Titoli in Medievale

Award-winning author Nicola Griffith's brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild. In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods are struggling...

Fleeing the machinations of William the Conqueror in France, the Wolves of Odin set sail for Britain. They make for the north of the country, heading to Jorvik–Viking York. Its earl, Sigurd, doesn’t believe they have arrived with peaceable intentions. To prove their good faith, he challenges them to fix a problem for him.

In the isolated village of Lambourn there is great excitement when a family of itinerant bell-founders arrives to forge a new church bell. Thomas the Falconer is charged by his master to find answers, but instead finds himself trying to restore order in the community when the village constable is also found dead. As panic ensues, Thomas does what he does best - following the trail and hunting his prey.

Run, run, girl. In the name of God, run. It's 1141 and freezing cold. Gwil, a battle-hardened mercenary, watches in horror as a little girl with red hair is dragged away by his own men. Caught in the middle of the fight for England she is just one more victim in a winter of atrocities. But a...

Full of intrigue and twists and turns, this is a compelling and captivating murder mystery written by Candace Robb - expertly skilled at weaving suspense with a real sense of history. Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will not be disappointed! 'Meticulously...

Drei harte Highlander-Herzen werden erobert in dieser Sammelausgabe von Hannah Howell. Highland-Lord Artan Murray soll die ihm unbekannte Cecily, die Nichte eines verstorbenen Verwandten, ehelichen … und erlebt eine Überraschung: Die wilde Schönheit erobert schon bei der ersten Begegnung sein Herz! Sir Lucas Murray ist Schreckliches widerfahren – nun ist er zurückgekehrt, um Rache zu nehmen an dem Clan, der ihm seine Ehre nahm … und an Lady Katherine, die er liebte, bis sie ihn grausam verriet.

По берегам рек, соединяющих Балтийское море с проходами к самой Византии, издавна живут и умирают, воюют и торгуют люди из самых разных племен: скандинавы, балты, финны и славяне. Древние верования, сказания и первобытные обряды создают захватывающую атмосферу, на фоне которой разыгрывается драма Ингигерд, дочери конунга, в одночасье потерявшей все: после захвата викингами торгового города Алдейгьи и убийства отца, девушка, чудом избежавшая плена, горит жаждой мести и ждет момента, чтобы осуществить возмездие.

Es ist das Jahr 1368: Ein pompöses Fest markiert den Aufbruch Prinz Lionels von Antwerpen von Paris nach Mailand. Dort will er die Tochter von Galeazzo Visconti heiraten. Ihm voraus reitet mitsamt seinen treuen Gefährten Sir Thomas Blackstone, loyaler Kriegsherr des Prinzen von Wales. Denn der braucht Geld für den drohenden Krieg gegen Frankreich, und zur Mitgift gehören 200.000 Florentiner Gulden – ein kostbarer Schatz, den Blackstone in die richtigen Hände bringen muss!

King Henry is not a good king. His son, The Lord Edward, promises strength but the Earl of Leicester, Simon de Montfort seeks the throne and the crown. When civil war erupts there is only one place for the knights of the valley, now led by the Warlord’s heir, Sir Henry Samuel, and that is by the side of the king. For good or ill they will do as they have always done and support the king. Their fate is entwined with the Plantagenets.

It is AD 995. Driven from his homeland as a lad, the long-wandering King Olaf Tryggvason has finally returned to Norway with an army at his back and vengeance on his mind. But Olaf does not just want to rule the Northern kingdom. He has more ambitious plans for the realm, and will put to the sword anyone who stands in his way.

After getting Master Mercurius jailed and nearly put to death with one of his schemes, the Stadhouder, William of Orange, has finally left Mercurius in peace. But Mercurius is not able to remain in Leiden for long. A friendly debate on the sin of witchcraft has been proposed between the University of Leiden and the University of Leuven. And the scholars are to meet part-way in the city of Maastricht.

