Medieval England Fiction

England, 1469. Der Konflikt zwischen den Häusern York und Lancaster scheint beigelegt zu sein. Doch im Geheimen schmiedet der Earl of Warwick, "der Königsmacher", Pläne für eine Rebellion, um jenen König zu stürzen, dem er zuvor auf den Thron verhalf: Edward IV. Um sein Ziel zu erreichen, setzt Warwick alles daran, ein bestimmtes Buch in die Finger zu bekommen, das beweist, dass Edward IV. ein Bastard ist.

August 22, 1485, Bosworth, Leicestershire. By noon the King of England, Richard III, will be dead and his naked body will be on route to Leicester. This is the story of Richard's final 24 hours, told in a compelling minute-by-minute countdown, which ends with this final heroic battle charge and his death on the field at Bosworth.

William Shakespeare is a name that every English speaking person has heard. He is considered to be the most famous English man, the greatest playwright in history and a literary genius. However, how much do you really know about Shakespeare other than the fact that he wrote Romeo and Juliet? Do you know what he really looked like? That he invented a lot of the words that you use when you write your next social media post?

Große Schlachten, klirrende Schwerter, mutige Krieger – der Kampf um England hat begonnen. Nordengland im Jahre 633: In einer Zeit großer Umwälzungen sind die Menschen den Machtspielen der Herrschenden schutzlos ausgeliefert. Daher folgt der junge Beobrand nach dem Tod seiner Eltern dem Vorbild seines Bruders Octa und zieht los, um sich dem Hof von König Edwin als Krieger anzuschließen. Als er dort ankommt, ist er zutiefst erschüttert. Sein geliebter Bruder Octa ist tot, angeblich hat er Selbstmord begangen.

Cassandra stands silent upon a ravaged battlefield, watching as the druids prepare the dead for the pyres, embers drifting up into the still winter darkness. She can barely breathe through the agony of her grief, but she cannot waste another second on tears. Because Londinium, the Caesar, the empire…all of it is still out there. The empire whose code she had followed, whose prince she had promised to marry, whose schemes she had been swept up in since birth. They tried to use her magic against her. To silence her. So she will use her magic against them. To silence them. Forever.