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When a beggar at her door turns out to be a high born lady, Margaret learns of a family destroyed by the Norman invasion. She resolves to help the woman find her missing daughter—abducted and enslaved by a local mormaer. When the mormaer’s daughter is found murdered, the foreigners quickly become scapegoats. Can Margaret save her displaced countrywomen’s lives, while navigating her new role as queen in a foreign court?

Im Juni des Jahres 1063 erlebt der zwölfjährige König Heinrich IV. den sogenannten Goslarer Rangstreit – einen der blutigsten innerkirchlichen Machtkonflikte des hohen Mittelalters, der in einem Massaker endet. Auf der Flucht vor Verantwortung und Schuld zieht er sich in die Kaiserpfalz zurück. Doch dort wartet nicht Trost, sondern der Fürst der Finsternis.

Hrald, Jarl of Four Stones, has forfeited the golden treasure of his wife, Pega, the richest heiress in Mercia. The shrewd and powerful Lady Æthelflaed, daughter of Ælfred, King of Wessex, knows just what to do with that gold, and with the young woman to whom it belongs. She moves with swift decision. Hrald must undertake a startling penance for the harm he has caused. The one reward at the end will be his right to again wed Dagmar, the daughter of the late King of the Danes in Angle-land. If he survives.

September, 1145. The body of a Templar knight is discovered in the Forest of Wyre on Worcestershire's northern border, and concealed upon his person is a bloodstained document that reveals the identity of a traitor. Undersherif Hugh Bradecote, Sergeant Catchpoll and Underserjeant Walkelin must discover who the dead man was and whether his death was personal, political or an outlaw killing.

1350. The Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind. In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an archer fading into memory. But when an unpaid debt threatens everything he's built, Romford must call upon the lessons he learned all those years ago: be cunning. Be ruthless. Be quick.

Sir Donnavinne of Tripoli had fought his way through the holy land and lived through some of the most brutal battles of the Second Crusade, but none of that prepared him for the strange place he now found himself. Nothing appeared as it should in this world since his chance encounter with the powerful, ancient, and imprisoned being in the hidden cavern. Case in point: the roaring metal stallion balanced on two shining wheels that bared down on him… and mounted by a woman, nonetheless. A fair maiden to be true, looking gallant in a black leather tunic, but still….

Nach langjähriger Geiselhaft kehrt Richard Löwenherz in die Heimat zurück. Doch eine Verschwörung überschattet seine Rückkehr. Als wäre dies nicht genug, muss er schon bald nach Frankreich aufbrechen. Sein Erzfeind Philipp II. hat sich englische Gebiete angeeignet. Im Heer des ungestümen englischen Königs kämpft auch sein Halbbruder, der junge Roland Plantagenet. Als Knappe des Königs ist er dem feurigen Temperament des Löwen schutzlos ausgeliefert. Noch dazu verliebt er sich unsterblich in die willensstarke Jeanne de Maine, die Tochter eines abtrünnigen französischen Adeligen.

King Henry III rules England but it is an England controlled by barons who wish to usurp his crown. When a new Pope demands unpaid monies owed to him then Sir Henry Samuel is dispatched to Rome to buy time for the beleaguered king. Once in France then treachery abounds. The dangers of sailing in a sea controlled by Moorish pirates adds to the problems Sir Henry and his new squire face. Back in England the king faces threats from all quarters and soon the knights of Cleveland are once more placed in danger.

March, 1366. Amid the chaos of a war-torn Spain, Geoffrey Chaucer—page to King Edward III and the son of a wine merchant—finds himself thrust into the heart of a boiling conflict between two brothers: King Pedro the Cruel of Castile and his half-brother, Enrique Trastámara. But Chaucer’s task is far from simple. Sent as a reluctant spy by the king, he must locate the elusive mercenary Sir Hugh Calveley and persuade him to change sides in a war that could alter the fate of kingdoms.

Er wird um sein Leben kämpfen müssen. An der Seite seines Sohnes. Norwegen im Jahre 1007. Verbannt ins Exil auf die abgelegenen Orkney-Inseln wird Torstein Knarresmed von Rachegedanken heimgesucht. Als gejagter Mann und vertriebener Herrscher von Vingulmork weiß er, dass er seine Verbündeten nun sorgfältig auswählen muss. Denn noch immer wütet die Schlacht um Großbritannien, und König Æthelred herrscht über den Thron. Von Torstein wird erwartet, im Namen des dänischen Königs zu kämpfen und die Vorherrschaft über die englischen Gebiete zurückzuerlangen.

