Medieval Historical Fiction Mystery

When Martin Kemp joins the English army in order to avoid the hangman, he may just be delaying the inevitable. While he remains hopeful that at least there's the chance for some heroics, the reality is very different. Kemp's war is instead a terrifying odyssey through the panic and confusion of his first battle, the brutal realities of siege warfare, and eventually to the field of Crécy, where he faces the armoured might of the French nobility. But as an elite longbowman, when it comes to winning or losing, he could have a vital - though dangerous - part to play.

Paris, 1393. A masquerade ball at the palace ends in tragedy, with four revelers burned to death. Was it an accident...or did someone deliberately hurl a flaming torch at the dancers? Convinced it was an act of murder and that the king himself was the real target, Queen Isabeau has asked Christine de Pizan to spend time at court in an attempt to uncover the identity of the would-be assassin.

Finally, fortune appears to have smiled on the Fitzwarren brothers. Richard and Jack are back in England, and Richard's loyalty to Elizabeth looks like it is about to finally be repaid. Jack is afforded an opportunity to meet with his father on equal terms. Will all go well?

A hidden hoard of Saxon gold. A poisoned priest. A monk skinned alive in Westminster Abbey. Only one thing is certain: whoever comes into possession of the cursed book meets a gruesome and untimely end.

London, 1385: Surrounded by ruthless courtiers - including his powerful uncle, John of Gaunt, and Gaunt's artful mistress, Katherine Swynford - England's young king, Richard II, is in mortal peril. Songs are heard across London - catchy verses said to originate from an ancient book that prophesies the ends of England's kings - and among the book's predictions is Richard's assassination. Only a few powerful men know that the cryptic lines derive from a "burnable book", a seditious work that threatens the stability of the realm.

England, 1154. With King Henry II taking the throne, the long civil war that has ravaged England has finally come to an end. But conflict is now coming from overseas. Henry has inherited territories over the English Channel that are being contested by King Louis VII of France. And the new king's marriage to Eleanor of Aquitaine is strained—and becomes even more so when he threatens the Church of England and Thomas Beckett.

Doctor John Dee and Margaretta, assisted by his pupil Christopher, are charged with unraveling the mystery. But then there is a kidnapping, a ransom threat and more bodies appear. Amongst secrets and rumors, the scandal of the Seymour Affair threatens to resurface. Elizabeth's road to the throne could be ruined and with that comes the fall of the Tudor Dynasty. Can John Dee keep Elizabeth's secret before it casts a shadow over them all?

England, 1110. When King William Rufus of England is killed mysteriously during a hunting accident in the New Forest in 1100, his younger brother Henry, who had been present, loses no time in riding hard to claim both the Treasury and the crown. Rumors quickly being swirling that Henry was himself responsible for Rufus's death. One of Henry's main accusers is his older brother Robert, Duke of Normandy, who believes the throne of England is his by right and threatens to invade from across the Channel.

Wales, 1369. Owen Archer is travelling to Wales on a mission for the Duke of Lancaster, recruiting archers in anticipation of King Charles of France's invasion of England. Joining him are Brother Michaelo, Geoffrey Chaucer and his father-in-law, Sir Robert D'Arby, who is on pilgrimage to the shrine of St David. When the body of John de Reine, one of the Duke of Lancaster's men, is found at the gate of St David's, the bishop asks Owen to return the corpse to John's father, Sir John Lascelles.

January, 1145. Godfrey Bowyer, the best but least likeable bow maker in Worcester, dies an agonising death by poisoning. Although similarly struck down after the same meal, his wife, Blanche, survives. The number of people who could have administered the poison should mean a very short investigation for the sheriff’s men, Hugh Bradecote, Serjeant Catchpoll and Underserjeant Walkelin, but perhaps someone was pulling the strings, and that widens the net considerably.

Anno Domini 1483, Firenze. La città del Magnifico, Lorenzo de' Medici, è scossa da una serie di delitti raccapriccianti, che gettano un'ombra oscura sulla vita dei suoi ignari abitanti. Un predatore spietato caccia bambini innocenti, lasciando nelle loro bocche le carte degli Arcani Maggiori. Anche un prete viene brutalmente assassinato: sul suo corpo viene trovato un messaggio criptico che solo la mente più brillante di Firenze può decifrare.

Ende des 14. Jahrhunderts. Im Hunsrück herrscht das Geschlecht der Grafen von Sponheim. Kriege und Auseinandersetzungen mit dem mächtigen Kurfürsten von Trier und umherstreifenden Räuberhorden sind keine Seltenheit. Abraham Nagel, der Scharfrichter von Birkenfeld, stirbt bei einer Hinrichtung unter mysteriösen Umständen. Sein halbwüchsiger Sohn Rudolf wird noch in der gleichen Nacht an einen anderen Ort, nach Kastellaun, gebracht. Zwölf Jahre später kehrt Rudolf in seine Heimatstadt zurück, um den Tod seines Vaters aufzuklären.

