It is late summer in the year 1270 and England is as weary as its aging king, Henry III. Although the Simon de Montfort rebellion is over, the smell of death still hangs like smoke over the land. Even in the small priory of Tyndal on...
Civilization, Medieval
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary: -
Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:In the late summer of 1274, King Edward has finally been anointed England’s ruler, and his queen contemplates a pilgrimage in gratitude for their safe return from Outremer, a journey that will include a stay at Tyndal Priory. Envoys are...
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:A nun and a monk defy death and dishonor at her family’s Welsh fortress. In the winter of 1271, Death stalks the corridors of Wynethorpe Castle on the Welsh border. When the Grim Reaper touches the beloved grandson of the castle lord,...
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Author:Summary:July 1100 and Jerusalem has fallen to the Crusader armies. Amid the ensuing chaos a priceless holy relic is entrusted to English knight Geoffrey Mappestone. But the relic is said to be cursed, bringing death and destruction to whoever...
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:The murder victim, a newcomer, was disliked in Tyndal village, and no one wants one of their own hanged for the deed. Fingers quickly point to a Jewish family, refugees under the relocation provisions of King Edward’s Statute of the...
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Author:Carr, CalebSummary:An epic account about the kingdom of Broken follows the efforts of a solitary noble soldier to confront legendary medieval adversaries to save a fortress city from internal and external dangers.
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Author:Cantor, Norman F.Summary:This revised edition of Cantor's breakthrough history of the Middle Ages incorporates new research and a sharper focus on social history, Jewish history, and women's roles in society.
- Author:Gabriele, MatthewSummary:
"Traveling easily through a thousand years of history, The Bright Ages reminds us society never collapsed when the Roman Empire fell, nor did the modern world did wake civilization from a thousand year hibernation. Thoroughly...
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Author:Durant, WillSummary:This volume surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, and Judaic life and culture. It includes the dramatic stories of many fascinating historical figures.
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:As the autumn storms of 1271 ravage the East Anglian coast, Crowner Ralf finds the corpse of a brutally murdered soldier in the woods near Tyndal Priory. The dagger in the man’s chest is engraved with a strange, cursive design, and the...
- Author:McNabb, JenniferSummary:
While it’s easy to get caught up - and, rightfully so - in the art of the Renaissance, you cannot have a full, rounded understanding of just how important these centuries were without digging beneath the surface, without investigating...
- Author:Jones, DanSummary:
From the bestselling author of The Templars, Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. Across 16 chapters, blending Dan Jones' trademark gripping narrative...
- Author:L’Allier, LouisSummary:
Nous sommes en 1453 et Constantinople est assiégée par les Ottomans. Dans le tumulte et la confusion, Nikolaos, un jeune copiste, réussit à s’échapper de la ville afin d’accomplir une mission secrète : transporter un manuscrit qui...
- Author:Power, EileenSummary:
In this classic of social history, the author describes the lives of five obscure men and women of the Middle Ages and one famous one. She draws on account books, records, letters, diaries, and wills to make the life of those times as...
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:A royal birth, a nobleman's death, and a scarlet woman's murder In March 1279 Edward I takes a break from hammering the Welsh and bearing down on England's Jews to vacation in Gloucestershire. The royal party breaks the...
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Kay is entranced with the possibilities which lie before her. Five handsome, willing men are vying for her hand in marriage. The stakes are ownership of a medieval keep perched on the rocky edge of a stormy ocean. Each man seems more...
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:It is May of 1272, and Prioress Eleanor, recovering from a near-fatal winter fever, returns to Amesbury Priory to visit her aunt in time for the Feast of Saint Melor. Although Eleanor hopes to regain her strength in the midst of...
- Author:Stevenson, CaitlinSummary:
Grab your magical sword and take the place of your favorite fantasy character with this fun and historically accurate how-to guide to solving epic quests.
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Author:Gardner, JohnSummary:Instead of lauding the hero Beowulf, the spotlight shines on Grendel, whose grotesque body and blood thirst condemn him to the life of an outlaw, but whose soul delights in dark humor, dramatic pirouettes and pranks.
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Author:Royal, PriscillaSummary:The summer of 1273 is peaceful for most of England, except in the village of Tyndal where Martin the cooper has been poisoned at the local inn. Could the murderer be his usual whore who is about to be tossed aside for another woman? Or...
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