Late Medieval (1338 to 1485)
Tamed by a Laird
Jenny Easdale awaits her fate—marriage to a man who wishes to possess her lands and title. Not the future she…
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer (c1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, bureaucrat, courtier and diplomat. Best known for The Canterbury Tales he…
Mappamundi
In the Italian city of Ancona in 1464, Pope Pius II dies. His mostly loyal English servant Thomas Deerham…
I, Jacqueline
I, Jacqueline is the story of Countess Jacqueline of Bavaria, daughter of Count William VI and sole heir to…
Figures in Silk
Using the point-of-view of a female silk merchant of London, Vanora Bennett, in Figures of Silk, gives readers a…
The Road to Bosworth Field
The Wars of the Roses always confused me. So many people, with so many variations of their names, all killing…
The King of Thieves
In 1325 the Earl of Chester was put in charge of a diplomatic mission to King Charles IV of France,…
Blood Royal
Editors' choice
This first in a series is the story of Catherine de Valois, daughter of Charles, King of France. Brought up…
The Red Velvet Turnshoe
Editors' choice
In February of the year 1383 a rain started to fall before Martinmas. It swept through France, Flanders, and Tuscany…
Staff Publications: The Traitor’s Wife
At age thirteen young Eleanor de Clare, favorite niece of King Edward II, becomes the wife of Hugh le Despenser.…
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