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Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura della fortezza, lontana dai suoi affetti e dal suo mondo regale.

Meriel Schellden knows that marrying Craig McTiernay will strengthen the ties between their clans. She insists she is motivated by duty and responsibility, nothing more. But when a mere formality becomes a far from platonic kiss, Meriel must question where her true intentions lie. Though Meriel entices him far more than she realizes, Craig's commitments have always kept his passions restrained. But no sense of duty to his clan can make Craig forget the way Meriel's touch left him teased, tantalized, and desperate for more.

Seven McTiernay brothers, each a Highlander born to protect Scotland and her people, warriors known for their quick wits and quicker broadswords. The third brother, Cole, stared death in the face when he was only a boy... Now Cole McTiernay is a man. And though he resists them in every way, he has responsibilities. The wild northern Highlands need a laird who can guide them to peace. Cole has the army strong enough to accomplish this task. What he doesn't have is the desire to be a leader among men.

Norwegen, 875 n. Chr.: König Harald hat die Stämme des Landes unter seiner Herrschaft vereint. Doch sein Erzfeind Varl schwört erbitterte Rache. Gnadenlos ziehen seine Krieger durchs Land und ermorden die Getreuen des Königs. Um Verbündete im Kampf gegen Varl zu finden, begeben sich die beiden Wikingerbrüder Kjelvar und Thorvik auf eine gefährliche Reise. Doch als Varl das Dorf der Brüder niedermetzeln lässt und Kjelvars schwangere Frau entführt, ahnen die Brüder, welchen Weg das Schicksal für sie gezeichnet hat: Sie müssen zu Varls schlimmstem Feind werden.

"Historia del Magnificus ac Reverendissimus Messer Regalis, La nascita di un cavaliere" sottopone all'ascoltatore una storia verosimile, studiata e con fondamenti basati su fatti realmente accaduti, della nascita di un cavaliere Templare, evidenziando caratteri di originalità che trasportano nell'epoca, nelle vicende e nei personaggi della storia proposta. Finora l'ampia letteratura sul tema dei "poveri commilitoni del Tempio di re Salomone" aveva solo fatto sognare romantici lettori in cerca di eroi senza sviscerare ed entrare così a fondo nella realtà quotidiana del Medioevo.

A mediados del siglo X, Sancho I, rey de León, conocido como "el Craso", pierde el trono por culpa de su extrema obesidad. La reina de Navarra, Toda Aznar, hará todo lo posible por restituir el poder de su nieto y para ello solicita al califa de Córdoba, su sobrino Abderramán III, que uno de sus sabios cure a Sancho. El califa accede, pero con la condición de que Toda se presente ante él y le rinda vasallaje. La reina tendrá entonces que emprender un viaje lleno de aventuras a lo largo de la Península, desde Pamplona hasta la lejana Córdoba.

Di ritorno dalla catastrofica seconda crociata, Eleonora d'Aquitania e suo marito Luigi VII si separano. Persa la corona di Francia, ma ripresi i suoi possedimenti, poche settimane dopo l’annullamento del matrimonio Eleonora s'imbarca per l'Inghilterra per abbracciare il suo futuro consorte, Enrico II. Del dicembre 1154 viene incoronata, assieme a Enrico II, regina d'Inghilterra nell'Abbazia di Westminster. Sposa irreprensibile, negli anni turbolenti trascorsi a corte dà alla luce otto figli, futuri eredi della monarchia.

"Sir Nigel" is a historical novel set during the Hundred Years' War, by the British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1906, it is a fore-runner to Doyle's earlier novel "The White Company", and describes the early life of that book's hero Sir Nigel Loring in the service of King Edward III at the start of the Hundred Years' War.

More than a decade has passed since William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings and was crowned king of England on Christmas Day 1066. Still faced with insurrection, both here in England and in his native Normandy, a perpetual threat to William’s authority was his half brother, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, Earl of Kent, and serial plotter against his king. Odo is about to commission a work of art depicting the events leading up to the conquest and the great battle itself.

AD 1294. Caernarfon has fallen to Madog, and the Welsh uprising spreads like a wildfire. The four main warlords of Wales join forces to wreak havoc amongst the English settlers and rampage across the country in a frenzy of aggression born of a lifetime of servitude. One by one, Edward’s castles fall before the Welsh onslaught, but though there seems to be little reaction from the king, across the border, he musters his armies and plans the re-taking of his famed Ring of Steel.

