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In 1561, with Elizabeth I on the throne and Catholic plots brewing, a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the rightful heir–the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Armed with jewels, letters, and Tudor looks, his claim threatens to upend the dynasty. But as poison spreads and secrets unravel, astrologer John Dee and his companion Margaretta must uncover the truth behind the prince’s origins.

The third exciting audiobook in Griff Hosker's incredible historical action series—Conquest!

The year is AD 673. Fidelma accompanies Eadulf to his hometown, Seaxmund's Ham in the Kingdom of the East Angles, to be greeted with the shocking news that Eadulf's uncle, Athelnoth, the lawgiver, has been murdered and his house burnt down. And Eadulf's younger sister is missing. The locals accuse Fidelma and Eadulf of the crimes, and Fidelma's safety is threatened by the first council of the bishops and kings of the Angles and Saxons, who wish to expel all Hibernian missionaries and teachers from the kingdoms.

This is the legend of Saint Frank, and the great deeds he what did to earn that Sainthood, not born a Saint, in the beginning he was just, Frank, but not long after some stuff that took long, he became Sir. Frank. Sir. Frank may or may not have slayed a Dragon, if he did then this is the Tale of how Sir. Frank became Saint Frank, and if he did not then this is the story of nearly a Saint Frank and a triumphant Dragon.

A beautiful weaver, the discerning son of the notorious William Tell and a fugitive Templar knight meet in this tale of allegiance, mystery, romance, and perhaps a little medieval magic, set in the magnificent but menacing Alps in the 14th century.

Antioch, 1097. Encamped beneath the mighty walls of Antioch, the crusaders must survive an endless torrent of Saracen armies, a freezing winter none were prepared for, and a year-long siege that will push every man to his limit. Though closer than ever before, the quest to retake Jerusalem faces its toughest challenge yet. Daniel has spoken of his victories. How he fought on rain-covered docks and ended the siege of Nicaea. How he survived a Saracen ambush on the blood-soaked plains of Dorylaeum. Now comes Antioch, and the old knight must speak of loss, of death, of mourning.

Leo the Primus Pilus of the Third Britannorum Cohort under Stillicho receives his retirement papers and land grant to a small farm in Ad Fines Pannonia. He gets more than he bargained for and has to establish himself amid conflicts with the church, Roman officials and warring tribes in a fragmenting Empire in the borderlands between East and West.

Westley de Lohr has a secret—he's been betrothed to the young girl who was his "best friend" when he was about five years of age. Her father was a powerful neighbor, and Westley's father, seeing an opportunity, brokered a betrothal for his youngest son. As her father's only child, she would inherit a strong fiefdom, and Christopher wanted that for his son. But things have changed.

After losing his knighthood, Crispin Guest has found a new calling as the Tracker, a private investigator who can locate anything—or anyone. Now famed French alchemist Nicholas Flamel needs Crispin to locate his wife, Perenelle, and his apprentice, Thomas Cornhill. But the case takes a sinister turn when Flamel's apprentice is found murdered. The kidnapper promises that Flamel's wife will be next...unless he hands over his precious Philosopher's Stone, a magical object that can turn lead into gold.

What happens when a king loses his prowess? The day Henry IV could finally declare he had vanquished his enemies, he threw it all away with an infamous deed. No English king had executed an archbishop before. And divine judgment was quick to follow. Many thought he was struck with leprosy—God's greatest punishment for sinners. From that point on, Henry's health was cursed and he fought doggedly on as his body continued to betray him—reducing this once great warrior to an invalid. Fortunately for England, his heir was ready and eager to take over.

1470. England is in turmoil as the battle between supporters of the Yorkist king, Edward IV, and the old Lancastrian king, Henry VI, escalates. And for Isobel Fenton, the war is personal. Her father's death made her heiress to Beaumoncote Manor, a desirable estate in the midlands. But as conflict threatens England's unstable peace, Isobel and her lands become the focus of bitter tensions and a long-held feud. Taken from her manor, Isobel becomes the unwilling mistress of an indomitable Earl. She sees her only chance of happiness in the Earl's brother, Robert Langton.

