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A perilous mission. An unforgivable betrayal. A secret lost in time… 1584: Elizabeth I rules England. But a dangerous plot is brewing in court, and Mary Queen of Scots will stop at nothing to take her cousin’s throne. There’s only one thing standing in her way: Tom, the queen’s trusted...

"Makes Game of Thrones look like a nursery rhyme." —Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter “[Alpsten] recounts this remarkable woman’s colourful life and times." —Count Nikolai Tolstoy, historian and author Before there was Catherine the Great, there was...

Both a gripping historical epic and fascinating deconstruction of the Robin Hood legend, Nathan Makaryk’s Nottingham mixes history and myth into a complex study of power—one that twists and turns far beyond the traditional tale of Sherwood Forest’s iconic thief. No king. No rules. England...

It is England, in the 14th century, a time of plague, political unrest, and the earliest stirrings of the Reformation. The printing press had yet to be invented, and books were rare and costly, painstakingly lettered by hand and illuminated with exquisite paintings. Finn is a master illuminator who works not only for the Church but also, in secret, for John Wycliffe of Oxford, who professes the radical idea that the Bible should be translated into English for everyone to read.

The international bestseller! A masterful gothic thriller set against the turbulence of medieval Italy. The Name of the Rose The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. But his delicate mission is...

El Viatge al Purgatori de Sant Patrici de Ramon Perellós és una fascinant novel·la medieval breu que barreja aventura, espiritualitat i misteri. Escrita a finals del segle XV, narra l'experiència del cavaller Ramon Perellós, que emprèn un viatge cap a l'illa d'Irlanda per explorar el llegendari Purgatori de Sant Patrici, una porta a l'altre món on les ànimes expien els seus pecats.

Seit Jahrhunderten folgt Lyana, Tochter der Aphrodite, jenen flüchtigen Momenten, in denen Geschichte ihren Kurs ändert: Waterloo, Arsinoës drohende Auslöschung, die Geburt des Buchdrucks und die Machtspiele der Medici. Auf ihren Wegen begegnet sie Menschen, deren Entscheidungen Epochen prägen und solchen, die aus der Erinnerung getilgt werden sollen. Gegen sie wirkt Ferratus, Sohn des Mars, dessen Einfluss in jeder Zeit neue Gestalt annimmt und Lyanas Schritte immer wieder kreuzt.

The Vikings have discovered the riches of the Cotentin Peninsula and are not going to be moved without a fight. Sailing the seas they raid the Caliphate of Cordoba as well as Wessex and Aquitaine. When the Norns send them new drekar the jarl of the Clan of the Horse can go on the offensive and...

Betrayal lurks in the shadows of conquest and rebellion. In the shadow of William the Conqueror’s reign, loyalty dances on a knife-edge and betrayal lurks behind every corner. The fourth instalment of Griff Hosker’s Conquest series, Treachery follows the gripping journey of Baron Richard...

WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY MARK RYLANCE 'As disturbing as it is empathetic, as beautiful as it is riveting' Eimear McBride, New Statesman 'A literary triumph' Adam Thorpe, Guardian 1066. The Norman invasion has brutally seized the country that the Buccmaster of Holland, a proud landowning farmer in...

In her second volume of short stories, which follows the hugely successful 'Encounters', Barbara Erskine has created a compelling world of love, betrayal, suspense and grief. A biographer investigating a tragic death hears voices from the past drawing her towards the truth… A nineteenth...

Ein Retelling der mittelalterlichen Lohengrin-Sage. Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters herrscht Elsa über Brabant. Doch Graf Telramund verweigert ihr die Gefolgschaft und behauptet, der verstorbene Herzog habe ihm das Herzogtum und Elsa zur Frau versprochen. Elsa widerspricht, und König Heinrich bestimmt, dass ein Zweikampf die Entscheidung bringen soll. Unerwartet erscheint ein fremder Ritter zu Elsas Unterstützung. Sein Name ist Lohengrin. Er kämpft für Elsa, aber seine Herkunft muss für immer geheim bleiben.

