Early Medieval (to 1337)
Macbeth: A Novel
Few readers will come to this novel without at least a sketchy memory of the Shakespeare play, whether it was…
In the Footsteps of William Wallace in Scotland and Northern England
A work of genuine and solid scholarship, Young and Stead’s In the Footsteps of William Wallace compensates for its dry…
Rebel
Editors' choice
The first of The Bravehearts Chronicles goes from a horrific prologue into a narrative of two boys: orphaned, abused and…
Crusade
After the death of Harold in 1066, Edgar the Atheling is proclaimed king by his Saxon supporters. When the various…
Blood Cries Afar
An often overlooked event in English history comes to life in this information-packed account of the French Invasion of 1216.…
The Wicked and the Just
Cecily’s father is the former lord of Edgeley Hall, but he lost his home when his brother returned from the…
The Reckoning
The second book of The Taker Trilogy, this novel promises to be a supernatural thriller, the kind of story in…
Illuminations
I admit to knowing next to nothing about Hildegard von Bingen before I picked up Mary Sharratt’s novel, Illuminations; by…
True Highland Spirit
A sealed missive orders Morrigan McNab’s brother to kill the bishop. In his absence, the task falls to her. If…
Almodis, The Peaceweaver
11th-century Occitania is a collection of counties and walled cities ruled by families continually fighting and marrying among themselves to…
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