Año 1284. Cae la noche en una de las ciudades medievales más bellas del mundo. Poderosas montañas y murallas inexpugnables la protegen de los reinos que la rodean y codician. ¿Te atreves a caminar por sus estrechas calles, por sus empinadas cuestas y sus asombrosos rincones? Empieza a oscurecer. Sientes frío. Escuchas los rumores acerca de las inexplicables muertes que se están sucediendo. De los secretos que esconden los gremios. De la peligrosa mujer encerrada en las mazmorras.

Rome, 1518. The church is tarnished by greed. Peasants are rebelling. Tumultuous times demand drastic recourse - before the devil gets his due. Johann Faust is a renowned magician, astrologer, and chiromancer traveling through Germany with his successful troupe: the orphaned juggler Greta and his loyal companion Karl. The avaricious Pope Leo X now requires Johann’s services to replenish the papacy’s drained coffers through alchemy. But the devil, with whom a regretful Johann once agreed to an unholy trade for fame, wants something else.

Baldwin Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage. Together they travel across Europe to Portugal, but danger seems to follow them, as they are among the first on the scene when a beautiful young girl is found brutally raped and murdered on the hillside of Santiago de Compostela. Baldwin and Simon lend their investigative skills to the ensuing enquiry headed by the local pesquisidore, Munio.

Ein Serienmörder treibt sich im München des Jahres 1319 herum. Die Angst vor dem unsichtbaren Feind veranlasst die Bürger der Stadt dazu, einen Sündenbock ausfindig zu machen: Die Juden und ihre vermeintlichen "bösen Zauber" werden für das Unheil verantwortlich gemacht, und finden sich nun einer gefährlichen Pogromstimmung gegenüber. Zwei junge Isarflößer beschließen etwas zu unternehmen und gehen der Spur des Mörders nach. Dabei stoßen sie auf vielerlei dunkle Geheimnisse und Mysterien.

Juli 2005. Bij archeologische opgravingen aan de voet van de Pyreneeën ontdekt Alice Tanner twee eeuwenoude skeletten. Het zijn niet alleen de oude botten die haar een onprettig gevoel geven, de gehele tombe straalt een overweldigende, kwaadaardige sfeer uit. Als de politie zich met de vondst gaat bemoeien, besluit Alice om op eigen houtje naspeuringen te doen en stuit ze op zeer merkwaardige zaken... Juli 1209. Aan de vooravond van de kruistocht die de Languedoc uit elkaar zal rijten, krijgt de zestienjarige Alaïs een mysterieus boek van haar vader.

Von der Eifel an den Rhein: Ein Frauenschicksal im Mittelalter. Luzia verbringt mit ihrer Herrschaft die Wintermonate in Koblenz. Die Bauerntochter ist überwältigt: Das Leben in der Stadt ist so aufregend! Ihr Glück scheint vollkommen, als der Gewürzhändler Martin Wied sie um ihre Mitarbeit bittet: Ingwerwurzeln, Safranfäden, Paradieskörner, Zitronenöl, Muskatnuss - Luzia entdeckt ihre Passion. Ihr Verkaufstalent, ebenso wie ihr hübsches Äußeres, bleibt auch anderen nicht verborgen. Ausgerechnet Siegfried Thal, der Sohn von Martins größtem Konkurrenten, will Luzia zur Frau.

Oswald de Lacy, Lord of Somershill, sits at his mother's deathbed. Before she dies, he must make a confession. He needs to tell of the days when he was 18 years old, the third, disregarded son of the family, sent off to become a monk, working in the infirmary while plague raged outside the monastery. Of how he was sent to a nearby village and witnessed the death of a local girl, and how he swore to investigate...and how he was drawn into a crime so dark and terrifying, it haunts him - and his family - still.

1413. Ganz Aachen ist in Aufruhr: Am Todestag Karls des Großen soll die neue Chorhalle des Doms eingeweiht werden. Doch eine Serie mysteriöser Morde und Unfälle überschattet die Vorbereitungen zu dem Ereignis. Ausgerechnet der angesehene Goldschmied Bardolf Goldschläger gerät in Verdacht. Seine Stieftochter, die Reliquienhändlerin Marysa, nimmt die Spur des Täters auf. Dabei kommt sie einer Verschwörung auf die Schliche, die bis in die allerhöchsten Kreise reicht. Dort ist man nicht gewillt, sich die ehrgeizigen Pläne durchkreuzen zu lassen: Marysa gerät in Lebensgefahr.