Medieval

As the sun sets, Chaucer's pilgrims find themselves lost in a Kent forest rumoured to be haunted. Huddled around the fire, trying to ignore the cries of screech owls and other, more frightening sounds of the night, the Clerk of Oxford agrees to tell a...

England, 1255: Sarah is only seventeen when she chooses to become an anchoress, a holy woman shut away in a small cell, measuring seven paces by nine, at the side of the village church. Fleeing the grief of losing a much-loved sister in childbirth and...

In Cambridge 1355 the colleges of the fledgling university are as much at odds with each other as they are with the ordinary townfolk. This tension has recently been heightened by the return of two well-born murderers after receiving the King's pardon,...

Before Inferno came The Dante Club...the captivating thriller from the writer whose fans include Dan Brown, Jed Rubenfeld, Kate Mosse and Tess Gerritsen Boston, 1865. A small group of elite scholars prepare to introduce Dante's vision of hell to America...

Mordred is the son of King Arthur, bastard child of his union with his half-sister Morgause. Prophesied by Merlin to kill Arthur, Mordred is stolen away from his mother and raised in secrecy by a kind couple on an isolated Orkney island in the hopes that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060091439Author Robin MaxwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Sir Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage, both seeking solace after the recent, traumatic events in Gidleigh. Together they travel across Europe to Santiago de Compostela but, as usual, danger is never...

Paul Doherty's twenty-second medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans of C. J. Sansom and Bernard Cornwell.1312. Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the Secret Seal, has returned from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780296562Author Paul DohertyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 415gDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm *...

When Henry VI becomes king, it is soon clear that he would be better suited to a quiet life than to ruling the country. Richard, Duke of York, is convinced that he would make a better king and has more right to the crown, and he will stop at nothing to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780290799Author Paul DohertyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 410g

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Step back in time with Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of Liars. This dark tale is sure to thrill fans of The Witchfinder's Sister and C. J. Sansom with its chilling recreation of the Peasants' Revolt.'A gem, crafted in the darkness ...

Pagans tackle the Knights of St John with terrible consequences in the new medieval thriller by Queen of the Dark Ages, Karen Maitland. Set on the wilds of Dartmoor, this is a ghostly tale for fans of The Essex Serpent, C. J. Sansom's Shardlake series...

On a diplomatic mission in France, Sir Baldwin and Simon encounter more than they bargained for... Baldwin and Simon uncover a deadly assassination plot in The King of Thieves, a gripping mystery in Michael Jecks' hugely popular medieval crime series...

It's 1308 and England hovers on the brink of civil war. Edward II, his wife Isabella and the royal favourite Peter Gaveston Earl of Cornwall, have been forced to retreat to the King's folly. Just an arrowshot away lie the Great Lords and Philip IV of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984790654Author Rozsa GastonFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Rozsa GastonPublisher Rozsa GastonWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm * 20mm

Believers in the theory of nominalism have set some Cambridge colleges at the throats of those who believe them to be heretics and Michael, the Senior Proctor, has his work cut out to keep the peace. When a nominalist is murdered during a riot Michael...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398482074Author Jonathan AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 286g

London, 1716. Revenge is a dish best served ice-cold...'An immersive, action-packed thriller with intrigue in the air and threats around every corner' The Herald'Great fun ... the language is colourful and the action never stops' Laura...

Mathilde of Westminster must face a dangerous foe in the third novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed series. March 1312 and England is divided. Edward II is in conflict with his barons over royal favourite Gaveston, and Queen Isabella is momentously pregnant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993483707Author Kate InnesFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Mindforest PressPublisher Mindforest PressWeight(grams) 443g

Hugh Corbett returns in the twenty-first gripping mystery in Paul Doherty's ever-popular series. If you love the historical mysteries of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and Bernard Cornwell you will love this.Secrets simmer in the lonely wasteland of Dartmoor...

The new thrilling medieval mystery from the West Country's master of crime.1325: There is turmoil in England. But could the Prophecy of St Thomas's Holy Oil save King Edward? It is believed that the king who is anointed with it will be a lion among men:...

A gothic delight from Karen Maitland, author of the bestselling and much-loved Company of Liars, that will enchant readers of Kate Mosse's The Burning Chambers or fans of Deborah Harkness seeking a new, dark fix. 'An atmospheric and dark story' The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312277055Author John RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838300845Author Donovan CookFormat PaperbackPage Count 374Imprint Donovan CookPublisher Donovan CookWeight(grams) 431gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 20mm

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place...

'Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love ... I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction, Viking tales, and mythology!' ...

'Once again, Goranson channels the epics of the past to take the reader on a journey filled with adventure, danger, and forbidden love ... I would highly recommend this book to fans of historical fiction, Viking tales, and mythology!' ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448306701Author Cassandra ClarkFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 365gDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992053925Author A E ChandlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint A. E. ChandlerPublisher A. E. ChandlerWeight(grams) 140g

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage. The year is 1342. The English, led by Edward III, are laying waste to the French countryside. The army may be led by the King, but it is the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847513724Author Cora HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448308644Author Paul DohertyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 410gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 145mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781448308644Author Paul DohertyFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 410gDimensions(mm) 220mm * 145mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312382469Author Sharon Kay PenmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press

"Is there reason to suspect evil in this?" I asked. "None... but that the man was robust one day and a corpse the next." Master Hugh, surgeon and bailiff, has been asked to provide a sleeping potion for Sir Henry Burley, a friend and guest of Lord...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847514950Author Simon BeaufortFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Severn HousePublisher Canongate BooksWeight(grams) 384gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 138mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374208080Author Nicola GriffithFormat HardbackPage Count 720Imprint MCDPublisher MCDWeight(grams) 300g