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Na panství olomouckého biskupa se stalo několik žen obětí bestiální vraždy, kterou vesničané připisují vlkodlakovi. I když se místním po usilovné snaze podaří vraha chytit a odsoudit k smrti na hranici, po čase však nevysvětlitelná úmrtí pokračují. Přemysl Otakar II. dojde k závěru, že spíše než inkvizice pomůže zkušený vyšetřovatel a rozhodne se na Moravu vyslat královského prokurátora Oldřicha z Chlumu. Doprovází ho pomocník panoš Ota a písař Wolfgang.

Thomas Cromwell ist dank seiner Unterstützung für Anne Boleyn zum unangefochtenen Strippenzieher am Hofe Heinrichs VIII. aufgestiegen. Doch als auch Anne dem König keinen Thronfolger schenken kann, und der König sich in die zurückhaltende Jane Seymour verliebt, ändert Cromwell seine Taktik. Es geht um das Wohl Englands - und um die eigene Karriere.

A life-changing diagnosis sends Avery Stuart on a last-chance Christmas road trip. The cheery bed and breakfast offers a festive way to spend the holidays alone. But when she finds her name listed on an ancient family tree next to an English baron, her trip suddenly takes a startling turn - no fairy godmother included. She might have gotten the Cinderella dress, but her prince is more beast than charming.

The epic saga of Christina Kohl continues in the fourth novel in the No Man is Her Master series, She Serves the Realm. At the conclusion of Her Dangerous Journey Home, Christina Kohl learns of the death of Sir Edgar Baldewyne, the boorish and abusive husband of her beloved Lady Cecily. At last free to marry, Christina and Cecily lack only the permission of the king to fulfill their heart’s fondest desire. This seems only a modest hurdle, as they both enjoy his favor. But in the turbulent times of Edward II’s reign, he is much more concerned with making use of Christina’s considerable...

Destinado desde su nacimiento a dirigir a su pueblo, Musa ibn Musa toma su nombre del gran conquistador de la Península, que varias generaciones antes había alcanzado el valle del Ebro para someter al conde visigodo Casio. Sus descendientes, los Banu Qasi, ya convertidos al Islam, desempeñarán un papel más que relevante en la región durante el siglo IX de nuestra era. Junto al caudillo árabe, comparten el protagonismo de esta historia Íñigo Arista, hermano de madre de Musa, que ha de convertirse en el primer rey de Pamplona.

Azincourt, un joli nom de village, le vague souvenir d'une bataille perdue. Ce 25 octobre 1415, il pleut dru sur l'Artois. Quelques milliers de soldats anglais qui ne songent qu'à rentrer chez eux se retrouvent pris au piège par des Français en surnombre. Bottés, casqués, cuirassés, armés jusqu'aux dents, brandissant fièrement leurs étendards, tous les aristocrates de la cour de France se précipitent pour participer à la curée. Ils ont bien l'intention de se couvrir de gloire, dans la grande tradition de la chevalerie française. Aucun n'en reviendra vivant.

In The King's Witches, the second novel from Kate Foster, the lives of three very different women in sixteenth-century Britain become intertwined as the first rumours of witchcraft grip the country.

He'd rather die than marry her. She's his best friend's widow and a traitor to England. She'd rather die than marry him. It's his fault that she is homeless, powerless, and might literally lose her head. Now the king wants them married and living in Wales to help quell the rebellion there. Edward 1 is a very smart king, but a marriage based on betrayal and distrust can't possibly bring peace to a conquered territory. It's more likely to get them both killed. Can these two enemies overcome stubborn hatred, and a nation full of problems to earn a lifetime of love, or will their mutual ...

It is AD 689, and Cynethryth is returning from Rome, carrying her dead husband's child. She soon gives birth to a son, Aethelheard, whose parentage alone places him in danger. His mother has a tough choice to make and travels to Dorset, where the king is a cousin of her late husband.

