Early Medieval (to 1337)
The King’s Nun
French children still, albeit reluctantly, celebrate Charlemagne’s birthday. They do so because he is considered the inventor of schooling. Indeed,…
The Land of Angels
In the late 6th century, a monk called Gregory, later to be Pope, sees two blond, blue-eyed boys for sale…
Becoming Charlemagne: Europe, Baghdad, and the Empires of A.D. 800
This book will sit on my reference shelf as an extremely useful source of information about Rome and the Roman…
Lionheart And Lackland And The Wars Of Conquest
This is a scholarly but somehow nostalgic look at the “Devil’s Brood”, the quarrelsome sons of Henry II and Eleanor…
Brethren
Another Templar novel? This one confines itself solely to the historical period from 1260 to 1272, when the Mamluk warrior…
Brethren
The narrative opens in 1260 and follows Will Campbell, a young man who has been brought up from boyhood in…
Hers To Desire
With no dowry and a traitor for a father, Lady Beatrice has little hope of marriage. In 1244 England, not…
Revenge of the Rose
A minstrel with a secret; a brawny impoverished knight who wins fame as a jousting champion; an emperor in search…
Girl In A Red Tunic
At the end of the 12th century, England is in the grip of a very cold winter. Food is short…
The Sea Of Trolls
It is 793. The Holy Isle of Lindisfarne has been sacked. Jack and his little sister are stolen from their…
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