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1135, England: Matilda, daughter of Henry I, knows that there are those who will not accept her as England's queen when her father dies. But the men who support her rival, and cousin, Stephen do not know the iron will that drives her. She will win her inheritance against all odds, and despite all men. Adeliza, Henry's widowed queen and Matilda's stepmother, is now married to a warrior who is fighting to keep Matilda off the throne. But Adeliza knows that Britain's crown belongs to a woman this time. Both women will stand and fight for what they know is right for England's royalty.

The spirited daughter of England's greatest knight, Mahelt Marshal, lives a privileged medieval life. But when her beloved father falls out with the volatile and dangerous King John, her world is shattered. The king takes her brothers hostage and Mahelt's planned marriage to Hugh Bigod, heir to nobility, takes place sooner than she expected.

12th century, England: A penniless young knight with few prospects, William Marshal is plucked from obscurity when he saves the life of Henry II's formidable queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In gratitude, she appoints him tutor to the heir to the throne, the volatile and fickle Prince Henry. But being a royal favorite brings its share of danger and jealousy as well as fame and reward.

An awkward misfit, nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin leaves his family for the household of Joscelin de Dinan, Lord of Ludlow. Once there, he begins to learn the knightly arts which he desperately hopes will free him from the shadows of his past. Joscelin’s youngest daughter, Hawise, befriends Fulke when he most needs it. But as the years pass, an enemy to Ludlow changes their friendship unalterably, forcing them onto opposite sides of a cruel divide.

Thirteenth-century France. Bridget has grown up mastering the mystical gifts of her ancestor, Mary Magdalene, whose unbroken female lineage has kept a legacy of wisdom alive for a thousand years. But the all-powerful Catholic Church has sworn to destroy Bridget for using her healing talents and supernatural abilities.

When Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at court to settle an inheritance, he meets Ida de Tosney, young mistress to King Henry II. In Roger, Ida sees a chance for lasting love, but their decision to marry carries an agonizing price. It's a breathtaking novel of making choices, not giving up, and coping with the terrible shifting whims of the king.

William Marshal’s prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. But their contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies and is succeeded by his brother John, who takes the Marshals’ sons hostage and seizes their lands.

Despite having signed the Magna Carta and made promises to mend his ways, there is still great dissatisfaction with King John's rule. Among the rebellious nobles is young Nicholas de Caen.

Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, half-brothers with no inheritance, meet in France. Hervi is a professional jouster and Alexander, fleeing the beatings of an English monastery, needs a trade. Despite misgivings, Hervi takes him on as his squire, introducing him to the travelers' immoral lifestyle. He befriends a girl, Monday, taking care of her after her parents die until, pregnant with Alexander's child, she leaves, finding shelter in a castle as a seamstress. Noticed by King John, she becomes his mistress in England, bearing his son and gaining a house.

Fresh from his defeat of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, William of Normandy has returned home in triumph, accompanied by the English nobles he cannot trust to leave behind. For Waltheof of Huntington, however, rebellion is not at the forefront of his thoughts. From the moment he catches sight of Judith, daughter of the King's formidable sister, he knows he has found his future wife. When Waltheof saves Judith's life, it is clear that the attraction is mutual. But marriage has little to do with love in medieval Europe.

To save his soul, William Marshal takes the perilous road to Jerusalem, but the greatest danger he faces there is losing his heart. England, 1219. Lying on his deathbed, William Marshal, England's greatest knight, sends a trusted servant to bring to him the silk Templar burial shrouds that returned with him from the Holy Land 30 years ago. It is time to fulfil his vow to the Templars and become a monk of their order for eternity.

The Port of Barfleur, 1120. Sabin FitzSimon, disgraced son of an earl, finally has the chance to salvage his reputation when renowned knight Edmund Strongfist asks Sabin to join a journey to Jerusalem. The only thing Sabin must promise is to keep away from Strongfist’s beautiful daughter, Annais. Sabin obeys, but his attraction to Annais’s spirit, courage and her wonderful harp playing become increasingly difficult to resist.

