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È il 1137 quando Eleonora, figlia del duca d'Aquitania, ritrova la propria voce. Il suo silenzio era iniziato cinque anni prima, il giorno in cui, ancora bambina, aveva subito un indicibile oltraggio. Ma ora non può più tacere: suo padre Guglielmo è stato assassinato a Compostela. Di lui non è rimasto che un corpo scempiato, la pelle di uno strano colore blu.

Koblenz, 1379: Als die junge Grafentochter Reinhild von Wegelagerern übermannt wird, wähnt sie sich dem Tode nah. Zum Glück kommen ihr der Pilger Palmiro und sein Weggefährte Conlin zu Hilfe, bringen die Übeltäter zur Strecke und retten Reinhild. Für ihren Mann kommt die Rettung allerdings zu spät. Auf ihrem Weg zurück in die Heimat begleiten Conlin und Palmiro die junge Frau. Nur langsam erholt sie sich von den schrecklichen Ereignissen, und doch entwickelt sie zarte Gefühle für Conlin.

Number one best seller in Norse historical fiction in UK, Canada, and Australia! The old world is burning. A hero will rise from its ash. Thirty years passed since Britannia voted to throw off the Roman yoke. Now, the old world crumbles. Pirates roam the seas, bandits threaten the highways, and barbarian refugees from the east arrive on Britannia's shores, uninvited. The rich profit from the chaos, while the poor suffer. A new Dark Age is approaching - but all is not lost. Ash is a Seaborn, a Saxon child found on the beach with nothing but a precious stone at his neck.

Barcelone, XIVe siècle. La cité catalane s'enorgueillit d'un nouveau fleuron gothique : Santa María del Mar, la cathédrale de la mer, qui s'élève, pierre à pierre, vers un ciel sans nuages. Du haut de ses huit ans, le jeune Arnau Estanyol contemple le chantier. À l'image de ce chef-d'œuvre en devenir, l'ascension de ce fils de paysan exilé, parti de rien, sera fulgurante.

The running wolf inscription told the world that a Solingen blade was at its throat. When a German smuggler is imprisoned in Morpeth Gaol in the winter of 1703, why does Queen Anne's powerful right-hand man, the Earl of Nottingham, take such a keen interest? At the end of the turbulent 17th century, the ties that bind men are fraying, turning neighbour against neighbour, friend against friend and brother against brother.

On 25 October 1415, a trapped and vastly outnumbered force of exhausted and demoralized English archers and men-at-arms faced a colossal army of French knights on a desolate field in northern France. What took place that day became one of the greatest moments of the Hundred Years War and English history. Based on chronicles of the times, Agincourt 1415: Field of Blood is a dramatic minute-by-minute retelling of the battle as seen through the eyes of the commanders and soldiers on both sides.

Deutschland, 1442: Marie und Michel finden auf dem Weg zu Freunden eine junge Frau mit einem Pfeil in der Brust. Sie sorgen dafür, dass ein Arzt, der sich Rasul al Hakimi nennt, die Verletzte rettet. Dadurch aber geraten sie in die Fehde verfeindeter Adelsgeschlechter. Um das Schlimmste zu verhindern, muss Marie das Geheimnis des Arztes aufdecken.

AD 865. The fierce Vikings stormed onto Saxon soil hungry for spoils, conquest, and vengeance for the death of Ragnar Lothbrok. Hundr, a Northman with a dog's name...a crew of battle hardened warriors...and Ivar the Boneless. Amidst the invasion of Saxon England by the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok, Hundr joins a crew of Viking warriors under the command of Einar the Brawler. Hundr fights to forge a warriors reputation under the glare of Ivar and his equally fearsome brothers, but to do that he must battle the Saxons and treachery from within the Viking army itself...

Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura della fortezza, lontana dai suoi affetti e dal suo mondo regale.

Ein spannender Historischer Roman über mittelalterliche Medizin, ein geheimnisvolles Buch - und die rettende Kraft der Liebe. Mecklenburg, 1388. Eigentlich ist sie eine Grafentochter, privilegiert. Doch als ihr Vater stirbt, wird Emilia beschuldigt, eine Spionin zu sein, und muss fliehen. Dass der windige, aber kundige Wanderheiler Henricus sich ihrer annimmt, sie sogar in die Geheimnisse seines Könnens einweiht, ist ihre Rettung. Gemeinsam mit ihm reist Emilia von Mecklenburg nach Schweden - und wird erneut zur Gejagten.

