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Sweeping and sensual, A Knight's Vengeance is a medieval historical romance about vengeance and forbidden desire, a bitter lord bent on justice, and the enemy's daughter he takes captive—only to find her impossible to hate. Will he sacrifice everything to avenge a wrongful death…even the love of a lifetime? England, 1192. Geoffrey de Lanceau burns for revenge. Refusing to believe his slain father died a traitor, the embittered lord vows to see justice done, no matter how dishonorable the path.

Hidden treasures. Secret societies. War and plunder. You’ve heard the stories, seen the movies, pondered the conspiracy theories. You know that the Knights Templar are said to be connected with the Holy Grail, the Ark of the Covenant, the Freemasons—even Oak Island, off the coast of Nova Scotia. But who were they really?

A collection of three medieval English poems, translated by Tolkien for the modern-day reader and containing romance, tragedy, love, sex and honour. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Pearl are two poems by an unknown author written in about 1400. Sir Gawain is a romance, a fairy-tale for...

Uncover the hilarious, gritty truth of medieval history and battlefield hygiene behind the myth of shining armor. Perfect for an entertaining commute or doing household chores, this lighthearted exploration strips away fantasy stereotypes to reveal the decidedly unglamorous business of knightly...

The most famous and influential work of English fantasy ever published, reimagined for a new generation of readers by John Matthews, one of the world’s leading Arthurian experts. The tales of how the boy Arthur drew the Sword from the Stone, or the love of Lancelot and Guinevere, or how the...

The Teutonic Knights were powerful and ferocious advocates of holy war. Their history is suffused with crusading, campaigning, and struggle. Feared by their enemies but respected by medieval Christendom, the knights and their Order maintained a firm hold over the Baltic and Northern Germany and established a formidable regime that flourished across Central Europe for 300 years. William Urban's narrative charts the rise and fall of the Order and, in an accessible and engaging style, throws light on a band of knights whose deeds and motives have long been misunderstood. 

Sweeping and sensual, A Knight's Persuasion is a medieval historical romance featuring a knight and the woman he nearly wed, a deadly plot against his father's house, and an amnesia that leaves her unsure whether he's her lost love or her killer. When Edouard de Lanceau—son of Moydenshire's great Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau—finds a wounded woman lying unconscious in a river, he's stunned to recognize Lady Juliana de Greyne, the woman he was once nearly betrothed to. A reckless wager to win her kiss undid that match a year ago, and when Juliana's sister deceived him into a betrothal of her own...

When Lady Leona Ransley sets eyes upon the bold warrior who enters the tavern room, she recognizes him: Aldwin Treynarde, the earl’s son who almost caused her death 12 years ago—and the only man who has ever kissed her. Shocked, she fights her emotions, determined to hand him the stolen ruby pendant, take the reward, and vanish.

Gisela Anne Balewyne is desperate. To protect her young son from a violently abusive husband, she lives a clandestine life as a small-town tailor, saving what coin she can until she's able to flee further north. And she dares not acknowledge the handsome crusader who insists he knows her—intimately. Dominic de Terre's loyalty has never wavered, which is why he's blindsided when tracking stolen silks for his lord leads him straight to the woman who once owned his soul—and she denies she's ever known him.

A medieval historical romance featuring a bitter, illegitimate warrior bent on vengeance, the grieving maiden who becomes his hostage, and a forbidden attraction that threatens the revenge he’s sworn to his mother. Forbidden attraction. Two hearts under siege. She’s his hostage—but he’s the one about to be caught…Lady Claire Sevalliere is ready to begin again.

A medieval Christmas historical romance featuring a warrior seeking redemption, the noblewoman he once wronged, and a Yuletide abduction that forces them to face what came between them. A knight’s redemption, a lady’s second chance, and a Christmas neither will forget. Six Christmases ago, Lady Mary Westbrook refused a squire’s kiss—and for it, Holden Kendall, then a squire at Branton Keep, locked her away in the dungeon. Now, days before Christmas, an attempted child abduction brings Holden back to the castle, and Mary must confront all over again what once passed between them.

The Knights Hospitaller battle ancient evil in medieval Rhodes as mysterious disappearances and insane devil-worshippers threaten to turn the entire island into a bloodbath...When three Hospitallers go missing from a local village outraged Grand Master Foulques de Villaret sends the English knight Sir Richard-at-Lee and his trusted sergeant-at-arms Jacob to discover their fate.

In this explosive final volume, the Dawnings must confront not only the foes at their gates, but also their own personal demons within. As tensions rise and sacrifices mount, each member of the group is pushed beyond their limits, revealing hidden strengths and disastrous shortcomings. Will they stand united against the overwhelming odds, or will a new day dawn only at a devastating cost?

In late September of 1866 a former confederate soldier returned home. But his dreams of putting the battlefield and bloodshed behind him were cut short. Deep in the night he learns of an awful and terrible truth. A pair of strange men arrive and dig up the body of his recently deceased father. He quickly learns that they are not simply grave robbers. But they are in fact part of a secret organization. One dedicated to the defense of mankind.

Everyone knows how the Middle Ages ended. Gunpowder arrived, the armored horseman became a museum piece, castles fell, feudalism collapsed, and the modern world walked in through the breach. It is a wonderful story. Almost none of it survives contact with the evidence. The finest plate armor ever made was produced after firearms were common, and the best armorers advertised their work by shooting it and leaving the dent. Heavy cavalry went on deciding battles for three hundred years after the first cannon appeared on a European field.

Between 1539 and 1542, the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto led a small army on an expedition of almost four thousand miles across Southeastern America. De Soto's path had been one of history's most intriguing mysteries until the publication of Knights of Spain, Warriors of the Sun. Using a new route reconstruction, anthropologist Charles Hudson maps the story of the de Soto expedition, tying the route to a number of specific archaeological sites.

This first cradle-to-grave biography of Colonel John W. Ripley provides listeners with the complete story about a great man who is considered by Marines, such as General Carl Mundy, former Commandant of the Marine Corps, to be on the same level as legends Chesty Puller and Dan Daly. Colonel Ripley is most commonly known for his heroics in Vietnam during the Easter Offensive of 1972, where Colonel Gerald Turley ordered him to hold and die, in the face of over 30,000 North Vietnamese and 200 enemy tanks. John Ripley proceeded to blow the Dong Ha bridge, preventing the enemy from crossing.

A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it. Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows at...

Step into the armour-clad world of one of history’s most iconic and misunderstood brotherhoods—the Knights Templar. In this compelling and richly detailed exploration, Korey Blathewick unpacks the rise, structure, and ultimate fall of an order that straddled the divine and the deadly. From humble origins guarding pilgrims on the treacherous roads to Jerusalem, the Templars swiftly rose to become elite warriors, international bankers, and spiritual exemplars—answerable only to the Pope and feared by kings.

In this captivating medieval French romance, discover the tale of Lancelot, the legendary knight. When the beautiful Queen Guinevere is kidnapped by the treacherous Meleagrant, Lancelot embarks on a perilous journey filled with trials that test his strength, heart, and honor. Will he overcome the obstacles in his path to rescue his beloved? (Summary by Libby Gohn)This show includes AI-generated content.