14th Century
Dispensation of Death
Editors' choice
1325: the reign of Edward II.England is in the grip of tyranny. Not so much from the reigning king, who…
The Master of Verona
How much of life is determined by the stars? How much by the choices of men? How far will a…
A Mass for the Dead
In McDuffie’s first mystery, set in Scotland in 1373, the author looks deep into the glass of her own ancestry…
The Malice of Unnatural Death
Exeter, 1324. When the body of a local craftsman and a King’s Messenger are found murdered, Sir Baldwin de Furnshill,…
The Water Devil
Riley completes her Margaret of Ashbury trilogy (A Vision of Light and In Pursuit of the Green Lion being the…
In Pursuit of the Green Lion
The first two novels in Riley’s highly entertaining trilogy about the adventures of Margaret of Ashbury have recently been reissued…
Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic
Life for Chaucer in the 14th century would appear to have had its fair share of difficulties and intrigue. As…
The Third Heaven Conspiracy
Florence, 1300. The city teeters on the edge of the Renaissance, and is trying to reinvent itself as a place…
The First Princess of Wales
Originally published in 1984 as Sweet Passion’s Pain and revised in this version, Karen Harper (now known for her Elizabeth…
Queen of Shadows: A Novel of Isabella, Wife of King Edward II
In her own time, Isabella, the much maligned wife of the English king Edward II, was known as the She-Wolf…
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