Late Medieval (1338 to 1485)
The Boy’s Tale
The peace of St Frideswide’s is shattered with the arrival of two small boys after their party is apparently…
Ship’s Angel
Bridget Crowley has yet again dazzled us with another brilliant story – the sequel of the critically acclaimed Feast of…
Brind and the Dogs of War
Brind is no ordinary boy; he was raised with dogs and has a strong bond with the alpha-male mastiff, Glaive.…
The Rose of York: Crown of Destiny
Editors' choice
In this sequel to the gripping The Rose of York: Love and War, Worth does a beautiful, and succinct, job…
The Sempster’s Tale
It is the summer of 1450. Dame Frevisse must travel to London to select cloth and patterns for church vestments.…
The Bishop’s Tale
England, 1434. Thomas Chaucer is dying. Administering to his needs is his cousin, Cardinal Bishop Beaufort of Winchester. Thomas dies…
Katherine
This assignment is both an absolute joy and something of a challenge. Hodder have re-packaged Anya Seton’s classic under their…
The Burning Time
The Burning Time is a fictionalised account of the true story of the first woman to be tried for witchcraft…
Condottiere: A Knight’s Tale
In the aftermath of the Battle of Poitiers, Sir John de Hawkwood, having fallen foul of his commanding officer (Edward…
The Goodman of Paris: Treatise on Moral and Domestic Economy by a Citizen of Paris
This book of instruction by an older man for his young wife was written around 1393, and Eileen Power’s excellent…
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