Mostrando títulos en Medioevo

Dezember 1137: Kaiser Lothar ist tot. Auf dem Rückzug aus Italien durch Krankheit dahingerafft. Reihe um Reihe der edelsten seiner Ritter kniet nieder, mit Entsetzen, Trauer und Verbitterung auf den Gesichtern. Besonders eine Frage drängt sich in ihre Gedanken: Wer wird Lothars Nachfolger? Sofort entbrennt ein erbitterter Kampf um den Thron, in dem Welfen, Askanier und Wettiner ein raffiniertes Intrigenspiel treiben.

Honor demands he choose a side. But with a foot in both worlds, how does a true knight fight for what is right? Scotland, 1306. The land is divided, and war looms on the horizon. In the midst of this turmoil, eighteen-year-old Thomas Randolph struggles to find his place. Raised by a beloved lord, he gives little thought to the political tensions between Scotland and England. But when he is summoned to Scone for a family council, he learns that everything has changed and that his uncle Robert the Bruce has been crowned King of Scots. Knighted by the Bruce, Thomas swears allegiance to him, ...

Worms 1409: Vor dem Wohnhaus der heimlichen Heilerin bricht ein Mann mit blutdurchtränkter Kleidung zusammen. Bald ist sichtbar, dass sein Körper mit Stichwunden übersät ist. Madlen und Franz sind gerade erst dabei, alles für die Wundversorgung vorzubereiten, als zwei Wachmänner des Königs Ruprecht in ihr Haus stürmen. Sie behaupten, der tote Fremde habe eine geheime Botschaft überbracht, als Franz das bestreitet, wird er kurzerhand verhaftet.

In het Engeland van de twaalfde eeuw trekt meesterbouwer Tom met zijn gezin van stad naar stad op zoek naar werk. Ten einde raad vraagt hij onderdak in de priorij van Kingsbridge. Overste Philip ziet een hemels teken in zijn komst: Tom zou wel eens de man kunnen zijn die de magistrale kathedraal kan bouwen waar Philip altijd van heeft gedroomd. Maar zijn ambities zijn groot, en lang niet iedereen steunt zijn plannen.

When Gisela Anne Balewyne comes face-to-face with handsome knight Dominic de Terre, she fears her dangerous secrets have caught up with her. The small town of Clovebury seemed the perfect place to hide from her abusive husband, raise her young son, and earn a living as a tailor while she saved to move north and start a new life. Seeing Dominic—the lord she loved and then lost when he went on crusade—renews her desire for him, but she can never be with him again, and not just because she's a commoner and he's a nobleman. Loving him would mean risking too much, including his life.

Wife and mother to a dynasty of kings, crusader, prisoner and formidable political operator, Eleanor of Aquitaine is a thoroughly modern woman, despite living almost 900 years ago. Intelligent, witty and independent, she is tough enough to forge her own destiny—and subtle enough to shape the world to her will.

Styrkar the warrior sails to dangerous lands in this thrilling new adventure from Richard Cullen. Following William of Normandy's invasion of England, the remnants of King Harold Godwinson's family have fled to Ireland. Styrkar, Harold's most loyal housecarl, seeks the dead king's older sons there, but finds himself in the midst of a plot to kill Harold's widow and her baby son. Still loyal to his dead master, Styrkar flees to England with the dowager and her baby, but soon finds his loyalties at breaking point.

Saxon barbarians threaten to destroy medieval Wales. Lady Branwen becomes Wales' last hope to unite their divided kingdoms when her father betroths her to a powerful Welsh warlord, the Hammer King. But the fledgling alliance is fraught with enemies from within and without as Branwen becomes the target of assassination attempts and courtly intrigue.

"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.

Anfang 1147 sorgen Hungersnot und Weltuntergangspropheten in deutschen Landen für Verzweiflung. Unter König Konrad wollen Zehntausende ins Heilige Land, während die östlichen Fürsten planen, mit ihrem "Wendenkreuzzug" slawische Gebiete an Elbe, Havel und Küste zu erobern. Fast alle Männer ziehen in den Krieg - und die Frauen müssen allein mit Missernten und Angriffen fertig werden.

Paris, 1399. Scribe Christine de Pizan is sent to the Priory of Poissy by the palace to copy a manuscript for the prioress. But the prioress already has many copyists at the priory, and Christine senses that something is amiss. Her suspicions are confirmed when the prioress reveals that one of the sisters has been found murdered in the cloister.

