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Uthred is als kind ontvoerd door Vikingen en meegevoerd naar Denemarken. Als volwassen krijger keert hij terug naar Engeland, waar hij schippert tussen de strijdende partijen. Is hij Deen of Engelsman? Viking of Saks? Aan het begin van dit tweede deel in de reeks "Het laatste koninkrijk" zijn de Vikingen aan de winnende hand.

England im Herbst 1013: Um den dänischen Gefangenen Hakon bei Hofe abzuliefern, reist der junge Engländer Ælfric of Helmsby nach London. Die Stadt liegt in Trümmern, denn dem schwachen König Ethelred gelingt es nicht, sein Reich gegen die ständigen Wikingerüberfälle zu schützen. Doch anders als England und Dänemark sind Ælfric und Hakon keine Feinde - während der gefährlichen Reise sind sie zu Freunden geworden. Bald schon gehören sie zum inneren Kreis um die machtbewusste Königin Emma.

Um den dänischen Gefangenen Hakon bei Hofe abzuliefern, reist der junge Engländer Ælfric of Helmsby nach London. Die Stadt liegt in Trümmern, denn dem schwachen König Ethelred gelingt es nicht, sein Reich gegen die ständigen Wikingerüberfälle zu schützen. Doch anders als England und Dänemark sind Ælfric und Hakon keine Feinde - während der gefährlichen Reise sind sie zu Freunden geworden.

1644: Portia is living in London, having escaped an abusive man in Italy, with just baby Vittoria and the clothes on their backs. Making her living reading tarot cards, she starts to realise there are other women like her—who need help. As she delivers the Devil card to their door, each has the chance to escape… But to what future? Because Portia is a woman with secrets. And they are about to come back to haunt her.

«Государи Московские» — монументальный цикл романов, созданный писателем, филологом-русистом, фольклористом и историком Дмитрием Балашовым. Эта эпическая хроника, своего рода один грандиозный роман-эпопея, уместившийся в многотомное издание, охватывает период русской истории с 1263 до 1425 года и уже многие десятилетия не перестает поражать читателей глубиной, масштабностью, яркостью образов и мастерской стилизацией языка.

A kingdom burdened by war, taxes, and a tyrannical monarch... As England struggles to carry on in the absence of the good King Richard, other forces begin gathering to grab power. Meanwhile, those who suffer most are the common folk, crushed under the weight of excessive taxation and lawlessness.

С повести «Господин Великий Новгород» (1967) началась писательская карьера филолога-русиста, фольклориста и историка Дмитрия Балашова — автора знаменитого цикла исторических романов «Государи Московские». Первый литературный опыт ученого проложил дорогу более масштабному произведению — роману «Марфа-посадница» (1972), также посвященному драматическим эпизодам истории Новгородской республики.

Plongez dans l’univers fascinant des Lais de Marie de France ! Découvrez une collection de récits médiévaux captivants, où se mêlent amour courtois, aventures chevaleresques et mystères enchantés. Une plongée dans l’imaginaire médiéval. Marie de France, considérée comme la première femme écrivain de la langue française, nous transporte dans un Moyen Âge empreint de féerie et de passion. À travers ces lais, elle tisse des histoires riches en symbolisme et en poésie, qui continuent d'inspirer et de fasciner encore aujourd'hui.

Gemeinsam mit ihrem Mann James wird Enja mit der Aufgabe betraut, das einbalsamierte Herz des Herrschers nach Jerusalem zu bringen. Plötzlich ist sie allein dafür verantwortlich, ihr kostbares Gut sicher ans Ziel zu bringen.

Robert E. Howard's Lord of Samarcand is an engaging tale of adventure and retribution set in a richly imagined medieval East. The story follows Donald MacDeesa, a determined Scottish warrior, as he navigates a world of conflict and ambition. His journey takes him from battle-scarred fields of the late Crusades to the imposing city of Samarcand, a hub of power and intrigue. Guided by Ak Boga, a steadfast Tatar warrior, Donald aligns himself with legendary conqueror Timur (Tamerlane), founder of the Timurid Empire, immersing himself in a realm of strategic battles and shifting loyalties.

