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From the burning plains of Syria to the filthy backstreets of Paris and London, Brethren is the story of Will Campbell, coming of age in a time of conspiracy, passion, politics and war. Will longs to become a Knight Templar, but first he must serve as an apprentice to the foul-tempered scholar...

Augsburg, 1462: Das Totengeläut reißt nicht ab. Die Pest wütet in der Stadt und tötet Hunderte. Die junge Magd Lina pflegt im Heilig-Geist-Spital aufopferungsvoll die Kranken, bis sie sich selbst ansteckt. Mit der Hilfe des Wundarztes Ulrich, der sein Herz an Lina verloren hat, übersteht sie die Seuche als Einzige im Spital. Böse Zungen behaupten bald, sie sei mit dem Teufel im Bunde. Als ein reicher Jüngling ermordet wird, fällt der Verdacht auf sie. Lina muss ihre Unschuld beweisen, sonst droht ihr das Schwert des Henkers …

A powerful order of warrior monks forged in the fires of the Crusades during the twelfth century, the legendary Knights Templar did not vanish entirely following their failed campaigns in the Holy Land. Having attained great power and arcane skill, they withdrew from the public eye but remained...

In this stunning sequel to their acclaimed historical fantasy The Temple and the Stone, coauthors Katherine Kurtz and Deborah Turner Harris return to the legends of the fabled Order of the Knights Templar, the mystical medieval brotherhood of warrior monks born in the crucible of the Holy Land...

From the day he was crowned, Henry V was determined to prove the legitimacy of his house. His father's usurpation weighed heavily on his mind, and he needed a grand gesture to capture the respect of his own countrymen and the rest of Europe. What better way than to follow in his great-grandfather Edward III's footsteps, and recover the territory lost in France over the previous fifty years? Better yet, why not go for the crown? Poor, deranged Charles VI couldn't manage his own barons.

An epic full-cast play about Robin Hood, plus an episode of In Our Time setting him in his historical context and four dramatic interpretations of his story Robin Hood has captured the English imagination for centuries. His tale has been told in ballads, novels, plays, TV shows and films – and...

Sheriff Zachariah Fitch doesn't believe in pirate stories like the ones his daughter's nursemaid, Nairnie spins so well. But his beliefs change quickly when Nairnie's ex-pirate husband, Bear, and his crew arrive at his door one night. After solving several murders with the help of his good friend (and love interest), Lady Vivienne Harlowe, Zachariah wants nothing more than time to unwind. However, when Bear suggests a day of high seas adventure aboard his ship, Vivienne accepts the invitation for all of them. Against the sheriff's will, of course.

Newly crowned Margaret knows exile, estrangement and terror all too well. When William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066, Margaret and her family fled to Scotland, where she was hurriedly wed to Malcolm, King of the Scots. She’d craved the quiet life of a nun but now finds herself thrust into the public sphere with a duty to save souls—and lives—in the bloody aftermath of the Norman conquest.

1568 beginnt mit der Schlacht von Heiligerlee der 80-jährige Krieg zwischen den Niederlanden und Spanien. Immer wieder dringen Truppen und Söldner in das Münsterland ein, plündern und brandschatzen. Dort wachsen die Zwillinge Eva und Adam auf. Durch die Besonderheit ihrer Geburt ist Adam, der zweite Zwilling, ein freier Mensch. Eva hingegen wächst als Eigenbehörige auf. Doch als der Krieg weiter wütet, beschließt der Vater, dass Eva und Adam ihren Status tauschen. So kann Adam als Eigenbehöriger den väterlichen Hof übernehmen und ist vor dem Dienst an der Waffe sicher. Eva ist frei.

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.

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.

La historia de la reina más desconocida y fascinante de nuestra Edad Media. 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. Sería el momento de disfrutar de todo lo alcanzado si no fuera porque la...

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.

Discover the gruesomely wicked medieval mystery from Keith Moray, for fans of C. J. Sansom, Paul Doherty and E. M. Powell 🩸️🗡️ A nun is found dead. A priest is horribly attacked. An evil older than sin is loose in Yorkshire… Marske, 1361. Sir Ralph de Mandeville with his...

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.

Thomasin Marwood is one of Queen Catherine's ladies-in-waiting at the court of Henry VIII, and she does not trust Lady Anne Boleyn. But when an accident forces Thomasin and her family to take refuge at the Boleyn family home at Hever Castle, Thomasin is entrusted with an unexpected mission by Anne's mother.