Résultats pour "The Temple" dans Fiction historique

Paris, 1307. Depuis que le transport du trésor a débuté, quelque chose a changé à la Villeneuve du Temple. Tous les frères qui y vivent savent ce que trame le roi Philippe et, à l'intérieur des murs, la tension, mêlée de défaitisme, d'un sentiment de trahison, de résignation et de rancœur, est palpable. Bientôt, l'Ordre des Pauvres chevaliers du Christ et du Temple de Salomon cessera d'exister sous la forme qui a fait sa gloire depuis presque deux siècles. Il survivra sans doute, mais personne ne se fait d'illusions : les choses ne seront plus jamais pareilles.

En février 1794, Joseph Herbelin, dix-neuf ans, fervent révolutionnaire, est nommé gardien de la sinistre tour du Temple. Là, il s’éprend de la dernière prisonnière royale qui n’est autre que la fille de Louis XVI et de Marie-Antoinette. Recluse dans la plus grande solitude jusqu’à en perdre l’usage de la parole, Marie-Thérèse se révèle sous le regard du jeune homme dans toute sa force et sa fragilité.

1318. Traqué par le grand inquisiteur de Toulouse qui veut le faire témoigner contre le franciscain Bernard Délicieux dont il fut le secrétaire, Mauvoisin, médecin à Béziers, doit fuir pour se cacher à Paris. Au même moment, le fils d'une comtesse s'évade de la léproserie où il était condamné à finir ses jours... Le chevalier Robert de L'Aigle, lui, revient dans son château en Normandie. Il a été chassé d'Angleterre par la reine, fille de Philippe le Bel, dont il a mis au jour les turpitudes.

1313. En Terre Sainte, une compagnie de brigands attaque une cité isolée. Leur chef, Roncelin de Fos, parvient à s'emparer de la ville, sans se douter qu'elle intéresse fortement deux personnages clés : le Grand maître des Templiers et le légat du Pape. Roncelin prend la fuite avant d'être récupéré par le Temple. Pour payer sa dette, il devra retrouver le seul rabbin capable de décrypter le message que les Templiers ont découvert dans les souterrains du Temple de Salomon.

Pourquoi tant de troubles et de drames dans le royaume de France en ce début du XIVè siècle ? Héluise, qui court les chemins sous le nom de Druon de Brévaux, médecin itinérant, traquée par l'Inquisition, M. de Nogaret et l'évêque d'Alençon, poursuit ses investigations au sujet de la mort de son père. Malgré le danger, il lui faut découvrir où est cachée la pierre rouge qui a fait couler tant de sang, dont tous ignorent les pouvoirs, mais que l'Église et le roi convoitent.

En devenant chevalier du Temple, à la fin du XIIIe siècle, Jaime de Castelnou, jeune et fougueux Catalan, ne s'attendait certainement pas à vivre une telle époque, marquée par la chute de Saint-Jean-d'Acre, dernière possession des croisés en Terre Sainte et par le démantèlement de l'Ordre du Temple, orchestré par Philippe le Bel. Une nouvelle ère dans l'histoire de la chrétienté. Sans jamais s'éloigner de la vérité historique, José Luis Corral nous emmène à travers le parcours de Jaime, au cœur de cette période cruciale de notre histoire.

There, in the district of Lan-fang, separated from the vast Tartar steppes of Central Asia by only a boundary river, Judge Dee faces and solves one of the most frightening cases of his long career. Outside the east city gate, on a wooded hill, stood a centuries-old Buddhist temple. It was there that the phantom stalked; and there also a series of brutal murders were committed. Judge Dee's inquiry into them is complicated by a mysterious dying message from a young girl and by the theft of a large sum in gold from an imperial treasurer.

The new Pharaoh, Ramses, aspires to greatness of a magnitude undreamed of by mortal men. But to thwart his dreams, a gaggle of fiends, including a sorcerer, invaders, and his own brother awaits him. Now he will learn whether the friends of his youth - people such as Moses and the aging Greek poet, Homer - can truly be trusted.

