Then the discovery of a body under the bridge and the disappearance of two scholars throws a more sinister shadow over both disputes.

Dead things have been found in the fields of Enfaire, a God-fearing town north of Reams. Not just dead things, but twisted forms…unholy shapes. And there are rumors of a blasphemous union and of fell creatures that haunt the night. Yet even as plague and witch pyres blacken the sky, the town remains untouched by the malady that has already claimed thousands and will claim thousands more. It is here, in Enfaire, that an old Franciscan friar and his ward take shelter from a storm. It is here, in a little town on the edge of civilization, that they will have their faith truly tested.

Students of biblical Greek will learn all New Testament Greek vocabulary words that occur ten times or more in the New Testament by interacting with this audio product. Jonathan Pennington speaks all New Testament Greek words in descending order of frequency. Different tracks enable students to...

The only thing that kept him going were the voices of his ancestors, screaming for blood... Ulf and his shield brothers are sent on a raid against an old enemy — Francia, a mighty kingdom to the south, now ravaged by civil war. During the perilous sea voyage, Ulf can only focus on one thing. He demands closure: to find the man who slaughtered his family — Griml.

Kingsbridge, 1327. Quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au service de la reine, avant d'enfouir dans le sol une lettre mystérieuse, dont le secret pourrait bien mettre en danger la couronne d'Angleterre. Leurs quatre destinées s’en trouveront changées.

Corre el año del Señor de 1184 y en una Castilla próspera y en paz reinan don Alfonso, el VIII de su nombre, y doña Leonor de Inglaterra. Tras dos partos desgraciados, Leonor, una extranjera en su propia corte, se convence de que su desgracia es el castigo divino por el amor adúltero que mantiene el rey con Raquel, la hermosa judía de Toledo. La reina, loca de celos e ira, urde una trama para librarse de su rival… Lo que no sabe es que la venganza siempre deja víctimas inesperadas.

Dive back in time to Elizabethan England! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches. Tudor power is under threat… Nottinghamshire, England, 1591Two of Queen Elizabeth I’s justices have been murdered within a week of each other, along with a woman who was involved with one of them and a man who had been awaiting trial by the other.

I 1400-tallet England udkæmpes en række krige mellem adelshusene York og Lancaster, og midt i denne konflikt fanges den unge ridder Dick Shelton. I håbet om at hævne sin faders alt for tidlige og mystiske død, bliver han tvunget til at slutte sig til en gruppe fredløse krigere, som går under navnet den sorte pil. Her drages han ind i den større konflikt, som omhandler retten til selve Englands trone!

In 1119, nine penniless knights kneel before the King of Jerusalem with an audacious proposal: let them protect Christian pilgrims on the deadly roads of the Holy Land. What begins as a desperate act of faith becomes the most powerful financial empire the medieval world has ever seen. Through the fictional chronicle of Heinrich von Eberbach, a Templar scribe who witnesses the Order's rise and ruin, this novel traces the full arc of the Knights Templar — from beggars in borrowed armor to the world's first multinational bankers.

Before there was a Batman, before The Green Hornet, before The Shadow… even before Zorro — there was a real knight whose legend outshone them all. The Fugitive Knight Trilogy is a sweeping roman à clef story that combines the drama of epic romance, the grit of a knight adventure novel, and the intrigue of Game of Thrones with the authenticity of actual history. Chronicled by Shakespeare, Saint Thomas More, and scores of historians, these are the adventures of THE FUGITIVE KNIGHT, Sir Lord Knight John de Green — outlawed knight, haunted lover, and reluctant avenger.

A nun is found dead. A priest is horribly attacked. An evil older than sin is loose in Yorkshire… Sir Ralph de Mandeville with his assistants Peter and Merek have recently come from Reeth to hold a court session in Marske but are pulled away at the news of a most heinous crime having been discovered further down the River Swale.

1242: Wounded at the Battle on the Ice, English knight Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Intrigued by his captive, Alexander orders his scholar to record Richard's life story. Richard's chronicle begins in 1203, when betrayal shatters his training for knighthood and forces him to flee England. In Lübeck, he finds work with a ruthless salt merchant and becomes entangled in an illicit affair–until scandal and violence drive him onward once more.

Nono secolo dopo Cristo. La terra degli Angli è dominata da un fragile regno di guerrieri sassoni retto dal pio re Alfredo. Uhtred, giovane erede legittimo del titolo di aldermanno di Bebbanburg, allevato dai danesi ma tornato tra le braccia della fede cristiana, ha combattuto duramente per il suo re. Ma la gloria, la famiglia, l'onore acquisiti non lo soddisfano. Tradimenti, intrighi di corte, meschinità minano il suo animo avventuroso e, forse stregato dalla bellezza della fattucchiera Iseult, vorrebbe persino tornare a battere i mari sulle lunghe navi danesi.

Spain in the 1500s. The Iberian Peninsula is fractured, faiths collide, and war brews. Into this world rides Telamon―soldier, killer, eternal outcast―drawn into a brutal conflict between Portuguese invaders and desperate Andalusian defenders. But he is not alone. Traveling with him through time and lifetimes are others―comrades, lovers, enemies―each reborn in a new guise, all of them entangled in a tale of cosmic justice.

