10th Century
Edith from Wessex: Wife of Otto the Great, A Medieval Queen
This fascinating, well-written, enjoyable and manageable read sheds light on a lesser-known figure from both 10th-century English and German history.…
Treachery and Truth
In 10th-century Bohemia, Duchess Dragomíra of the Přemysl dynasty has taken over as regent and begins persecuting followers of the…
Alvar the Kingmaker
Whitehead takes a period of history that is not over-represented, 955-983 AD, creating an historical adventure that has drama, some…
The Eye of the Falcon
Joan Fallon is an author I have had the great pleasure of reading before, and once again I wasn’t disappointed. …
Warriors of the Storm
The ninth entry in Cornwell’s Saxon Tales brings us yet another glorious tale of Uhtred, warrior extraordinaire. Though there is…
Devil’s Garden
This is book two about the Trpimirovic dynasty in tenth-century Croatia, and those who have read Road to Knin will…
Norseman’s Oath
Jason Born’s Norseman’s Oath, the fifth volume in his Norseman Chronicles, opens in A. D. 989, two years after the…
Road to Knin
It is always nice to pick up a book that potentially will introduce you to new settings, and Road to…
The Silver Witch
Set in both present-day Wales and in the 10th century, The Silver Witch tells the stories of Tilda Fordwells and…
The Empty Throne
The eighth entry in Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon Tales, The Empty Throne finds our hero, Uhtred, somewhat incapacitated following the events…
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