Sullo sfondo degli splendidi paesaggi della Transilvania del tardo sedicesimo secolo, in un alternarsi di realtà storica e fantasia si svolge, tra avventure, amori tormentati, battaglie, congiure e misteri, la catarsi morale di Olivér Abafi, giovane cavaliere di nobile famiglia. La determinazione, la gratitudine e il sacrificio sono le colonne portanti di quest'opera senza tempo, primo esempio di romanzo storico della letteratura ungherese. "Una volta mi imbattei in una novella intitolata Il Figlio Di Aba, una traduzione serba dell'opera di Josika, un famosissimo scrittore ungherese.

Anna DeMarco’s creative world shatters when a remorseless stranger tears it apart—no blood spilled, just her spirit broken. He thinks he’s won. He’s wrong. Dragged into a realm where karma wields a jagged edge and magic fuels vengeance, Milton Smith faces a brutal reckoning. How dare he make her cry. This modern-day critic obsessed with medieval lore crossed the wrong writer—and finds himself hurled into a brutal world of his own making.

Peak District, Mercia, AD 910: a young girl, Freda works hard to avoid her father's temper, while longing for his approval. She loves foraging in the woods and hearthside stories of heroes. Secretly she thinks in poetry and dreams of one day being able to write; her quills are grass stalks and sticks, her parchment the sky, the earth, her skin. But Freda's world is at war, and when her village is decimated in a savage raid and her father goes missing, Freda must find the strength to survive.

Obsession is deadly. Luna Ketz is no stranger to that. A cynical high school senior caught between her parents’ expectations and her own future, she has little time, or patience, for boys. Especially not Chance Welfrey, the odd classmate with an unsettling gaze and a fixation she doesn’t return. Luna doesn’t think twice about him… until girls at their school start disappearing. Girls who crossed her. Girls she secretly wanted gone.

A new home under threat... Family and friends in mortal danger... Will Richard be able to save everyone? Can Richard survive being plunged into the cut-throat world of medieval campaigning, complete with sieges, pitched battles and more. Book Two in The Legend of Richard Keynes series follows Richard as he struggles to assert authority over his new land, as well as his new wife. He will have to battle against bad omens, prejudice and the consequences of his actions.

January 1313. As London is gripped by a freezing winter, Sir Hugh Corbett becomes embroiled in a ghoulish game of kings played out between the English and French courts. Years earlier, Corbett prevented a gang of rifflers from breaking into the Royal Treasury, but the leading chieftain, Sarasin, escaped. Now Sarasin is caught killing a squire of Queen Isabella's and Corbett swiftly has the riffler tried and hanged from the signpost of The Twilight tavern.

Zwei Männer finden im Wald etwas Wertvolles, in einem Turm auf einer Burg wird ein Schatz entdeckt und in einem Buch aus dem Mittelalter wird eine unglaubliche Geschichte erzählt. Ein Team von Archäologen aus Oldenburg muss nun all diese Fundstücke und Ereignisse miteinander in Einklang bringen. Dabei machen sie eine Entdeckung, die ihr Leben verändern wird. Dies ist eine Geschichte voller Liebe, Hass, Eifersucht, Mord und Rache.

1346. Calais. Berenger Fripper and the men of his Vintaine are stationed near the ancient port city, a French city under English siege. They are here to capture the city from and use it as a staging-post for future incursions into France. But with the French army and Genoese mercenaries all about them, and trouble brewing among the unit, Berenger must keep a calm head. Someone in the Vintaine is leaking vital information to the French, jeopardizing not only the safety of his men but also the future of the war, and Berenger must find out who before it's too late.

Thierry Villar is a well-known - even notorious - tavern poet, intimately familiar with the rogues and shadows of that world, but not at all with courts and power. He is an unlikely person, despite his quickness, to be swept into the deadly contests of ambitious royals, assassins, and invading armies. But he is indeed drawn into all these things on a savagely cold night in his beloved city of Orane. And so Thierry must use all the intelligence and charm he can muster as power struggles merge with a decades-long war to bring his country to the brink of destruction.