Siglo XV. Valencia se ha convertido en la ciudad más próspera del Mediterráneo gracias a los mercaderes que desembarcan desde todo el mundo. Para ellos se idea una de las obras arquitectónicas más espectaculares que el hombre jamás haya visto: la Lonja de la Seda.

Autor Patrick Klein hat auf Basis des berühmten deutschen Nationalepos einen historischen Roman vorgelegt, der erzählt, wie sich die berühmte Sage wirklich zugetragen haben könnte. Die Nibelungen können in einer harten und grausamen Schlacht eine römische Streitmacht besiegen und ihren Einflussbereich erweitern, sowie eine wertvolle Geisel nehmen. Doch die Römer schwören Rache, um diese Schmach wieder wettzumachen. Ränkeschmiede, Verräter und Neider wittern ihre große Stunde. Wird es Siegfried gelingen, das Erreichte zu sichern?

Siglo XV. La joven Clémence de Saint-Sulpice llega a París cuando arrasan la abadía en la que nació y creció. Buscando un propósito en su vida, se ve fascinada por la singular personalidad de Christine de Pizan, a quien en ese momento hostigan los hombres más eruditos de la ciudad. Pizan ha osado criticar la obra El romance de la rosa, de Jean de Meun, debido a la denigración de la mujer que muestra el autor en sus páginas.

Nach der Eroberung Mailands gelingt Reinald von Dassel, dem mächtigen Erzbischof von Köln, ein Coup: Er spürt die Gebeine der Heiligen Drei Könige auf und überzeugt Kaiser Barbarossa, dass er diese in sein Erzbistum mitnehmen darf. Jahre später ist Köln überlaufen von Pilgern, die sich von den Reliquien Heilung versprechen. Noch liegen die Gebeine in einer unscheinbaren Kiste. Doch längst ist den Mächtigen der herausragende Ruf des Verduner Goldschmieds Nicolaus zu Ohren gekommen.

Betrayal lurks in the shadows of conquest and rebellion. In the shadow of William the Conqueror’s reign, loyalty dances on a knife-edge and betrayal lurks behind every corner. The fourth instalment of Griff Hosker’s Conquest series, Treachery follows the gripping journey of Baron Richard...

Nach der Eroberung Mailands gelingt Reinald von Dassel, dem mächtigen Erzbischof von Köln, ein Coup: Er spürt die Gebeine der Heiligen Drei Könige auf und überzeugt Kaiser Barbarossa, dass er diese in sein Erzbistum mitnehmen darf. Jahre später ist Köln überlaufen von Pilgern, die sich von den Reliquien Heilung versprechen. Noch liegen die Gebeine in einer unscheinbaren Kiste. Doch längst ist den Mächtigen der herausragende Ruf des Verduner Goldschmieds Nicolaus zu Ohren gekommen.

In May, during the sixteenth year of King John’s reign, the Sheriff of Nottingham arranged a tourney. All the nobles, artisans, yeomen and serfs from miles around attended. Being a woman, I was not allowed to participate in the tourney’s events – I could attend, but as a mere spectator. However, fate lent a helping hand in the shape of a handsome ally, a friend from my youth, Robin of Locksley. This is the story of the events that unfolded at the sheriff’s tourney.

On a remote Gaelic farmstead in medieval Ireland, word reaches Alberic of conquering Norman knights arriving from England. Oppressed by the social order that enslaved his Norman father, he yearns for the reckoning he believes the invaders will bring—but his world is about to burn. Captured by the Norman knight Hugo de Lacy and installed at Dublin Castle as a translator, Alberic's confused loyalties are tested at every turn. When de Lacy marches inland, Alberic is set on a collision course with his former masters amidst rumours of a great Gaelic army rising in the west.

When a peasant woman is murdered and her daughter found dazed with a blood-drenched dagger lying beside her, the alchemist decides the real killer is hiding in plain sight. He enlists the help of his assistant, Flowia, and that of a resourceful plowman, Bertwoin, and forces them to work together even though a misunderstanding has soured their romance.

Piran Chegwin had known since he was just a boy that he wanted to be a priest—to bring comfort and care to ordinary folk in a little parish church. So when his father manages to scrape together the money for him to study theology at Oxford, it seems his future is set. That is, until he encounters Martin de Villiers, an ambitious, self-important fellow student who takes an instant dislike to Piran. Piran's only offense? Having been born a Cornishman. But to Martin's eyes, it's an offense that must be set right.

'I devoured this book!' Alison Weir 'A fresh and intriguing take on Boleyn's story ... Borman's deep knowledge of her characters, of how they lived and loved, is evident in every line. This is an Anne to cherish' The Times HEVER CASTLE HOLDS ALL THE BOLEYN SECRETS ... When nobleman Thomas Boleyn...

Brought to you by Penguin. In a backwater parish somewhere in medieval Europe, new priest Alberto finds himself protecting those deemed insane. Yet Alberto must also contend with the vicious Abbess – and the terrifying Inferrant Brethren, with whom he has history . . . Under the reign of the...

In the Name of the Worm is a historical dark fantasy adventure of heretical proportions, complete with lost gods, entombed nuns, witch-knights, and a breathless plot interwoven with a heady dose of heterodox Christian and German folklore.