Amara's journey has taken her far; from a slave in Pompeii's wolf den to a high-powered courtesan in Rome...though her story is not over yet. While Amara plays for power in Rome's imperial palace, those dearest to her remain in Pompeii. But it is AD 79, and mighty Mount Vesuvius is about to make itself known.

Mr. Henty tells an exciting story from the record of Josephus. The troubles in the district of Tiberias, the march of the legions, the sieges of Jotapata, of Gamala, and of Jerusalem all come to life. In this impressive and carefully studied historic setting, you will follow a lad, John of Gamala, who passes from the vineyard to the service of Josephus.

Suzel, orpheline est recueilli par son oncle le docteur Monil. Elle se liera de sympathie avec ses nouveaux voisins, une jeune fille infirme et son frère Aymard qui veut devenir officier.

G.A. Henty weaves a rousing, yet poignant, adventure of the revolt of Palestine against the power of Rome, and the birth of Christianity. Follow John, a courageous young Jew, as he fights in the siege of Jerusalem, survives slavery in Alexandria and the dispersal of the Jews, wins the favor of the Emperor Titus, and returns triumphantly to Galilee.

Glancia is plunged into perilous times, but it's the events in her village that worry Josie more. A terrible fire puts the lives of those she loves at risk and threatens to shatter the uneasy peace. Josie and the captain investigate the cause of the blaze, but powerful enemies try to stop them. As the dangers grow more intense, so do the feelings between Josie and the captain. With nobles circling and plotting, new arrivals in the village cause a stir, for they recognize one of the servants.

"The Temple" is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft in 1920, and first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales #24 in September 1925. The story is narrated as a "found manuscript" penned by Karl Heinrich, Graf von Altberg-Ehrenstein, a lieutenant-commander in the Imperial German Navy during the days of World War I. Altberg begins by declaring that he has decided to document the events leading up to his untimely end in order to "set certain facts" before the public, aware that he will not survive to do so himself.

Aboard the Crimson Siren, Captain Cinder finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. Her freedom is restored, her crew is a trustworthy bunch, and the princess who holds her heart is by her side. But trouble brewing back in Redmere threatens to pull Cinder and Princess Georgina apart before their future can truly begin. Georgina feels a responsibility to help, while Cinder is vehemently against returning to their former home. Instead, she embarks on a dangerous treasure hunt that could cost her everything.

I'm Tamlir Kynthelig, mercenary. I lost my home, my family was slaughtered, and my kingdom was usurped. And then things really got bad. I saved King Mynogin and won the honor of a likely-fatal run through the Temple of Cocidius to gain him its treasure. Trust me when I say this isn't a change in my luck. Gathering the temple's eight artifacts has never been accomplished, and a thousand men have perished to its beasts and puzzles.

India, 1657: When Maya, a graceful, young temple dancer with a mysterious past, is sold into slavery, she enters a world of intrigue, violence, and forbidden love. Bought by a Portuguese trader and sold as a concubine to the dissolute vizier of Bijapur, she embarks on a treacherous journey. In a caravan led by the dangerous settlement man Da Gama, she travels by elephant on the hostile road to Bijapur, joined by Geraldo, a Portuguese adventurer, and Pathan, a handsome prince who carries a dark secret.

Situated high in the Pyrenees the monastery of St. Lazarus is a forbidding place. Behind its ramparts and battlements it hides a secret so dangerous its keepers will kill to protect it. At the end of a bitter winter, a delegation headed by the ambitious Inquisitor Rainiero Sacconi arrives to investigate the monks of St. Lazarus.

In this “brilliant” (Essence) sequel to The Color Purple, Alice Walker weaves an intricate, rich tapestry of interrelated lives. Celie and Shug from The Color Purple subtly shadow the lives of the dozens of astonishing characters in The Temple of My Familiar, all of whom are dealing in some...

America is starkly divided between the haves and the have-nots. A Republican president seeks reelection in the afterglow of a war many view as unnecessary and imperialisttic. He is bankrolled by millionaires, with every step of his career orchestrated by a political mastermind. Religious...