Fichu... elles se sont terminées... Fichtre... les aventures de l’Alchimiste Kronarius continuent. L'Alliance des quatre est de nouveau attirée par la mystérieuse grotte de la forêt frontalière. Ils apprennent avec regret qu’ils y sont tout sauf les bienvenus. Le mystère entourant le Grimoire Drogurien dépasse même l'imagination du Maître des Elixirs. Le voyage à la cour royale doit leur permettre de se reposer. Mais dès la première nuit, le gouverneur est assassiné.

The tide is turning and the forces of the Empress are making inroads into King Stephen's lands. The Warlord of the North rides south to help the Earl of Gloucester with one final push to dislodge the Usurper but fate has a twist in the tail. There is much treachery as well as barons who fail to...

У юного Гроу – тяжелая судьба. Он потомственный герцог, но, еще в его детстве, коварный брат отца устроил переворот, а самого героя продал в рабство. Годы труда в шахтах, освобождение при поддержке одного из лояльных отцу баронов и вот он готов вернуться в родные земли, чтобы вернуть то, что по праву его. Только вот будет ли кто-то ему рад? Да и сам он больше похож на молодого, озлобленного наёмника, а не на дворянина и правителя. Сможет ли герой понять своё предназначение, найти свой путь, или былого уже не вернешь?

Король Генрих Пятый из династии Ланкастеров, победитель французов при Азенкуре, внезапно скончался, так и не сумев переломить в свою пользу ход военной кампании на континенте. Наследие великого Льва Англии досталось его сыну, слабому телом и духом младенцу. Мало того что без поддержки регентов, своих могущественных родственников, Генрих Шестой не мог править увязшим в Столетней войне королевством, он был подвержен приступам безумия. И вот настал момент, когда регент Ричард Плантагенет, герцог Йоркский, решил, что без сильного короля страна неизбежно падет.

Bordeaux, 1367. Sir Thomas Blackstone ist Steinmetz, Bogenschütze, Schwertkämpfer, Kriegsherr des englischen Königs. Und erneut wird er vom englischen Kronprinzen gebraucht, um die Welle der Unterstützung für den König von Frankreich zurückzudrängen. Ein lästiges Werkzeug: Don Pedro, als Verbündeter für England unverzichtbar. Blackstone soll ihn zurück auf den Thron von Kastilien bringen – und ist seiner Mission für diesen grausamen Herrscher zutiefst überdrüssig. Unterdessen zieht Blackstones Sohn Henry inkognito durch Frankreich.

The Balkans, 1371. After conquering the Serbian army in battle, bands of Ottoman warriors terrorize the land, leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake. As one of the few survivors of a deadly attack on her village, Magdalena is determined to protect her newly orphaned niece. When a group of battle-weary Serb warriors offers to lead Magdalena and her charge to safety, a flame of hope flickers to life for the desperate woman, burning brighter when she spots a familiar face among the group: Miladin, the man she once loved—and lost.

Warwick, 1468. One drowsy summer afternoon, Sir Thomas Malory – politician, courtier, outlaw, renowned author of Le Morte D'Arthur – is seized from his garden and dragged to Newgate Prison for reasons unknown. Shivering in his foul-smelling, filthy old cell, Malory mourns his misspent life as he awaits the execution bell. But when the locking bar lifts, he is greeted by a boy of about 12 winters: the gaoler's son. Giddy with relief, Malory seizes the opportunity to recount his deeds to an audience.

"Hayatta hiçbir şey iz bırakmadan gitmez. İzleri okumayı bilenler geçmişi ve geleceği bilir." Edebiyatımızın güçlü kalemi Mavisel Yener, dünya denizcilik tarihinin önemli denizcisi, bilim insanı, bilge kaptan Piri Reis'in gizemli hayatını araştırırken benzersiz bir serüvenin ilk adımlarını attığını bilmiyordu. Piri Reis'in haritasından Göbeklitepe'ye uzanan gizemi öğrendiğinde çok şaşırdı; tüm cesaretini toplayıp, ortaçağda geçen bu tarihi romanı yazdı. Küçük bir sırra sığan kocaman evreni keşfetmek isteyen okurlar için sıra dışı bir macera.