Titoli in Medievale

William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes their lands.

Sylvia Townsend Warner’s The Corner That Held Them is a historical novel like no other, one that immerses the listener in the dailiness of history, rather than history as the given sequence of events that, in time, it comes to seem. Time ebbs and flows and characters come and go in this novel, set in the era of the Black Death, about a Benedictine convent of no great note. The nuns do their chores, seek to maintain and improve the fabric of their house and chapel, and struggle with each other and with themselves.

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.

York, 1369. As pestilence rages through the city of York, strange things are afoot at St. Leonard's Hospital. Corrodians are dying in mysterious circumstances and riches belonging to the hospital have been stolen. When a fire claims the life of a corrodian and badly injures another, it's clear it was no accident—both men were violently attacked. With a suspicious death and a lay sister suspected of being behind the thefts, Sir Richard de Ravenser, Master of St. Leonard's, appeals to his uncle, the Archbishop of York, for Owen Archer's help.

En pleno siglo XV, un grupo de conspiradores intentaron matar a Lorenzo de Medici y a su hermano Giuliano en la catedral de Florencia. Los asesinos querían que los hermanos murieran a la vez para evitar cualquier tipo de represalias en el futuro. Los protagonistas de esta historian llevan por nombre Lorenzo de Medici, el duque de Urbino y Sixto IV, y los papeles secundarios son interpretados por Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli, Piero della Francesca y Angelo Poliziano.

King Charles of France has announced that he is confiscating Aquitaine, and Prince Edward has sent for knights and men at arms from England to assist him in opposing the French king. Lord Gilbert Talbot is required to provide five knights, 12 squires, and 20 archers and men at arms, and wishes his surgeon - Hugh de Singleton - to travel with the party, while Hugh’s wife Kate oversees the castle. Among the party will be Sir Simon Trillowe, Hugh’s old nemesis and Kate’s former suitor, who had once set fire to Hugh’s house.

Master Hugh, Kate, and their children attend the Midsummer’s Eve fire. Early next morning, Hugh hears the passing bell ring from the Church of St. Beornwald and moments later is summoned. Tenants collecting the ashes to spread upon their fields have found burned bones. Master Hugh learns of several men of Bampton and nearby villages who have gone missing recently. Most are soon found, some alive, some dead. Master Hugh eventually learns that the bones are those of a bailiff from a nearby manor. Someone has slain him and placed his body in the fire to destroy evidence of murder.

Master Hugh is making his way towards Oxford when he discovers the young Benedictine - a fresh body, barefoot - not half a mile from the nearby abbey. The abbey’s novice master confirms the boy’s identity: John, one of three novices. But he had gone missing four days previously, and his corpse is fresh. There has been plague in the area, but this was not the cause of death: The lad has been stabbed in the back. To Hugh’s sinking heart, the abbot has a commission for him....

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.

1558. Noch immer wacht die altehrwürdige Kathedrale von Kingsbridge über die Stadt. Doch die Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten hinterlassen auch hier ihre Spuren und spalten die Bewohner von Kingsbridge. Als die Protestantin Elizabeth Tudor Königin wird, verschärft sich der Glaubensstreit noch - von Edinburgh bis Genf steht ganz Europa in Flammen. In dieser schwierigen Lage steht Ned Willard der jungen Queen zur Seite - als Unterstützer und als ihr bester Spion. Mit beeindruckender Geräuschkulisse, opulenter orchestraler Musik von Rainer Quade und mehr als 70 grandiosen Sprechern.

Judha è uno spietato Nephilim, un essere immortale nato dall'unione di un angelo caduto dal cielo e di una donna. Scampato al Diluvio universale, diventa nei secoli strumento del Male. Nel Duecento un gruppo di eroi, alleati delle straordinarie forze della natura e protetti da figure divine, combatteranno contro Judha e il suo esercito di spaventosi Zoth. Gli eventi di quell'epoca e il mistero che li avvolge sono raccolti nella narrazione epica da Ethan. Il racconto segreto li ha portati fino a noi.

"Nullo Nodo" è ambientato al tempo in cui Dante Alighieri scrisse la sua "Commedia" e le Repubbliche Marinare cercavano un difficile dialogo con le antiche Casate Imperiali, per instabili alleanze. Lino, Martino e Meb s'incontrano a Oleggio e iniziano a crescere insieme, tra libri e cavalli.

Political alliances are beginning to rupture, and no state is immune: England, France, the Holy Roman Empire, Milan Genoa, Venice, Constantinople . . . Every mercenary knight must sharpen his sword and prepare for battle. But Sir William Gold has other problems. Just to reach Europe, he must capture its most unassailable fortress. He must also protect his liege lord, the Green Count, from assassins hell-bent on his death.

'Brilliantly evoked' SUNDAY TIMES Discover the first medieval adventure in the action-packed Chivalry series! Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden. September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward...

The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.

After the bloody trials of Alexandria, Sir William Gold is readying for a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to ease the burden on his soul. He hopes, too, that the Holy City might allow his relationship with Emile, cousin of the Green Count of Savoy, to develop. But the Roman emperor of Constantinople has been taken hostage by an unknown enemy, and the Green Count is vital to the rescue effort. It is up to Sir William to secure his support, but he soon finds that his past, and his relationship with Emile, might have repercussions he had not foreseen.

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.

Byzanz im Jahre 1189: Das Kreuzritterheer Barbarossas plündert und brandschatzt auf seinem Weg nach Jerusalem. Bei der Besetzung von Adrianopol wird Alkmene, eine Köchin aus der Palastküche, Ritter Diethelm als Zeltmagd zugeteilt. Dieser hat schon längst den Glauben an den Kreuzzug verloren und will sich nicht um sie kümmern. Doch sie ringt ihm ein Versprechen ab: Sie wird ihm eine so köstliche Mahlzeit vorsetzen, dass Diethelm Alkmene dem Herzog empfehlen würde. Er schlägt ein, ohne zu wissen, dass Liebe durch den Magen geht.