13th Century
The Unicorn Road
Editors' choice
On the coast of medieval Sicily an expedition, led by the scholar Antioch, sets sail for the East to seek…
Babylonne
Sixteen-year-old Babylonne, an orphan reared to the Cathar faith in the Languedoc region of 13th-century France, suffers abuse and humiliation…
Pilgrim: The Greatest Crusade
In 1212, crusaders march to the Holy Land in order to wrest it back from the Saracens, who are now…
Crossed
An unnamed British musician is the protagonist in Galland’s new book, in which the disastrous Fourth Crusade forms the backdrop.…
Death of a Squire
This is the second installment in the Templar Bascot de Marins mystery series, set in Lincoln, England, in the year…
The Alehouse Murders
AD 1200. In the bustling town of Lincoln, summer heat and drenching rain threaten to mar the festivities of the…
The Last Troubadour
The year is 1240, and Ramon Troubadour has returned to his beloved Carcassonne. The once beautiful town, a cultural center…
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village
This is a lovely book of miniature plays and monologues the author wrote for her students to better facilitate their…
Crusade
Editors' choice
Crusade is an epic tale of war, political intrigue, religious fervor, greed, and passion set in Acre of 1274. It…
Death and the Devil
Set against the backdrop of the building of one of the world’s largest cathedrals and the power struggles between the…
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