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In the year 1189, as the Third Crusade gathers force, Europe stands divided by faith, ambition, and pride. When the call to take the cross reaches the northern isles, William FitzCount, nephew to the King of Scotland, sees in it a chance to win honour and secure his family’s name. At his side marches Roland Gifford, an older squire whose prospects are waning, and Fearchar “McTaggart” O’Beolan, a monk seeking redemption after years of penance at Scone Abbey.

At Eleanor of Aquitaine's palace in Poitiers, fourteen-year-old Lady Joanna of Agen is coming of age. Her aunt and guardian, Alice, rescued Joanna from her brutal father by bringing her to court. But now Alice fears Joanna could once again be at risk from the men around her. When Queen Eleanor's son, Henry, arrives at court, Joanna quickly catches his eye. But Alice overhears the lewd conversations of the male courtiers and worries that Joanna's honor is at stake.

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...

"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...

Friesland 1351: Schiffe zu bauen - das war schon immer der Traum des junge Zimmermanns Jann Osinga. Mit seinen genialen Ideen will er die Seefahrt revolutionieren und sich in den Häfen der Hanse einen Namen machen. Aber Jann hat es nicht leicht. Er ist der uneheliche Sohn des mächtigen Wilko, der den Bastard verabscheut und täglich erniedrigt. Der jähzornige Wilko führt eine Blutfehde gegen seinen Erzfeind Enno und zieht seine Söhne in den Konflikt hinein. Jann ist seit langem heimlich in seine Jugendfreundin Jorien verliebt.

**From the co-author of the No.1 bestselling Wilbur Smith novel, WAR CRY. ** The Leopards of Normandy trilogy concludes with Conqueror as Duke William prepares to take England, and his rivals for the English throne, by storm. It begins in Normandy. It will end at Hastings. This vibrant series by...

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.

The plague is spreading. The hundred year war is beginning. Katharina Kepler is believed to be a witch. Known for her herbal remedies and successful children–among them Johannes, Imperial Mathematician and author of the laws of planetary motion–Katharina’s life is changed by an accusation of witchcraft. Facing financial ruin, torture and even execution, she tells her side of the story.

The year is 1315: The Scottish brothers Robert and Edward de Bruce launch their invasion of Ireland. A monumental act in the fight for Scotland’s independence. While kings wage war, Lady Enja is swept by fate into the heart of their struggle. A mysterious assassin pursues her relentlessly, bringing Enja to face her greatest challenge yet. Torn between vengeance and mercy, she is drawn into a fierce struggle that pushes her to the limits of her strength.

‘A thrilling, heart-stealing historic romp and achingly romantic’ M.A. Kuzniar, bestselling author of Midnight in Everwood ***** Oxford 1360 When his sister’s betrothed vanishes the night before her politically arranged marriage, Raff Barden must track and return the elusive groom to...

'Tender and gallant…Beautiful and romantic' Ashley Herring Blake ***** To win her heart, she'll have to fight… Winner of the RNA's Popular Romantic Novel Award 2025. Oxfordshire 1362 When Lily Barden discovers her best friend Johanna’s hand in marriage is being awarded as the main prize at...

Amid the dust and mayhem of the Third Crusade, a fearsome knight, Thurstan Wildblood, 'a man with a hole where his soul should be', is charged with returning a female hostage to Christendom, specifically to Canterbury. Melinda of Jerusalem, they say, works miracles. She is touched by God and when she prays, astonishing cures are affected. The problem is that everyone seeks her as their prize. The crusaders captured her from an Islamic stronghold, and Sultan Saladin wants her back.

Der Waisenjunge Rob findet bei einem Bader Schutz und wird sein gelehriger Schüler. Nach dem Tod seines Meisters bricht er nach Persien auf, denn dort, im fernen Isfahan, lehrt Avicenna, der berühmteste aller Ärzte. Rob trotzt mutig den Gefahren seiner weiten Reise, Hunger, Pest und den Überfällen religiöser Fanatiker. Unbeirrt folgt er seiner Berufung als Arzt und Heiler.

Magnus has built an empire. He is a king in 1291. He is a king in the 24th century. And there are centuries between that must be guarded. He and his family are living in the past, attempting to keep the historical record and the timeline orderly, and the succession of kings straight, but now they have a new villain, Asgall, who is coming to power. He has his eyes set on Magnus's family, he wants to destroy them.

Al-Ándalus, siglo IX. Oso, un cristiano de vida irregular, está a punto de ser ejecutado por orden de un tribunal musulmán. Cuando la sentencia va a ejecutarse, Oso ofrece conseguir una planta mágica a cambio de que se respete su vida. El pacto es aceptado, pero solo contará con doce días para cumplir su misión mientras su hija Lara se queda como rehén. Ayudado por su amigo, el persa Yalal-ad-Din, y por Osobelena, una esclava normanda, Oso intentará salvar su vida y la de su hija en una misión imposible.

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.

In the 11th century, a feral child is taken in by three witches after the wolves who raised her are slaughtered by hunters. Three hundred years later, gentle, observant Brother Rowan is supposed to be making copies of historical fragments. In truth, he spends most of his time in the garden of his priory in the Scottish Lowlands. He hasn't fully recovered from the Great Plague, which killed most of the other monks. But the Benedictine order wants to send him north in search of an ancient library and the true history of Scotland's kings.

Magnus has been focused on his present, the loops and time shifts behind him, but that is not all in the past. There is also a throne that must be held, a historic event that must be protected, and a kingdom that needs him to rule. From the shores of modern day Amelia Island to Scotland's medieval age, from his family in 17th century Balloch castle to his mother holding his kingdom in Riaghalbane for his son, Magnus must once again draw his sword to battle for those he loves and has promised to protect.

Frankreich 1297. Während der Papst und der französische König einen erbitterten Machtkampf austragen, werden der Ritter Constantin Fleury, die Goliardin Mélisande und der Templer Gérard d’Acre von den Schatten ihrer Vergangenheit eingeholt. Feinde Constantins entführen Mélisande und seine schwangere Frau Agnès. Für die beiden Frauen beginnt ein Kampf ums Überleben. Um sie zu retten, muss Constantin sich hoch verschulden. Sein Freund Gérard, der sich auf einer heiklen Mission für den Templerorden befindet, hilft ihm, das Lösegeld nach Flandern zu bringen.

London, um 1337. Jonah Durham ist zu einem der einflussreichsten Kaufmänner Englands aufgestiegen. Er ist Schiffseigner, Hoflieferant und Ritter der Königin. Außerdem ist er verliebt - und das ausgerechnet in Giselle, die Tochter seines größten Widersachers. Während König Edward drauf und dran ist, das Land durch einen Krieg gegen Frankreich in den Ruin zu treiben, schlägt Jonah seinem Konkurrenten William de la Pole einen Handel vor: Die Hand seiner Tochter gegen eine Geschäftsidee, um die finanziellen Probleme des Königs zu lösen.