The year is 1140 and England is torn by the strife of civil war. Oliver Pascal chances upon a village raided by mercenaries and rescues the survivors: an orphaned boy, who is the illegitimate son of the old king, and his mother's maid, a young widow named Catrin. After escorting them to Bristol Castle, they are accepted into the household of Robert of Gloucester, and while Catrin finds herself falling in love with Oliver, she suffers a deep boredom at the frivolity of court life. Thus when the old midwife Etheldreda offers to teach her the secrets of her ancient art, Catrin agrees.

1125, Inghilterra. Matilde, moglie dell'imperatore del Sacro Romano Impero, torna a Londra dopo la morte del marito. In assenza di eredi maschi, suo padre, re Enrico I, le promette la successione al trono, ma le nozze di Matilde con Goffredo V, figlio del Conte d'Angiò, il nemico storico dei normanni, provocano sconcerto e disapprovazione a corte. Inoltre tra i potenti del Regno, convinti che una donna non possa ambire al ruolo di sovrana, si scatena un'accesissima lotta per la corona.

Irlanda, 1166. Dotata di una bellezza straordinaria, di una voce incantevole e di un'intelligenza fuori del comune, Aoife, figlia di Diarmait, re d'Irlanda, ha soltanto quattordici anni quando suo padre viene deposto ed è costretta a seguirlo in esilio in Inghilterra. Solo conquistando il favore e l'appoggio di re Enrico II, padre e figlia potranno tornare in patria e scacciare i loro nemici. E Diarmait sa che Aoife può avere un ruolo fondamentale nell'impresa.

Inghilterra, 1176. Imprigionata nel castello di Sarum dal marito, re Enrico II, per aver appoggiato la rivolta scatenata contro di lui dai tre figli, Enrico, Goffredo e Riccardo, Eleonora d'Aquitania, donna dallo spirito fiero e indomito, è costretta a vivere isolata tra le fredde mura della fortezza, lontana dai suoi affetti e dal suo mondo regale.

Di ritorno dalla catastrofica seconda crociata, Eleonora d'Aquitania e suo marito Luigi VII si separano. Persa la corona di Francia, ma ripresi i suoi possedimenti, poche settimane dopo l’annullamento del matrimonio Eleonora s'imbarca per l'Inghilterra per abbracciare il suo futuro consorte, Enrico II. Del dicembre 1154 viene incoronata, assieme a Enrico II, regina d'Inghilterra nell'Abbazia di Westminster. Sposa irreprensibile, negli anni turbolenti trascorsi a corte dà alla luce otto figli, futuri eredi della monarchia.

Colta e bellissima, ambiziosa e spregiudicata, Eleonora d'Aquitania vive in un'epoca, il XII secolo, in cui le donne sono ridotte al silenzio e all'obbedienza. Ma lei è determinata a ribellarsi a ogni costrizione: partecipa alla seconda Crociata; divorzia dal primo marito - Luigi VII, re di Francia - e, nello sconcerto generale, sposa Enrico II d'Inghilterra, di undici anni più giovane; diventa la musa dei trovatori nella sua "Corte d'amore" a Poitiers, dove si cantano la passione e la sensualità; tratta come pedine di un gioco politico i due figli più amati, Riccardo Cuor di Leone e Giovanni.

Inghilterra, 1238. Giovanna di Munchensi, nipote del grande Guglielmo il Maresciallo, ex reggente d’Inghilterra e uomo potentissimo, cresce alla corte di Enrico III come dama personale della regina Alienor di Provenza. Nonostante la sua giovane età, Giovanna si trasforma in un personaggio ambitissimo a corte quando diventa ereditiera dell’importante contea di Pembroke e della signoria di Wexford, in Irlanda. Così re Enrico, per ragioni strategiche, la promette in sposa all’affascinante fratellastro Guglielmo di Valence, in arrivo dalla Francia.

Historischer Schmökerstoff vom Feinsten! England, 1238. Die junge Joanna wächst behütet am Hof von König Heinrich III. auf, als Hofdame der Königin. Eines Tages bekommt sie eine Nachricht, die alles verändert: Gänzlich unerwartet wird sie zur Erbin von Ländereien und Besitztümern. Damit steht sie als eine vielversprechende Kandidatin auf dem Heiratsmarkt da. Der König, dem sie sehr am Herzen liegt, bemüht sich einen guten Ehemann für sie auszusuchen. Die Wahl fällt auf William de Valence, seinen jüngsten Halbbruder.