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'Does for Elizabeth's reign what CJ Sansom does for Henry VIII's' Sunday Times The third book in the iconic John Shakespeare series, beloved by thousands of readers, from true master of historical fiction, Rory Clements. ------------------------------------------------------- 'Sixteenth-century...

Alexander the Fatherless: nephew of the villainous King March of Cornwall, who murdered his father. Burning with vengeance, Alexander sets out on a journey to Camelot to seek justice from King Arthur. His path will lead him to the Dark Tower, where the sorceress Morgan le Fay lies in wait...

‘Your Excellency,’ said the knight, ‘there may also be Christians in there. How can we tell which is a heretic, and which a good Catholic?’ ‘Kill them all,’ said the papal legate. ‘God will know his own!’ AD 1209: When a robbery in Sherwood goes wrong, Robin Hood, Sir Alan Dale...

‘In loyalty, there lies betrayal.’ William Wallace is dead and Sir Gerald Warbow should be able to rest on his well- won laurels, but his oath to King Edward the 1st stands firm. As new enemies of the Crown emerge from the shadows, Warbow must once again guide his men to protect the realm...

Two lost heirs. One bloody crown. The greatest cold case in British history reimagined. For five hundred years, the fate of the two sons of Edward IV has been shrouded in myth and Tudor propaganda. In The Princes in the Tower, the shadows of the White Tower are peeled back to reveal a visceral psychological thriller where the line between protector and executioner is written in blood. The Weight of a Dying King When King Edward IV dies, his young heir, Edward V, and his brother, Richard of Shrewsbury, become the most dangerous pieces on the board of English power.

In 1561, with Elizabeth I on the throne and Catholic plots brewing, a young German prince arrives in England claiming to be the rightful heir – the son of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves. Armed with jewels, letters, and Tudor looks, his claim threatens to upend the dynasty. But as poison spreads...

Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch, and just in time. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army, commanded by the fearsome General Kerbogha, is fast approaching. Provisions are desperately needed, but the surrounding countryside is near barren and the storerooms of Antioch much depleted. The Crusaders will not hold out for long without falling prey to starvation.

In the aftermath of Prince Rhun's death, King Owain and King Madog agreed their children should marry as a way to seal the peace between them. Two years later, the wedding date has finally arrived, though relations between the two kingdoms have improved only to the extent that they aren't actually at war.

Captured by bandits! Things couldn't get worse for Prince Martin and Ray in this story in verse! They're unarmed. They're tied up. No one knows they've been caught! These thieves are bad news, and their leader has got a most dastardly plan for the prince and Sir Ray.... They should never have entered the forest that day! Now they're hanging from snares that are tied to a tree. But sometimes things happen we cannot foresee.... What if one act of kindness can alter events? What if payback is owed to Sir Ray and the prince?  

Annie MacPherson’s world was torn apart when her family’s castle was ravaged during the war. Determined to aid her countrymen, she braves the battlefield and finds Lieutenant Craig MacLean left for dead. Soon her heart belongs to the fierce warrior. As the English dragoons draw closer to Annie’s makeshift hospital, Craig knows they have to escape together if they’ll have any chance to survive. But when they come face-to-face with the enemy and Craig is imprisoned, Annie will have to risk everything she has to save the man she can’t live without.