The Queen's Choice
France, 1399 The Duke of Brittany is dead and his widow, Joanna of Navarre, has inherited control of their land a testament to her intellect, integrity and political prowess Then comes an unprecedented proposal from Henry IV, King of England The price of becoming his Queen Abandoning her
Candle Flame (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #13)
February, 1381 Splendid Southwark tavern, The Candle Flame, is the site of a brutal massacre in which nine people, including John of Gaunt s tax collectors, their military escort and the prostitutes entertaining them, are murdered The furious Regent orders Brother Athelstan to track down the
The Herald of Hell (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #15)
A medieval mystery featuring sleuthing monk Brother Athelstan May, 1381 The Great Revolt draws ever nearer The Upright Men openly roam the streets of London, waiting for the violence to begin Their mysterious envoy, the Herald of Hell, appears at night all over the city, striking terror into the
King John: Treachery and Tyranny in Medieval England: The Road to Magna Carta
A rousing and authoritative new biography of the notorious King John, by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Marc Morris King John is one of those historical characters who needs little in the way of introduction If readers are not already familiar with him as the tyrant whose misgovernment
The King's Sister
1382 Daughter of John of Gaunt, sister to the future King Henry IV, Elizabeth of Lancaster has learned the shrewd tricks of the court from England s most powerful men In a time of political turmoil, allegiance to family is everything A Plantagenet princess should never defy her father s wishes.
A Pilgrimage to Murder (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan #17)
Summer, 1381 The Great Revolt has been crushed the king s peace ruthlessly enforced Brother Athelstan meanwhile is preparing for a pilgrimage to St Thomas a Becket s shrine in Canterbury to give thanks for the wellbeing of his congregation after the violent rebellion But preparations are
Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance
When the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted With his dazzling looks and royal descent, the nineteen year old quickly got a reputation for womanising, with few able to resist his charm and promises For three years he had a
The Scandalous Duchess
If you will be a great man s mistress you must pay the price 1372, The Savoy Widow Lady Katherine Swynford presents herself for a role in the household of merciless royal prince John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, hoping to end her destitution But the Duke s scandalous proposition leaves her life
The Autumn Throne (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #3)
England, 1176 Imprisoned by her husband, King Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen of England, refuses to let her powerful husband bully her into submission, even as he forces her away from her children and her birthright Freed only by Henry s death, Eleanor becomes dowager Queen of England But
Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower
Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty seven year old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the scaffold by a blundering headsman From the start, Margaret s life had been marred by tragedy and violence her father, George, Duke
Eleanor of Castile
Eleanor of Castile, the remarkable woman behind England s greatest medieval king, Edward I, has been effectively airbrushed from history yet she had one of the most fascinating lives of any of England s queens Her childhood was spent in the centre of the Spanish reconquest and was dominated by her
The Black Prince
I m working on a novel intended to express the feel of England in Edward III s time The fourteenth century of my novel will be mainly evoked in terms of smell and visceral feelings, and it will carry an undertone of general disgust rather than hey nonny nostalgia Anthony Burgess, Paris Review,
The Winter Crown (Eleanor of Aquitaine, #2)
It is the winter of 1154 and Eleanor, Queen of England, is biding her time While her husband King Henry II battles for land across the channel, Eleanor fulfils her duty as acting ruler and bearer of royal children But she wants to be than this if only Henry would let her Instead, Henry
The Book of Fires (The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan, #14)
February, 1381 A ruthless killer is known as the Ignifer Fire Bringer is rampaging through London, bringing agonizing death and destruction in his wake He appears to be targeting all those involved in the recent trial and conviction of the beautiful Lady Isolda Beaumont, burned at the stake
The White Queen (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels, #2; The Cousins War #1)
Brother turns on brother The throne of England is at stake The deadly Wars of the Roses have begun They ruled England before the Tudors, and now internationally bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings the Plantagenets to life through the dramatic and intimate stories of the secret
When Christ and His Saints Slept (Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, #1)
A.D 1135 As church bells tolled for the death of England s King Henry I, his barons faced the unwelcome prospect of being ruled by a woman Henry s beautiful daughter Maude, Countess of Anjou But before Maude could claim her throne, her cousin Stephen seized it In their long and bitter struggle,