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Truth. Justice. Revenge. Behind these stands The Scotsman's Sword. When Lor Careston's quiet Highland village was attacked and burned, he felt helpless against the raiders who destroyed his home. Seeking revenge, but lacking the fighting skills he needs to execute his mission, he sets out to find the Ludus Caledonia - a mysterious fight guild that turns men into warriors. Lor trains hard, proves himself in the ring, and earns a place with the very clan that decimated his home, having decided to set his plan for revenge in motion from inside the clan.

You change the world, but the world changes you too. There is no getting around it. And thus, the simple wish to live changed the life of medical student Aliya irrevocably. Trapped in a body that isn’t hers, and a world in which she does not belong, Aliya has made her decision - she must survive. Similar to the Middle Ages, but not entirely, Medieval Tale takes place in the dark ages of Ativerna, a universe inhabited by different populations that worship different gods. In this world, women are deprived their voices and their abilities to pursue ambition.

Noël 1558, le jeune Ned Willard rentre à Kingsbridge : le monde qu'il connaissait va changer à tout jamais... Les pierres patinées de la cathédrale dominent une ville déchirée par la haine religieuse et Ned se retrouve dans le camp adverse de celle qu'il voulait épouser, Margery Fitzgerald. L'accession d'Élisabeth Ire au trône met le feu à toute l'Europe.

Allerede som tiårig bliver Margrete gift med Norges konge og sendt hjemmefra. Hun er Valdemar Atterdags yngste datter, født i 1353, og hendes opgave i Norge er enkel: Hun skal føde en arving til den norske trone og knytte rigerne tættere sammen. Da Valdemar dør uden at efterlade sig en søn, er der ingen indlysende tronfølger. På trods af interne stridigheder og truslen om krig udefra lykkes det Margrete at få valgt sin femårige søn til konge af Danmark. Hun regerer på hans vegne og har allerede tidligt en tydelig drøm om fremtiden.

1524. Die deutschen Lande werden von den Bauernkriegen zerrissen. Dem Adel droht der Verlust der Macht, dem Volk Hunger und Tod. Vier Menschen suchen ihre Bestimmung: Agnes, die Burgherrin der einst mächtigen Stauferburg Trifels, will ihr Erbe bewahren. Mathis, Sohn eines Burgschmieds, träumt vonder Gleichheit der Menschen und schließt sich aufständischen Bauern an. König Franz von Frankreich strebt nach der Kaiserkrone.

Elizabeth Seymour is the unimportant daughter of a country knight, until her sister catches the eye of the king. As her family is swept up in the changing politics of the realm, they seem to be climbing higher and higher. Everything is within reach, but it all hinges on Jane giving the king what he wants: a son. Elizabeth makes a gamble of her own. But danger seems to dog her every step, and she sees firsthand how hard it is to play the courtly game of politics. It only gets worse when the man you choose to marry is the son of the most powerful man in England.

An engineer finds himself in an alternate reality, Cornwall, in the year 715 A.D. He awakens in the body of a young Baron. James Fletcher, now the Count of Cornwall, is facing new adversaries in the Franks. They try to assassinate him and his family, precipitating a full-out war.

Saeric, a recently escaped slave, is running for his life. Prompted to flee his Saxon masters by visions of his younger brother, Saeric runs westward towards his former home. Weakened by years of thralldom and hindered by the iron chains that bind his ankles, he eventually succumbs to his exhaustion, to be found by a new master.

The Romans have abandoned Britannia. It is now 425 CE, and the islands have been brutally invaded by barbarian tribes coming from all directions. These lands are now a series of lawless, squabbling kingdoms that haven’t been united since the death of High King Coel Hen roughly a decade before. Roman rule failed the Britons, and a former Roman auxiliary, Hall, has been asked to return and provide a safer future for the people of Britannia’s northmost kingdom, Ebrauc. Word has it that a Saxon warlord has united many tribesmen from Germania and Gaul.

Historia del Rey Transparente es un insólito viaje a una Edad Media desconocida que se huele y se siente sobre la piel, es una fábula que conmueve por su grandeza épica, es uno de esos libros que no se leen, sino que se viven. Original y poderosa, la novela de Rosa Montero tiene esa fuerza desbordante de los libros llamados a convertirse en clásicos.

May 1483: The Tower of London. When King Edward IV dies and Lady Elysabeth Scrope delivers her young godson, Edward V, into the Tower of London to prepare for his coronation, she is engulfed in political turmoil. Within months, the prince and his brother have disappeared, Richard III is declared king, and Elysabeth's sister Margaret Beaufort conspires with her son Henry Tudor to invade England and claim the throne. Desperate to protect her godson, Elysabeth battles the intrigue, betrayal and power of the last medieval court to keep Prince Edward safe.