Wales, 1369. Owen Archer is travelling to Wales on a mission for the Duke of Lancaster, recruiting archers in anticipation of King Charles of France's invasion of England. Joining him are Brother Michaelo, Geoffrey Chaucer and his father-in-law, Sir Robert D'Arby, who is on pilgrimage to the shrine of St David. When the body of John de Reine, one of the Duke of Lancaster's men, is found at the gate of St David's, the bishop asks Owen to return the corpse to John's father, Sir John Lascelles.

A SPELLBINDING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, PHILIPPA GREGORY 'There is only one bond that I trust: between a woman and her sisters. We never take our eyes off each other. In love and in rivalry, we always think of each other.' When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court...

"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.

Olav og Ingunn vokser op på en stor gård nord for Hamar i slutningen af 1200-tallet. Da de forelsker sig i hinanden, går de i seng sammen i den tro, at de har ret til det. Men i et samfund og en tid, der er splittet mellem hedenske hævnmotiver og streng kristen, pietetisk moral, sætter den handling en kæde af voldsomme begivenheder i gang, der leder til både forræderi, forvisning, fornedrelse og mord og skaber dønninger ned gennem generationerne. Olav martres af begreber som ære og skam, der har rod i det hedenske, og af sin frygtelig skyld, der har rod i det kristne.

During Britannia's tribal age, vengeance is brutal, bloody and will come for even those who think themselves invincible. Family feuds must be settled, whatever the cost. Both Seeress Meddi of the Eorlingas and Wærmund of the Gyrwe have old scores to settle. Meddi for her tribe to survive and thrive, and Waermund to cast himself from his father's shadow once and for all. But unbeknownst, Meddi and Wærmund share a common enemy who threatens them both – the elusive Elen and her ally is someone Wærmund has travelled the breadth of Britannia to outrun.

Österreich, 1760: Kurz vor ihrer Hochzeit wird Sophie, Gräfin von Waldbach, von einer schweren Krankheit entstellt. Ein Leben im Kloster scheint unausweichlich - bis eine Nachricht ihres Onkels alles verändert. Kaiserin Maria Theresia ruft sie an den Wiener Hof, um sie zur Erzieherin auszubilden. Doch Sophies Freude weicht schnell Entsetzen: Einige der ihr anvertrauten Kinder wurden ihren protestantischen Familien entrissen, um am Hof im katholischen Glauben erzogen zu werden. Unter ihnen ist die kleine Caroline - deren Vater ihr heimlich gefolgt ist.

En 1324, l'Empire Mandingue rayonne dans toute sa splendeur. En effet, la brillante civilisation mandingue connaît son apogée sous le règne de Mansa Kankou Moussa Ier, le jeune frère d'Aboubakry II. Mansa Kankou Moussa décide d'entreprendre un grand voyage à la tête d'un impressionnant cortège. Il veut se rendre à la Mecque pour y effectuer son pèlerinage car il est un fervent musulman. Écoutez Djéli Famoro Kouyaté, son griot et virtuose de la kora. Il vous emmène en voyage, il vous fait traverser le temps et vous conduit à Niani, la capitale de l'Empire Mandingue au XIVème siècle.

Allerede som treårig oplevede Hildegard sine første visioner. Hun forstod hurtigt, at hun så noget, andre mennesker ikke kunne se, og holdt sine oplevelser skjult. For hvordan ville andre mennesker reagere, hvis hun fortalte dem, at hun både hørte Guds stemme og i glimt kunne se lige ind i fremtiden? Hvad skulle hendes egen mor stille op med sit tiende barn, der var sart og anderledes og næsten altid sygt? Og hvem kunne skelne Guds og Djævelens tale fra hinanden? Hildegard var kun otte år, da hun blev sendt hjemmefra.

Kent de Poyer is part of the powerful Norman de Poyer family from Netherworld Castle. Therefore, it's little wonder when Henry sends Kent to the Welsh marches because of some trouble between an English family and a local Welsh warlord that threatens to ignite the entire border into a blaze of battle. Madelaina ferch Bryn is the daughter of the apothecary from the village of Penderyn. When the English sack the castle, it's a valley of apprehension.