Lázár Ervin a kimeríthetetlen magyar mondakincs legszebb darabjait dolgozza fel. Az Attiláról, a honfoglaló és kalandozó magyarokról, a tatár és török elleni harcokról, Lehel kürtjéről, Szent Istvánról, Szent Lászlóról, Mátyás királyról és másokról szóló jól ismert történeteket nemcsak újrameséli, hanem varázslatos írói világának részévé teszi: művészetének derűs, groteszk elemeit, eltéveszthetetlen stílusát megőrizve, valósággal újraalkotja azokat.

AD934. King Athelstan of the English has been successful in uniting the many kingdoms of Britain against one enemy, the Viking raiders. But men who are kings don’t wish to be ruled. Constantin, King of the Scots, rebelled against the Imperium and was forcibly brought to bend the knee to Athelstan and England at Cirencester. His son Ildulb seeks bloody vengeance from Athelstan following the battle at Cait and the death of his son. Olaf Gothfrithson, king of the Dublin Norse, having asserted his power following his father's death has his sights set on reclaiming Jorvik.

In Iny Lorentz' Mittelalter-Roman "Die junge Wanderhure" erfahren wir endlich, wie aus der hilflosen Kaufmannstochter Marie Schärer die mutige Frau wurde, die ihr Schicksal aus eigener Kraft wendet. Konstanz im Jahr 1410: Nach dem bitteren Verrat durch ihren adligen Verlobten, der nur an ihr Vermögen wollte, wird die schöne Kaufmannstochter Marie entehrt und schwer verletzt aus der Stadt gejagt. Die Wanderhure Hiltrud findet sie und nimmt sich ihrer an. Zunächst sehnt Marie den Tod herbei, um all die Not und das Elend hinter sich lassen zu können.

August 1284. On the heels of King Edward's triumph over Wales, he receives the worst news possible: His eldest living son and heir to the throne of England has died. Concerned that his victories in Wales, and even more the means by which he came by them, have brought the wrath of the Almighty down upon his house, King Edward sends Catrin and Rhys to Windsor Castle to investigate. But although they find victims and villains aplenty, their far greater test is managing the expectations of a grieving king, who fears his son was murdered - and fears even more that he wasn't.

Norwegen im Jahre 993: Hilflos muss der junge Torstein zusehen, wie fremde Krieger seinen Vater brutal ermorden. Ihm selbst gelingt die Flucht, und er findet ein neues Zuhause auf den Orkney-Inseln. Doch ein ruhiges Leben ist ihm nicht bestimmt: Weil er sich in die falsche Frau verliebt, muss er erneut fliehen. Nach monatelanger Irrfahrt verschlägt es ihn zurück in seine Heimat. Und dann ist endlich klar, was das Schicksal für ihn vorgesehen hat.

Six Christmases ago, after refusing his kiss, Lady Mary Westbrook was locked in the dungeon by Lord Holden Kendall, a squire at Branton Keep. When an attempted child abduction days before Christmas brings Holden back to the castle, Mary must confront again what happened between them. Holden is a grown warrior now, and he resolves to not only make matters right with Mary but finally win her kiss. Yet, as peril ensues, Mary must risk far more than a second chance at true love.

An action-packed historical novel featuring Danish warrior Styrkar, and his journey through the violent Norman Conquest as he fights for vengeance. The champion of a dead king has nothing left to lose... And nothing more to fear. Hastings, 1066. Styrkar the Dane stumbles wounded and delirious from the corpse-strewn battlefield of Senlac Hill. He has watched his king butchered at the hands of foreign knights, seen his countrymen defeated in battle, and he will not stop until there is a reckoning.

“Historical fiction at its very finest!” ~ Readers’ Favorite In the late 14th century, the Kingdom of the Isles was under assault from the ambitious Albany Stewarts, who were taking advantage of Scotland’s empty throne to increase their power. Jealous of the Macdonald lordship to the west, the ruthless Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, thwarted Donald, Lord of the Isles, at every turn. A man of keen intelligence, strategy and faith, educated at Oxford and a frequent guest of England’s kings, Donald did not intend to allow a traitorous royal thug to rob him of his legacy. The Earldom...

Geoffrey, Alfred's heir, and Denis, King of the Kingdom Across the Southern Sea. Two young men soon to come of age. One, having doubts as he comes to grips with the enormity of what his future holds; the other, eager to end the regency and rule in his own right. Both relying on Alfred's guidance as each birthday marks another milestone in the lives they're destined to lead.