England, 1529: Die Gesellschaft ist im Umbruch - und die Reformation in vollem Gange. Unruhen, Intrigen und Machtspiele des Adels sind an der Tagesordnung. In dieser schwierigen Phase des Spätmittelalters findet Nicholas' Kindheit ein plötzliches Ende: Der 14-Jährige übernimmt die heruntergewirtschaftete Grafschaft seines Vaters, Jasper of Waringham. Aufgrund seiner "ketzerischen" - sprich: reformatorischen - Ansichten ist dieser beim König in Ungnade gefallen. Nun soll Nicholas, genannt Nick, den guten Ruf seiner zerrütteten Familie wiederherstellen.

England 1193: Als der junge Yvain of Waringham in den Dienst von John Plantagenet tritt, ahnt er nicht, was sie verbindet: Beide stehen im Schatten ihrer ruhmreichen älteren Brüder. Doch während Yvain und Guillaume of Waringham mehr als die Liebe zur selben Frau gemeinsam haben, stehen die Brüder John Plantagenet und Richard Löwenherz auf verschiedenen Seiten - auch dann noch, als John nach Richards Tod die Krone erbt. Denn Richards Schatten scheint so groß, dass er John schon bald zum Fluch zu werden droht ...

Nathan Makaryk's epic and daring debut rewrites the Robin Hood legend, giving voice to those history never mentioned and challenging who's really a hero and a villain.... England, 1191. King Richard is half a world away, fighting for God and his own ambition. Back home, his country languishes, bankrupt and on the verge of anarchy. People with power are running unchecked. People without are growing angry. And in Nottingham, one of the largest shires in England, the sheriff seems intent on doing nothing about it.

"Etwas Furchtbares war in Gang gekommen, das nicht nur seine Familie betraf, sondern ebenso den König, das Haus Lancaster und ganz England. Ihnen allen schien der Blutmond." England 1413: Als der dreizehnjährige John of Waringham fürchten muss, von seinem Vater in eine kirchliche Laufbahn gedrängt zu werden, reißt er aus und macht sich auf den Weg nach Westminster. Dort begegnet er König Harry und wird an dessen Seite schon jung zum Ritter und Kriegshelden. Doch Harrys plötzlicher Tod stürzt England in eine tiefe Krise, denn sein Sohn und Thronfolger ist gerade acht Monate alt.

1198. Enlevé par des inconnus, Roncelin, vicomte de Marseille, a disparu. Sept compagnons partent à sa recherche. Parmi eux, Hugues de Fer, ancien croisé, le médecin Averroès, un frère et une sœur saltimbanques romains, et le meilleur archer d'Angleterre, Robert de Locksley. À leur tête, Guilhem d'Ussel, joueur de vielle et fine lame. Mais, dans cette équipée, certains semblent être animés de tout autres desseins. Quelles sont les véritables raisons de leur venue à Marseille ?

Two enemies find themselves trapped together in an abandoned church on the far edge of Sherwood. Robin of Loxley and the Sheriff of Nottingham are both wounded, and without weapons, in the care of a hedge-priest. The ancient law of sanctuary means that no blood can be shed but emotions are running feverishly high. As the snow continues to fall, and with no apparent means of escape, new dangers begin to emerge. It becomes increasingly difficult to tell friend from foe.

Time travel to Medieval Wales...A medieval man with an uncertain destiny, Llywelyn, the Prince of Wales, faces treachery and deceit at the hands of friends and foes alike...A modern woman with a troubled past, Meg's life is in tatters when she slips through time and into medieval Wales...Only by working together can Meg and Llywelyn navigate the shifting allegiances that threaten the very existence of Wales - and create their own history that defies the laws of time.

The king is dead. Long live the queen. With Duncan defeated, Gruoch becomes Queen of Scotland. Now, she must rule at Macbeth's side, a difficult prospect as the new King of Scots grows increasingly unstable. To keep her son, her love, and her country safe, Gruoch must call upon the raven. Dive into the final installment of Gruoch's epic tale in Highland Queen, a Scottish historical fantasy, book four in The Celtic Blood Series by New York Times bestselling author Melanie Karsak.

1270: Erwartungsvoll reist Baumeister Gerhard in die aufstrebende Handelsstadt Freiburg, um mit kaum dreißig Jahren die Verantwortung für den bedeutenden Kirchenbau zu übernehmen. Ist er der Aufgabe gewachsen? Ist es der junge Bildhauer Josef, als der Turm immer höher in den Himmel strebt? Wird die Bäckerstochter Thea ihr Glück erringen, das untrennbar mit dem herrischen Grafen Egino und der Bauhütte verbunden ist?

July 1284. King Edward has invited the nobility of England, Ireland, and Scotland to Nefyn, one of the most remote spots in Wales, for a Round Table - a tournament as in the tales of King Arthur to celebrate Edward's victory over the Welsh and his ascension to Arthur's throne. Not everyone sees the tournament as a friendly competition, however, and in short order, Rhys and Catrin are called to investigate the death of a knight in the retinue of the Earl of Gloucester.

