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