Late Medieval (1338 to 1485)
The Poetry of Secrets
Genres:
In 1481 Trujillo, Spain, sixteen-year-old Isabel is an unusual girl. Not only can she read and write, but she also sneaks out at night ...Read Review
Hurdy Gurdy
Genres:
1349: the adolescent Diggory has been a friar in the order of St Odo since he was eight. The community’s mission is to ...Read Review
Daughter of the White Rose
Genres:
This is a middle-grade tale based on true events that took place in England between 1470 and 1485. It is a fictional take on the ...Read Review
Of Sword and Shadow
Genres:
In 1397, in the Greek city of Thebes, a nameless slave is employed by her master in a variety of schemes ranging from stealing ...Read Review
The Tower of Fools (Hussite Trilogy, 1)
Genres:
This is the first book of a fantasy/historical trilogy set in Silesia during the 15th century when the followers of early Protestant ...Read Review
We All Fall Down
Genres:
In these pandemic times, readers of historical fiction will find deep resonance with stories of the Black Death and other pandemics. In this ...Read Review
Spiteful Bones (A Crispin Guest Mystery, 14)
Genres:
The Tracker of London, Crispin Guest, must solve a 20-year-old murder in his 14th adventure, set in 1398. Lawyer Nigellus Cobmartin has just inherited ...Read Review
The Warrior’s Princess Prize (Princesses of the Alhambra, 3)
Genres:
Alhambra, 1399. The Warrior’s Princess Prize follows the story of Zorahaida, princess and quasi-captive to her father’s violent whims. When a tournament ...Read Review
The Crescent and the Cross (Knights Templar)
Genres:
The 5th in Simon Turney’s Knights Templar series, this book deals with the start of the campaign to win Iberia back from ...Read Review
The Mortimer Affair: Joan de Joinville’s Story
Genres:
A marriage is arranged between Joan de Joinville, a young and wealthy heiress, and Roger, a member of the powerful Mortimer family. Unusually, ...Read Review