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Icel is becoming a warrior of Mercia, but King Ecgberht of Wessex still holds the Mercian settlement of Londonia and its valuable mint. King Wiglaf of Mercia is determined that the last bulwark be reclaimed from his sworn enemy to complete his rehabilitation as Mercia’s rightful ruler. In the heart of the shield wall, Icel suddenly finds himself on the wrong side of the battle and thrust into the retreating enemy stronghold where he must take on the pretence of a Wessex warrior to survive and exact a cunning plan to bring down the Wessex force cowering behind the ancient walls.

Injured and detained in Delkara, Prince Gage of Edelmar is as determined as ever to see an end to the murderous rebels. In order to assist the nobles in catching the traitorous thieves, Gage needs to pass along the vital information he is carrying but is currently incapable of delivering. If he asks for help from those in whose hands he has found himself, will they aid him or betray him? Misplaced trust has cost him dearly in the past, but time is slipping through his fingers. What information he has may not stay relevant long.

1333. Edward III is at war with Scotland. Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights. They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing a feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword. But nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy. Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules.

Written by an anonymous storyteller in the 13th Century, and describing events between 960 and 1020, Njáls saga is one of the great works of medieval literature. The longest and most celebrated of the Icelandic sagas, it deals with family honour, vengeance and a vicious blood feud spanning almost 50 years. Based on the classic translation by Magnus Magnusson and Hermann Pálsson, this gripping dramatisation centres around two friends.

In 1282 AD, the Kingdom of Sicily is under the rule of a tyrannical French king and subject to his brutal Angevin army. Daily acts of violence and persecution are commonplace in a once-prosperous realm. For twenty-year-old Aetna Vespiri, daughter of a revered Sicilian knight, survival has become second nature. As a child, she witnessed the destruction of her family’s vineyard by Angevin soldiers and spent the next decade learning the tenets of stiletto-blade combat. Years later in Palermo, Aetna fends off a nefarious sergeant and sparks an uprising against the Angevin occupation.

Die Reliquienhändlerin Marysa steht kurz vor der ersehnten Hochzeit. Doch ihre Unruhe ist groß - der Zukünftige kehrt nicht von seiner Reise zurück. Wie lange kann sie geheim halten, dass sie sich in anderen Umständen befindet? Auch endet bald die von der Zunft auferlegte Frist für ihre Neuvermählung, um weiterhin als Meisterin arbeiten zu dürfen. Als wäre das nicht Unglück genug, ist plötzlich Marysas guter Ruf in Gefahr: Das Silber, das ihr zur Fertigung von Pilgerzeichen übergeben wurde, entpuppt sich als versilbertes Messing. Marysa steht plötzlich als Betrügerin da.

Written in 1861 but taking place in the fifteenth century, this picturesque historical novel by Charles Reade follows the story of a young scribe and illuminator named Gerard Eliason. In order to escape persecution, Gerard sets out on a journey from Holland to Rome, leaving behind the woman he loves, Margaret. Along the road Gerard meets a colorful cast of characters—including various historical figures—and explores the conflict between a person’s obligation to family versus the church.

The Last Crown is the epic sequel to The Widow Queen, about a long-forgotten Polish queen. It's a sweeping saga perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory, Bernard Cornwell, and the TV show Vikings. Across Baltic shores, English battlegrounds, and the land of Northern Lights, The Last Crown is the follow up to The Widow Queen, and the epic conclusion of Swietoslawa's journey from Polish princess to Queen of Denmark & Sweden and Queen Mother of England.

En el año 1306, el joven Guillem Belibasta se ve obligado a cometer un asesinato con su puñal de hoja curva para proteger a su familia. Convertido en fugitivo, viaja de Occitania a Morella y comienza una aventura repleta de traiciones, acción y amor en la que conocerá a personajes de todo tipo que jamás habría imaginado. Una novela absorbente plagada de hechos y personajes históricos que nos presenta la vida cotidiana y los sueños de un grupo de herejes en tiempos de tesoros, rituales, inquisidores, moriscos, judíos y templarios.

1270: Erwartungsvoll reist Baumeister Gerhard in die aufstrebende Handelsstadt Freiburg, um mit kaum dreißig Jahren die Verantwortung für den bedeutenden Kirchenbau zu übernehmen. Ist er der Aufgabe gewachsen? Ist es der junge Bildhauer Josef, als der Turm immer höher in den Himmel strebt? Wird die Bäckerstochter Thea ihr Glück erringen, das untrennbar mit dem herrischen Grafen Egino und der Bauhütte verbunden ist?