Rome: Father Asser is waiting to die. His idealism has landed him in a papal prison on false charges of heresy, but then salvation arrives in an unexpected form. Cardinal Balotelli also dreams of a better Europe, free from the ravages of the Norlanders. He has an important job for Asser, one that will take him home to Wessex. Wessex: King Aethelwolf's power is fading, but none of his feckless children are fit to rule. His eldest sons would rather fight each other than the blood-thirsty Norlander invaders. His daughter, Swift, is clever and cunning, but sometimes blinded by her ambition.

A grand tournament is about to begin, and the excitement grows as King Edward III joins the festivities at Mablethorpe Castle. Meanwhile, Lady Vivienne Harlowe's past comes back to haunt her, and she will do anything to find answers to the questions that have plagued her for the past seven years regarding her parents' unsolved murders. Meeting the king is nerve-wracking, but he is the only one who might be able to shed light on her nightmarish quandary.

Karl der Große sucht nach Verbündeten gegen seine Rivalin in Konstantinopel, und die mächtige Hofkapelle will um jeden Preis das Geheimnis eines Dolches lüften, der härter ist als alles Eisen im Frankenreich. Zu diesem Zweck verlässt 797 eine Gesandtschaft die Kaiserpfalz in Ingelheim. Ihr Ziel ist der Hof des legendären Kalifen Harun al Rashid.

As King Svenson Two-Sword is about to embark upon his summer viking, Eric steals the king’s most-prized heirloom and sails to England … leaving behind a message of where he’s going. Arriving at Castle Bristlen, Eric offers the king’s golden heirloom as a gift, and they allow Eric inside. Seven hours later, the angry king sails up with his fleet, seven thousand Viking warriors, to recapture his property.

Inglaterra, 1193. Mientras el rey Ricardo Corazón de León combate en Tierra Santa por recuperar Jerusalén, su general más leal, Robin de Locksley, es capturado junto a su guardia personal. En los desiertos de la guerra, el hambre, la desesperación y la muerte acechan a los soldados ingleses, devorados por una cruzada que se ha convertido en condena. Lejos del campo de batalla, Inglaterra se desangra. El príncipe Juan, aprovechando la ausencia del rey, impone un régimen de corrupción, miedo y esclavitud que arrastra al reino a la ruina.

Kurz vor einem Turnier kommt der Falkner der gastgebenden Markgrafschaft Baden tragisch ums Leben. Alles sieht nach einem Unfall aus, doch der Vogelhändler Theobald und Walther von der Vogelweide, als Bote König Philipps unterwegs, vermuten ein Komplott und begeben sich auf die gefährliche Suche nach dem Mörder. Als die Gastgeber nur knapp einem Anschlag entkommen, sich auf der Hochburg die Unfälle häufen und eine geheimnisvolle Fremde Wunden der Vergangenheit aufreißt, beginnt ein Wettlauf mit der Zeit.

July 1241. Christendom cowers in terror before the threat of a Mongol invasion. The swift-moving, invincible cavalry of Genghis Khan has smashed the proud, steel-clad knights of Russia, Poland and Hungary – and now Austria lies directly in their path. At a skirmish outside the walls of Vienna, German knights capture a squad of Mongol scouts, and are astonished to discover one of their number is an Englishman – a Templar knight – who has been riding with these Devil’s horsemen for more than 20 years.

Действия романа «Безобразная герцогиня Маргарита Маульташ» (1923) разворачиваются — в XIV веке в Тироле. За увлекательным сюжетом скрывается рассуждение о человеческой личности и поиске своего места в обществе, с его предписаниями и стереотипами, — рассуждение тем более острое, что центральная роль в обеих книгах отведена женщинам, которым оказывается тесно в рамках предписанного им места в средневековом обществе.

England er i krise ved starten af det tiende århundrede. Alfred den Store er død, og Edward, hans søn, regerer som konge. Uhtred, en af Alfreds største krigere, som nu er i unåde hos den nye konge, må lede en hær af udstødte i nord for at generobre sit gamle hjem, fæstningen Bebbanburg. I Den hedenske herre vil loyaliteten blive sat på prøve og mænd falde, når hele det saksiske kongerige bliver ledt ud i den blodigste kamp til dato mod danerne; en krig, som vil afgøre skæbnen for alle konger og hele den engelske nation.

At the end of the sixteenth century in Ireland, a Scottish clan took over Dunluce Castle, claiming it for their own in hopes of unifying the Irish and the Scottish. Secrets and lies are held within its walls, but love shook through the cracks, gasping to unleash. Catriona O’Brien is a daughter and a storyteller. Through the tales told by the light of the fire each night, Cat basks in the idea of unseen worlds. When Catriona and her friends share a mystical experience as children, Cat’s life is changed.