Showing results for "John" in Medieval

A hero’s journey begins in an exhilarating new series by Griff Hosker. In 1335 the Black Death was just thirteen years away from England but there were other threats and dangers. Young John Hawkwood is forced to leave his home and seek a life in London. There he learns how to survive and, more...

The Black Death! England has won the war with France but the disease which rampages through the land takes both rich and poor, warrior and worker. John Hawkwood and his two companions spend the winter in the north. It is in the spring that he begins to mould his company into a fighting force...

Poitiers was in the past but it changed the life of Sir John Hawkwood for he gained his spurs and that was another step on his journey. Once he realised that he had more ambition than just to serve the King of England he joined forces with Albert Sterz and formed a company of mercenaries who...

Sir John Hawkwood is not getting any younger but he is now the supreme condottiero, not only in Italy but the whole of Europe. When the two rival popes try to manipulate him he has to use new skills to outwit them. He finds himself facing almost insurmountable odds when he is attacked by the...

Betrayal by friend and foe alike beset Sir John Hawkwood as he enters the murky world of Italian politics. He will emerge from the experience as a true leader of men but first he has to outwit his enemies of which there are many. With Montferrat secured from the Savoyards and with the White...

Sir John Hawkwood has almost all that he needs. He is the most respected and feared mercenary leader in Italy but he is surrounded by those who would do him and his family harm. He faces betrayal from friend and foe alike. His constants are his company and the leaders who fight for him. Treading...

Sir John Hawkwood may be getting old but he is still as wily as a fox. Feared and revered in equal measure, one of the greatest military leaders the world has ever known is drawn once again into a territorial dispute, beginning at the Florentine borderlands. Leading a coalition of city-states...

Orphaned Lucy St. John, described as "the most beautiful of all", defies English society by attracting the eye of the Earl of Suffolk. In 1609, the court of James I is a place of glittering pageantry and cutthroat ambition, when the most dangerous thing one can do is fall in love. Lucy's envious sister Barbara is determined to ruin her happiness and drives Lucy into exile from the court. Heartbroken, she has to find her own path through life, becoming mistress of the Tower of London and gaining a fortune through the patronage of the Duke of Buckingham.

In his darkest hour, hiding in the depths of the Somerset marshes in AD 878, King Alfred devises a scheme to save his kingdom from the Vikings threatening to overwhelm the country. His spectacular success, beginning with the triumphant battle of Ethandun, involves creating a sense of nation among his subjects.

Durch geschickte Verhandlungen Bischof Beauforts kann John befreit werden und begibt sich wieder in den Dienst Harrys. Doch in England wartet seine große Liebe Juliana, die uneheliche Tochter Beauforts. Als er erfährt, dass Beaufort Juliana mit seinem Erzrivalen Arthur Scrope verheiraten will, reist er nach England zurück, stellt sich gegen König und Kirche und heiratet heimlich Juliana. Wütend über diese eigenmächtige Aktion entlässt Harry John aus der Armee, fällt jedoch kurz darauf der Ruhr zum Opfer.

Der Krieg in Frankreich ist gewonnen, bis zur Volljährigkeit von Harrys Sohn Henry wird der Thron von Regenten verwaltet. John sehnt sich danach, endlich das Leben mit seiner Familie zu verbringen. Doch gerät er in den Machtkampf zwischen Harrys Bruder Gloucester, der unbedingt selbst König werden will und Bischof Beaufort, der das zu verhindern sucht und John zum Leiter der Leibwache Henrys macht: dem Hüter der Rose. Gemeinsam beschützen sie Henry, bis dieser schließlich den Thron besteigen kann.

England 1413. Der 13-jährige John of Waringham steht im Schatten seiner älteren Brüder. Um seinen Mut zu beweisen, reißt er von zu Hause aus und begibt sich an den Hof des frisch gekrönten Königs Harry, wo er rasch Karriere macht. Voller Enthusiasmus zieht er gemeinsam mit seinen Freunden an der Seite des Königs in den Krieg gegen die Franzosen. Doch hier muss er rasch lernen, dass der Krieg ein schmutziges Geschäft ist.

During the year 926, an innocent maiden named Gwennic and her two guides were imprisoned in Corfe Castle. Witchcraft was suspected, and the people of Corfe anticipated public executions. Escape was imperative for the three prisoners, not only to save their lives but also to discharge a royal commission.