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Dericott tales volume 4
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Set in medieval England, eighteen-year-old Louisa teams up with the chivalrous knight, Sir Charles, to find hidden treasure and save her younger sister Margaret before their uncle marries her off.
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"An intriguing, haunting novel pulsing with raw, beautiful emotion. Kiran Millwood-Hargrave effortlessly intertwines the stories of women tenderly and sympathetically, creating a novel in which female courage and resilience shines brightly against a brilliantly evoked backdrop of claustrophobic horror."-Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne
"Some historical novels don'' just describe the past, they transport you there . . . An exceptionally beautiful...
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She came to wed his brother and stole the Dragon's heart...
To settle a feud, Dominique Beauchamp was resigned to wed in order to heal their injured lands. Offered in marriage by her brother to the lord of Drakewich, she came to take the d'Lucy name...but never counted on losing her heart to the brother of her betrothed - the Black Dragon.
Blaec d'Lucy mistrusted her from the beginning, believing her to be part of her brother's endless perfidy,...
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They say hope is the last thing lost.Charlotte Livingston might be a descendent of the last Prince of Wales, but she is every bit English born and raised. So when her father informs her that she is to go Dinefwr Castle and play the role of Welsh royalty, she thinks he has lost his mind. The castle has a reputation for consuming its English occupants, and wastelanders can smell deceit a mile away. Cross the border, win hearts, and stay alive. It is...
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The Untold Story of England's Beginning.
Denmark, 444 A.D. Two brothers – the cold and calculating Hengest and the intrepid but headstrong Horsa – find their separate worlds thrown into turmoil by royal treachery and an evil cult thought long dead. Reunited by an oath sworn in their youth, they set off on a journey that will define their destiny and set them upon the path to greatness.
When Hengest's family is kidnapped by an unknown enemy, Horsa...
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Hawk has successfully avenged the murder of his family, but his quest is far from over. Now stalked by an evil sorceress, Lady NicNeev, after thwarting her plans of conquest, he and his partner, Mórag, must set out to slay the lady's dragon to protect the ones they love.
Out of options, the pair journeys through the Highlands and isles of twelfth century Scotland seeking to unlock a power strong enough to defeat Lady NicNeev's beast. But her dangerous...
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Discover the Fascinating History of Medieval Europe!
Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you were born into another time period? What about the Middle Ages? Would you have been lucky and lived as a knight, a lord or lady, or even a king or queen? Or would you have been like the majority of peasants and lived a tough life of hard labor? Did everyone live in castles? What did people do for work? And for fun? Did knights really fight dragons?...
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Shakespeare's Witches tell Banquo, "Thou Shalt 'Get Kings Though Thou Be None". Though Banquo is murdered, his son Fleance gets away. What happened to Fleance? What Kings?
The road to kingship had a most inauspicious beginning, and we follow Fleance into exile and death, passing the Witches' prophecy to his son Walter. Born on the wrong side of the blanket and raised in disgrace, Walter was caught inside of a preordained fate he barely understood....
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Much has been written about Western intervention during the breakup of Yugoslavia, and whether it made matters worse, prevented worse atrocities, or was simply ineffective. In early 1992, however, what was clear was that Europe was hopelessly divided over the best course of action to take towards Yugoslavia, and after several years of fighting, the Bosnian War was one of the most violent conflagrations in Europe since the end of World War II.
That...
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The popular North American writer Washington Irving was born in New York in 1783. He stayed some time in Spain living in Andalucía and specifically in Granada where he visited La Alhambra and did some historical research on Spanish history. As a result of all these experiences he wrote the famous book "Tales of La Alhambra" which remains one of his most popular works.
12) The King's Hall
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As if being commissioned to create a book to turn back the Apocalypse isn't enough, intrigue and romance threaten to destroy everything he's come to rely upon.
Medieval London, 997 AD. Galen and Alcuin finally arrive at the King's Hall only to be plunged into the middle of a dangerous blood feud, a forbidden romance and a miracle that brings more questions than answers.
Surrounded once again by harsh men with full knowledge of the shocking event that...
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Trapped in a land plagued by vikings, can one small miracle be all they need to survive?
Anglo-Saxon England, 997 AD. 16-Year-old scribe, Galen, and his friend Alcuin the illuminator, are running late. Galen's frailty has delayed their mission – to produce the most glorious book in honour of the king. They are crossing the treacherous marshes of eastern England when vikings attack.
After the battle, a child claims that Galen performed a miracle....
14) Comfort of Home
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Proven innocent, he's returned from exile. Can he recover all that he lost?
Anglo-Saxon England, AD 997. Brother Galen is anxious about leaving the haven of his abbey. Suddenly reconciled with his father after being disowned, he fears he will never again fit in with his estranged family. But when he's commissioned to produce a manuscript for the king, the shy scribe has the chance to visit his relatives after three years of banishment.
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They showed so much promise. What happened to the Godwines? How did they lose their grip?
Earl Godwine had great plans for his children. But he didn't understand his sons. And they barely understood each other. This is England in the days of Edward the Confessor, when Godwine and his sons tower over the other great families. Harold emerges as the power behind the throne. Tostig rules the north. They control all the earldoms except one.
What could...
16) Cities of Women
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"With a scholar's commitment to accurate detail, and the heart of a lover of beauty, Kathleen B. Jones's engaging and well-crafted parallel story is as colorful and lucid as the illuminated manuscripts at the center of her novel." -Laurel Corona, author of The Mapmaker's DaughterA deeply affecting dual narrative separated by several centuries, Cities of Women examines the lives of women who dare to challenge the social norms of their days, risking...
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The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England
We tend to think of the Middle Ages as a dark, backward and unchanging time characterised by violence, ignorance and superstition. By contrast we believe progress arose from science and technological innovation, and that inventions of recent centuries created the modern world.
We couldn't be more wrong. As Ian Mortimer...
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An in-depth guide to life in medieval England, including class, housing, spirituality, fashion, grooming, food, commerce, jobs, health, law, war, and more.
Imagine you were transported back in time to Medieval England and had to start a new life there. Without mobile phones, iPads, internet, and social media networks, when transport means walking or, if you're fortunate, horseback, how will you know where you are or what to do? Where will you live?...
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A broken promise. A bitter conflict. And a woman's elusive chance to love or die.
Young Frenchwoman Estelle de Montavon sails to Cyprus imagining a bright future as tutor to a princess. Instead, she is betrayed by those she loves most-and forced into a dangerous new world of scheming courtiers, vicious power struggles, and the terrifying threat of war.
Determined to flee, Estelle enlists the help of an attractive and mysterious falconer. But on the...
20) Medieval Conspiracy Theories: The History of the Most Popular Conspiracy Theories About the Middle
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Few eras are easier to let the imagination run wild than the Middle Ages, which have often been coined the Dark Ages based on a perceived lack of progress and information. Indeed, we can say that it is not completely unfounded because we know less about that historical period compared to those that come after it. In addition, it is a period marked by a great number of deaths caused by plague epidemics, crusades, and inquisitorial persecutions. Often,...
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