Durante el saqueo de Cádiz por los ingleses, Clotaldo, caballero y militar británico, rapta a una niña de siete años, Isabel, y se la lleva a su casa a Londres, donde la cría como si fuera su propia hija. La niña crece para convertirse en una joven de extraordinaria belleza, cuyo nombre han convertido en Isabela. El hijo de Clotaldo, Ricaredo, está locamente enamorado de Isabela y después de convencer a su padre de que su amor es lo único que le importa en la vida, éste accede al matrimonio de la pareja.

By land and water shall it go home, and lie hidden in the floating stone until by fire it shall be raised again. Arthur has raised the sword and claimed his birthright as High King of Briton, determined to unite the many tiny kingdoms that make up his country. Now he sits upon his throne at Camelot with Merlin by his side, his most trusted adviser. But Merlin is growing old, and his sight is dimming. He knows that Mordred, child of Arthur's unknowing union with his half-sister Morgause, will be Arthur's downfall.

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 ?

As Tudor England erupts following the death of Edward VI, can one young spy protect his queen? International best-selling author Sam Burnell takes us deep into the treacherous world of powerful monarchs, intrigue, murder, and treason with this magnificent new epic, A Queen’s Spy. In 1553, England is torn apart by religious conflict. Power shifts precariously between Catholics and Protestants, royalty and commoners clash testing friendship, loyalty, and brotherly love.

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.

Liebe und Hass sind einerlei, nur Furcht hält meine Krone. John, König von England Normandie 1199. Nach dem Tod von Richard Löwenherz verhilft der einflussreiche William Marshal, der berühmteste Ritter aller Zeiten, dessen Bruder John zum englischen Thron. Doch seine Hoffnung auf Frieden wird jäh enttäuscht, kaum an der Macht, stürzt der neue Herrscher das Land in einen Krieg gegen das mächtige Frankreich. Vom unberechenbaren John wird Marshals Treue auf harte Proben gestellt, dennoch kämpft er für ihn, um einen Zusammenbruch des Reiches zu verhindern.

When Anne Boleyn is thrown into the world of the court, her aim is to survive with her reputation intact. But when the eye of, first, a nobleman and then, King Henry himself falls upon her, her beauty will only get her so far. If Anne wants to succeed in the vicious game of court politics, she must use all of her wit and cunning, and she cannot risk falling in love with a man she cannot predict.

When Robert Baratheon died suddenly after a boar hunt, all hell broke loose. When Edward IV, King of England, died suddenly after a fishing trip in April 1483, another phase of the Wars of the Roses ensued, the Yorks (Starks) battling the Lancasters (Lannisters). Thwarted Queen is told mainly in the voice of Lady Cecylee Neville (1415-1495), the thwarted queen, but other voices are important to this tale, not least those of the Londoners, who forged their own political destiny by engaging in public debate with the powerful aristocrats of the time

October 1381. Brother Athelstan is summoned to the church of St Benet’s in Queenhithe to investigate the murder of a priest. Parson Reynaud has been found stabbed to death inside his own locked church. Other disturbing discoveries include an empty coffin and a ransacked money chest. Who would commit murder inside a holy church? Who would spirit away a corpse the night before the funeral - and who would be brave enough to steal treasure belonging to the most feared gang leader in London?

Книга посвящена одной из самых драматичных страниц в истории Англии - Войне Алой и Белой розы, серии династических вооруженных конфликтов 1455-1485 годов, развернувшихся в ходе борьбы за власть между двумя ветвями династии Плантагенетов - Ланкастеров и Йорков.

Casada, por orden del emperador Maximiliano I, con Christian II "el sanguinario," la breve vida de Isabel de Habsburgo, una mujer valiente y abnegada, estará llena de sinsabores. Con catorce años, en un barco rumbo a Dinamarca, rumbo a su boda con un hombre 20 años mayor que ella, al que no conoce y al que no entiende porque no hablan el mismo idioma, Isabel de Habsburgo, hermana del emperador Carlos V e hija de Juana la Loca y Felipe el Hermoso, comienza un diario.