Time travel to Medieval Wales...A medieval man with an uncertain destiny, Llywelyn, the Prince of Wales, faces treachery and deceit at the hands of friends and foes alike...A modern woman with a troubled past, Meg's life is in tatters when she slips through time and into medieval Wales...Only by working together can Meg and Llywelyn navigate the shifting allegiances that threaten the very existence of Wales - and create their own history that defies the laws of time.

Poitiers was in the past, but it changed the life of Sir John Hawkwood, for he gained his spurs and that was another step on his journey. Once he realised that he had more ambition than just to serve the king of England, he joined forces with Albert Sterz and formed a company of mercenaries who hired out their swords. Fighting for the king of England against Burgundy, they gained a reputation which made others both fear and hate them in equal measure.

1075 and Dowager Queen Edith has died. Her niece Gunnhild longs to leave Wilton Abbey, but is her suitor, Breton knight Count Alain of Richmond, interested in her inheritance as the daughter of King Harold and Edith Swan-Neck, or does he love her for herself? Is her own love for Count Alain an enduring love, or has she made a terrible mistake? The Swan Daughter is woven around a true 11th-century tale of elopement, love and courage.

It is September 1068. Thea, also known as Gytha, the elder daughter of King Harold II, travels with her brothers and grandmother into exile carrying revenge in her heart. She is soon betrothed to a prince of Kiev. Will her betrothal and marriage bring her happiness, as she confronts enemies from inside and outside Russian territories? Will she prove herself the courageous princess she surely is, win her princely husband's respect and establish her independence in a society protective towards its women?

Im Jahr 1189 ist die Welt vom großen Religionskrieg zwischen Abendland und Orient erschüttert. Die Schicksalswege führen die Handwerkstochter Aveline und den Wundarzt Étienne auf den Dritten Kreuzzug von Frankreich nach Jerusalem. In den Wirren von Belagerungen und Intrigen finden die beiden zusammen. Doch ihre Liebe wird im großen Kampf um das Heilige Land vor eine schwere Probe gestellt ...

"Historia del Magnificus ac Reverendissimus Messer Regalis, La nascita di un cavaliere" sottopone all'ascoltatore una storia verosimile, studiata e con fondamenti basati su fatti realmente accaduti, della nascita di un cavaliere Templare, evidenziando caratteri di originalità che trasportano nell'epoca, nelle vicende e nei personaggi della storia proposta. Finora l'ampia letteratura sul tema dei "poveri commilitoni del Tempio di re Salomone" aveva solo fatto sognare romantici lettori in cerca di eroi senza sviscerare ed entrare così a fondo nella realtà quotidiana del Medioevo.

Genghis Khan united a nation and created a vast empire for his heirs. But after 200 years of civil war, his empire has fallen into the dark ages. Mandukhai dreams of being a fierce warrior woman, but her dreams are shattered when she is forced to become the second wife to the Great Khan.

Nur eines ist zerbrechlicher als Glas: die Liebe. Anno Domini 1452: Glas, so klar wie ein Gebirgsbach - so etwas hat im Heiligen Römischen Reich noch niemand gesehen, nicht einmal Kaiser Friedrich III. In seinem Auftrag wird der junge Glasbläser Simon ausgesandt, die geheime Rezeptur des Kristallglases zu stehlen. Nur ein Tumber und ein Esel begleiten ihn auf der gefahrvollen Reise über die Alpen in die prachtvolle Lagunenstadt Venedig. Mithilfe einer Kurtisane kommt Simon dem Geheimnis näher.

Elizabeth Seymour is the unimportant daughter of a country knight, until her sister catches the eye of the king. As her family is swept up in the changing politics of the realm, they seem to be climbing higher and higher. Everything is within reach, but it all hinges on Jane giving the king what he wants: a son. Elizabeth makes a gamble of her own. But danger seems to dog her every step, and she sees firsthand how hard it is to play the courtly game of politics. It only gets worse when the man you choose to marry is the son of the most powerful man in England.

1179: Heinrich II. Plantagenet herrscht über England und Teile Frankreichs. In seinem Haus aber herrscht Unruhe, sogar zur Rebellion kommt es. Ausgerechnet Ferdia, ein irischer Adliger, der als Geisel an den Hof kam, rettet seinem Sohn Richard das Leben. Zum Dank wird er Richards Knappe und darf diesen fortan in den Krieg begleiten. Sie kämpfen hart und siegen, und Richard macht sich als Löwenherz einen Namen. Doch bald erkennt Ferdia: Sein Herr schwebt erneut in Gefahr, denn der Ruhm sorgt für Neider, auch in Richards eigener Familie.