11th Century
Wolves in Armour
This is the first book of the author’s Norman Conquest trilogy. It tells the story of a young Norman noble,…
Belleme, the Norman Warrior
Belleme follows the life of a soldier-politician who is a prominent player in English politics in the wake of the…
The Waste Land: An Entertainment
Set before and during the First Crusade, between 1096 and 1099, monk-turned-soldier Hugh de Verdon narrates the story of his…
Sons of the Wolf
In the time of Harold and Edward, we meet Wulfhere, a Sussex thegn; a fearsome warrior, a respected nobleman, adored…
Blomqvist
The eleventh century—a violent time of conquest and crusade in the name of Christianity. Through the eyes of a gotterdammerung…
Strategos: Born in the Borderlands
As in Doherty’s superb novel Legionary, so too in Strategos: the story is set during a period of Roman history…
Son of Blood
This novel deals with the tangled Italian politics, changing loyalties and ferocious conflicts leading up to the First Crusade: Western…
The Splintered Kingdom
Editors' choice
After distinguishing himself at the battles of Hæstings and Eoferwic (York), Tancred a Dinant, who doesn’t know too well whether…
Hereward: The Devil’s Army
The novel opens in 1069. William has England in an iron grasp, crushing all opposition to his bloody reign. In…
The Time of the Wolf: A Novel of Medieval England
The landmark year 1066 has given nourishment to many historical novelists, including now the first-time historical novel author James Wilde.…
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