1527. El sol del primer día del verano se va alzando sobre una Florencia devastada por la peste. Un hombre agoniza en su mansión al borde del Arno. Ha sido consejero de los más poderosos y amante de las más bellas. Solo en su lecho de muerte, el canciller Nicolás Maquiavelo trata de poner luz a lo que fue su vida. Evoca a damas por las que fue amado, a papas con los que negoció, a poderosos señores que no siempre estuvieron a la altura de sus proyectos.

In 1274, Edward the First ruled England having inherited the crown from his father, Henry the Third. Across the border to the west, the smaller country of Wales was ruled by Prince Llewellyn ap Gruffydd, a direct descendant of Llewellyn the Great. Tensions were strained between the two countries and minor conflicts were commonplace between the lesser nobles, but when Edward found out about Llewellyn’s proposed marriage to Eleanor du Montfort, he was incensed, and in 1275, arranged for her ship to be intercepted as she travelled from France to be with the Welsh prince.

King Henry is dead, and his son, Edward Longshanks, is on his way back from crusade to claim the crown and impose his iron will on a weakened country. The nobles of north Wales are nervous and grow frustrated at the inaction of their own leader, and make a daring pact to replace him with a figurehead to unite the warring factions against the English prince. In the south, two young men attempt to rebuild their lives after a terrifying ordeal in Acre.

Året är 1346 och Sveriges kung Magnus Eriksson reser mot Skåne för ett betydelsefullt bröllop som ska stärka freden mellan Sverige och Danmark. Kungen är ovetande om att en grupp svenska adelsmän planerar ett blodigt uppror. Kvar på Stockholms slott är drottning Blanche och de två prinsarna. Adelsman Lars Karlsson slits mellan sina lojaliteter - ska han följa sina vänner i förräderiet, eller ska han värna den oskyldiga drottningens och barnens liv? "Blodbokens tid" är en trilogi fylld av spänning, maktkamp och het romantik.

Anno 999. Il monaco Galdinius, insieme con altri due confratelli, decide di trasformare la torre di Torba, nei pressi di Varese, in un monastero. Con l'aiuto dei contadini locali e in particolare del longobardo Wilfredo, capo del villaggio vicino, il monastero diventa il fulcro attorno a cui rifioriscono il territorio circostante e la comunità. Per ottenere un supporto nelle numerose attività intraprese, Galdinius chiede e ottiene dalla madre badessa del vicino convento di Caira che otto delle sue monache si trasferiscano a Torba.

She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she thinks little of him - until he attempts to take what she has stolen. But in her line of work, failure is not an option. Gillen is intrigued by the mysterious woman who thwarts his mission. But when his path crosses hers again, his intrigue turns to gratitude as the thief he comes to call Eudocia saves his life.

An einem strahlend schönen Sommertag des Jahres 1468 nähert sich ein junger Mann den düster ragenden Mauern des Schlosses Plessis-les-Tours, der Residenz Ludwigs XI. Und so unbekümmert er scheint, denkt er noch immer an jede seltsame Begegnung mit dem "Handwerksmeister Peter", den er an der Furt des Cher getroffen hatte. Noch kann er nicht ahnen, dass ebendiese Begegnung über sein ganzes Leben entscheidet, ihn zum Günstling des Königs bestimmt. Ein faszinierender Abriss französischer Geschichte.

The Black Death! England has won the war with France, but the disease which rampages through the land takes both rich and poor, warrior and worker. John Hawkwood and his two companions spend the winter in the north. It is in the spring that he begins to mould his company into a fighting force, and he serves the Baron Mortimer on the Welsh Border. There his men learn to fight as one, and John Hawkwood begins the change from archer to man at arms. 

Tag med Ken Follett til 1100-tallets England, hvor borgerkrigen raser, og befolkningen lider under skiftende regenter og brutale herremænd. I den lille by Kingsbridge kæmper driftige mænd og kvinder for at gøre byen til en travl handelsby og bygge en mægtig katedral, mens stærke kræfter gør, hvad de kan for at spænde ben for dem. "Jordens søjler" udkom i 1989 og har solgt mere end 25 millioner eksemplarer på verdensplan.

Brought to you by Penguin. It is 1097 and a traveller arrives in the great, walled city of Antioch with a vision of a beautiful and mysterious geometric design that will change the lives of all those who see it. Pilgermann is a mesmerising recreation of the world of the Crusades, following its...