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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.

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.

An engineer finds himself in an Alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A. D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron. James Fletcher continues on his world conquest. He has realized that nothing short of world domination will allow him to live in peace. No matter how he expands, the new neighbors will covet his goods and lands.

York, 1371. William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, has made many enemies since York knight Sir Ranulf Pagnell died imprisoned in France while Wykeham negotiated his ransom. After escorting Sir Ranulf's body back to the city, Wykeham realises that his own life is in grave danger.

Completed in the early 11th century, The Tale of Genji is considered the supreme masterpiece of Japanese prose literature, and one of the world's earliest novels. A work of great length, it comprises six parts, the first part of which (also called The Tale of Genji) is reprinted here. The exact origins of this remarkable saga of the nobility of Heian Japan remain somewhat obscured by time, although its author, Lady Shikibu Murasaki, presumably derived many of her insights into court life from her years of service with the royal family.

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.

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.

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?

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.

His reign must come to an end. But his legacy will live on forever. After thwarting the scourge of the Viking hordes that had decimated Britain for decades, King Alfred assured a period of peace and prosperity for the kingdom of Wessex. The dream of uniting all Anglo-Saxons under one, noble banner seems closer than ever before. But his enemies are not ones to be taken lightly. For even as Alfred works to ensure the fate of his descendants for centuries to come, a fearsome warlord, Haesten, gathers his warriors for a brutal assault upon the shores of Alfred's territories.

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.

Dragon Heart's daughter and daughter in law had been kidnapped. He has to to search for them in the lands and the seas of his enemies. He faces enemies with magical powers as well as enemies who have castles which cannot be taken. In a fast moving story filled with battles at sea and on land our Viking hero has more twists and turns to contend with than he has encountered before. The story moves from the north to Cornwall, Wales and back to the north as Dragon Heart and his men are stretched to the limit.

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.

"Devotees of rich historical fiction and contemporary social discourse alike will be enthralled.” —Booklist, starred review From bestselling author Louise Fein comes a new historical novel set in a world of banned books and censorship, in which an encrypted manuscript unleashes a chain of...

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.

The heart-stopping new love story from Emma Denny, following beloved characters from One Night in Hartswood and All the Painted Stars. 🏹🏹🏹 'Achingly thoughtful, wonderfully romantic, complex, and tender, Denny’s world and characters leap off the page and tug at your heart' EMMA R...

Año 711, las huestes musulmanas han tomado Hispania por la fuerza de la espada y avanzan imparables. El reino visigodo de Toledo se desmorona y los nuevos amos toman su botín. Entre los cientos de cautivos se encuentra Egilo, la altiva y orgullosa viuda de Rodrigo. Una mujer destinada a adentrarse en la anónima niebla del pasado que, sin embargo, se convertirá en pieza clave de un momento histórico convulso. La última reina goda es una novela de pequeños y grandes personajes que asistieron al amanecer de un nuevo mundo, donde el peligro y las amenazas eran constantes.

Owen has completed his latest mission for the Duke of Lancaster, but his plan to return home is thrown into peril when the young stonemason carving the tomb of Owen's late father-in-law, English knight Sir Robert D'Arcy, is discovered hanged. The Archdeacon of St. David's wants Owen to find out whether Cynog was executed due to his support for the would-be Welsh redeemer, Owain Lawgoch's, rebellion against English rule. Prolonging his stay in Wales means that Owen will be unable to deliver the news of Sir Robert's death to Lucie in person, but can he really leave her father's tomb unfinished?

Un auténtico Juego de tronos de la mano de un verdadero especialista en la España del siglo XII Valladolid, 1155: Alfonso VII, el emperador, reúne a su corte para comunicar una decisión trascendental. A su muerte, el reino quedará dividido: Sancho, su primogénito, reflexivo y débil...