When Robin takes a shortcut through Sherwood Forest, the path he chooses leads not to Nottingham’s archery contest, but to a life on the run from the law. Unable now to become a knight and joined by his childhood friends, Robin Hood leads the most infamous outlaw band ever to evade the king and his sheriff.

Jane Crowe is an ordinary peasant girl who never dreamed she would work for the infamous Lord of the Greenwood. But when she’s forced out of her home, she has no choice but to turn to Robin Hood for help—and he makes her an irresistible offer. He needs a pair of eyes in the King’s Houses, and quiet, unassuming Jane—who has spent her whole life going unnoticed—will be the perfect spy. At first, Jane’s work for Robin seems straightforward. She whispers to him about the nobles at King’s Houses and all their secrets, including the new Sheriff of Nottingham.

During the Middle Ages, a peasant's superstition held that a mother mourning the death of her child could "sell her sorrow" by selling a nail from her child's coffin to a peddler. Lady Celeste is overwhelmed with grief when her infant son dies. Desperate to find relief, she escapes the convent where her husband has sent her to recover and begs a passing peddler to buy her sorrow. Jean, the cynical peddler she meets, is nobody’s fool; he does not believe in superstitions and insists Celeste include the valuable ruby ring on her finger along with the nail in return for his coin.

Aisley’s young life was changed forever when her father accompanied King Alfred into battle and lost his life in a deadly skirmish with the Vikings. Now, almost seven years later, the Vikings are once again rallying on Wessex’s borders, and Aisley fears that her older brother may have treacherous plans to betray the king by aligning himself with the invading Norsemen. But when Aisley encounters a handsome nobleman in the market, she feels the first stirrings of hope. Though they met only once when Aisley was little more than a child, she recognizes the man immediately.

Margaret Douglas, daughter of a queen, niece of King Henry VIII, never did anything by half measures. When she was a young woman, she dared to love, knowing it could only end in heartbreak. Love was never meant for those so close to the throne. Still she went on believing that one day she would have it all.

Winter 1364: Sir Thomas Blackstone, Kriegsherr König Edwards III., sichert die Bretagne für England. In der Schlacht rettet er einen kastilischen Jungen, Lazaro - der allein Zeuge eines Mordes wurde. Hat der König von Kastilien Don Pedro I., genannt "der Grausame", seine Gemahlin Blanche von Bourbon ermordet? Nur Lazaro weiß, wie es wirklich war. Kastilien steht kurz davor, in die Knie zu gehen. Blackstone muss Englands Verbündeten gegen die Franzosen verteidigen!

The Plague Doctor is a historical novel that follows the travels of a Jewish physician and his lawyer brother during the Black Death of 1347. They have lost their wives and children to plague, and devastated, they leave Florence to restart their lives. As the brothers traverse medieval Europe, they meld their medical and legal skills to resolve dilemmas engendered by a rapidly changing world. Along the way the meet two sisters—a midwife and a banker—whom they hope to marry and join them in moving to Poland (whose king is welcoming Jewish immigrants).

London 1348. Jonah Durham hat Intrigen, zerstörerische Kriege und Schicksalsschläge überwunden. Sein mit List und Vorsicht aufgebautes Handelsimperium floriert. Nun will er auch die letzten Sprossen seines Aufstiegs erklimmen - mächtige Ämter im Königreich winken. Nur sein ältester Sohn Lukas bereitet ihm Sorgen. Er weigert sich, in die Fußstapfen zu treten und Jonahs Vermächtnis weiterzuführen. Doch all das wird bedeutungslos, als in den engen Gassen Londons die Pest ausbricht.

This ingenious novel is presented as a chronicle of an island from medieval to modern times. The island is not on the map, but it is real beyond doubt. It cannot be found in history books, yet the events are painfully recognizable. The monastic chroniclers dutifully narrate events they witness. The entries mostly seem objective, but at least one monk simultaneously drafts and hides a "true" history, to be discovered centuries later. And why has someone snipped out a key prophesy about the island's fate?

Bishop’s Lynn, England, 1413. At the age of forty, Margery Kempe has nearly died giving birth to her fourteenth child. Fearing that another pregnancy might kill her, she makes a vow of celibacy, but she can’t trust her husband to keep his end of the bargain. Desperate for counsel, she visits the famous anchoress Dame Julian of Norwich. Pouring out her heart, Margery confesses that she has been haunted by visceral religious visions. Julian then offers up a confession of her own: she has written a secret, radical book about her own visions, Revelations of Divine Love.

Genghis Khan united a nation and created a vast empire for his heirs. But after 200 years of civil war, his empire has fallen into the dark ages. Mandukhai dreams of being a fierce warrior woman, but her dreams are shattered when she is forced to become the second wife to the Great Khan.