A threat of bankruptcy... A new land full of hostile enemies... Will Richard be able to survive and make some money while he's at it? Richard faces a new world in an effort to stabilise his life. Surrounded by enemies and with his friends including a potentially hostile captive knight, will he navigate his new challenges in an alien land far from home? Book Three in The Legend of Richard Keynes series follows Richard as he crosses the Irish sea with an invasion fleet.

Год 1470-й. Король Эдуард Йоркский изгнан из Англии. Королева Элизабет и ее дети дрожат от страха за свою жизнь в Вестминстерском аббатстве. Эдуард предпринимает отчаянную попытку вернуть трон — заключает союз с правителем Бургундии Карлом Смелым и получает под свое начало небольшое наемное войско и корабли.

One evening, Gillis—a young Scottish minister who technically doesn't believe in god—falls into a hole left by a recently dug up elm tree and discovers an ancient disembodied hand in the soil. He's about to rebury it when the hand... beckons to him. He spirits it back to his manse and gives it pen and paper, whereupon it begins to doodle scratchy and anarchic visions. Somewhere, in the hand's deep history, there lies a story of the Scottish reformation, of art and violence, and of its owner long since dead.

A knight, newly-returned from the Crusades, rides out one day to look over his estates. He doesn’t return and nothing is seen or heard of him or his horse again. His grieving lady dies of a broken heart within a year. This is the legend of Elmswood, a mid-Kent village.

Blood Blizzard follows the Redshaws—a small, tight-knit Yorkshire family—caught in the brutal crosscurrents of the Wars of the Roses. As the House of York rises and the road to the Battle of Towton is paved with blood and betrayal, eldest son William Redshaw joins Edward of York’s forces, determined to fight for a future beyond his family’s windswept farmstead. By his side is Elena, his sharp-witted sister, as loyal with a dagger as she is to her kin.

Barcelona, 1387. Les campanes de l'església de Santa Maria de la Mar continuen repicant per a tots els habitants del barri de la Ribera, però n'hi ha un que les escolta amb una especial atenció... L'Hug Llor, orfe de pare mariner, té dotze anys i treballa a les drassanes gràcies a la generositat d'un dels prohoms més apreciats de la ciutat: l'Arnau Estanyol.

Emprisonnée par son mari Henri II Plantagenêt et séparée de ses enfants, Aliénor ne s'avoue pas vaincue et refuse de se soumettre à la tyrannie. Après la mort du roi elle devient reine douairière d'Angleterre et s'efforce de tempérer ses fils désormais rivaux dans la conquête du pouvoir. Infatigable, elle traverse les Alpes, réunit la rançon pour faire libérer son fils Richard Coeur de Lion et déjoue les manoeuvres de son autre fils, Jean sans Terre.

Three years after the Essex Dogs battled through the Siege of Calais, the Black Death has torn through Europe. Romford, basking in his new riches, now finds himself living as a knight errant. Loveday, whose businesses have been destroyed by the plague, must return to the life he vowed to abandon: fighting. And Millstone and Thorp enlist themselves on a deadly mission to escort a princess to Castille.

Fiona McAfee is a proud warrior, able to outshoot any man she has ever met. When the opportunity arises for her to demonstrate her skill at the Highland Games, she happily agrees. Alisdair McClain is the eldest son of a laird, yet he knows he won’t be laird himself. When he spots Fiona at the Highland Games, he knows he wants to be her husband—and not simply because it would allow him to be laird of Clan McAfee.

Una trepidante novela sobre Pedro el Católico y la historia de la corona de Aragón de la inconfundible pluma de Luis Zueco. Siglo XIII. Al norte de los Pirineos, Languedoc, una tierra sin rey ni cristiandad, se convirtió en el campo de batalla que transformó la historia de Europa. Los ejércitos de la Cruzada fueron convocados por el papa con la excusa de erradicar la herejía cátara, pero su verdadero objetivo estaba lejos de la fe: acabar con el sueño de Pedro II, la gran corona de Aragón.