873 AD. The Viking Age grips Northern Europe. Seven years have passed since the ferocious sea battle with Ivar the Boneless, and Hundr is now a Viking war leader of reputation and wealth. A voice from the past calls to Hundr for aid, and he must take his loyal crew and their feared warships across the Whale Road to Viking Dublin, in a vicious and brutal fight against Eystein Longaxe. Hundr must fight against an implacable and powerful enemy amidst brutal attacks, shield wall battles, and treachery. Will his skill and savagery be enough, and can Hundr and his crew survive?

AD 1316. Ireland has been drawn into the bitter war between Scotland and England. Richard Savage thought he had left the war behind, but arch enemy Edward Bruce won't let him just walk away. Savage stole something from him, and there are no depths to which he will not descend to get it back. To force Savage's return, Bruce takes what is most dear to him: his daughter Galiene. To rescue her, Savage must voyage back to an Ireland devastated by war and decimated by famine, where Scottish invaders ravage the countryside.

Ireland AD 672. The abbey of Muman at Imleach Iubhair is being renovated when its guests' hostel burns to the ground. There is one fatality: Bishop Brodulf of Luxovium, a distinguished visitor and cousin to the king of Franks. Sister Fidelma is asked by Abbot Cuán to investigate the unfortunate incident and soon finds that the bishop had been stabbed to death before the fire had even started. Thrown into a world of treachery and jealousy, where religious beliefs are vehemently disputed, Fidelma and her companions, Eadulf and Enda, face a barrier of deceit.

En esta novela, Antonio Pérez Henares nos traslada, gracias a una prosa evocadora y a un exhaustivo rigor histórico a galope entre el siglo XII y el XIII, a las fronteras de la extremadura castellana por las sierras, las alcarrias, el Tajo y el Guadiana. A través de sus personajes—cristianos y musulmanes, campesinos y pastores, señores y caballeros—nos muestra la historia de los que sembraban y segaban, de los que levantaron las ermitas e hicieron brotar pasiones, amistades, rencores, pueblos y vivencias.

Ein Must-read für alle Geschichtsfans! Gabrielle C. J. Couillez entführt in das mittelalterliche Frankreich. Okzitanien in Südfrankreich im 13. Jahrhundert. Olivier ist zehn Jahre alt, als der Kreuzzug gegen die Katharer beginnt. Verloren in den Wirren des Krieges wächst er im Exil bei seinem Stiefvater und seinem Onkel auf. Schließlich wird er zum Ritter am barcelonischen Hof. Während die Inquisition in seiner Heimat wütet, gerät er zwischen die Fronten seiner wahren Überzeugungen, der Krone und dem Vatikan.

Gerusalemme è sotto attacco. Solo i cavalieri della croce possono salvarla. 1177 d.C. Un vento di guerra soffia verso la Terrasanta e tutto il regno di Gerusalemme teme un'immi­nente invasione da parte delle orde di Saladino. Voci, infatti, parlano di guerrieri saraceni che hanno già devastato con la loro furia città e villaggi. E così il panico si diffonde rapi­damente, come un male oscu­ro che serpeggia fino al trono di Baldovino, il re adolescente afflitto dalla lebbra.

Parigi, inverno 1302. Filippo il Bello, re di Francia, comanda l'armata più formidabile del mondo cristiano, ma il regno è sull'orlo della bancarotta. Per pagare i debiti di stato, il sovrano ha un piano che potrebbe costargli la scomunica: intende aggredire Firenze con un pretesto, per razziare le sue vaste riserve di fiorini d'oro. Ma non ha fatto i conti con Bonifacio VIII… La Signoria di Firenze, infatti, ha chiesto la protezione del pontefice, dal momento che in Vaticano abita la sola persona in grado di fermare il re di Francia.

Now that the destructive force of black powder has been unleashed, Alfred must reinforce his alliances in a world where the nature of conflict has been changed for all time. Against this backdrop, he faces the daunting task of finding a suitable match for his eldest daughter, knowing he must balance the needs of the kingdom against his vow to ensure the happiness of the child whose anticipated arrival kept him alive during his ordeal in captivity.

Intrigas, secretos y amoríos en la cambiante Europa de 1492. La novela muestra un amplio abanico de personajes que viven algunos de los hechos más característicos de la época. Fray Genaro recorrerá el Atlántico con Cristóbal Colón, en su viaje a las Indias. Un pintor italiano verá su vida mezclada con el misterio de un asesinato. Y mientras, en el Vaticano, un cambio de papado hará tambalear los cimientos de la cristiandad.

En una edad de tinieblas, donde la vida cotidiana discurre a menudo entre hechizos y ensalmos, cualquiera puede pasar por brujo. La sabia ironía de Ángeles de Irisarri conduce estas seis historias de brujas medievales, uniendo a su proverbial sentido del humor la construcción de un universo propio en el que las mal llamadas brujas aparecen sin artificios ni prejuicios ajenos, como lo que son: mujeres de carne y hueso.