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Featured Books
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A
Book of Medieval Outlaws
edited by Thomas H. Ohlgren
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| Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Al Capone - these are criminals who
robbed and killed, yet they were considered good outlaws, who were
celebrated in sensational newspapers, newsreels and dime novels of the day,
and later in film and television, for their daring, courage, loyalty and
even chivalry. While some medieval outlaws, such as Robin Hood and William
Wallace, remain folk heroes to this day, others are much less familiar -
Earl Godwin, Eustache the Monk, Fouke Fitz Waryn, An Bow-Bender,
Gamelyn and William of Cloudesley. All were driven to lives of crime as
victims of political intrigue or legal injustice. They committed capital
crimes punishable by death, but, paradoxically, were loved, encouraged and
supported by their communities. These tales are of interest to the general
reader and student alike. |
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Lords
of the White Castle
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Short listed for the Parker Romantic Novel of the Year 2002. |
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Read Elizabeth Chadwick's latest novel. Based on a true story - the
Fitzwarin family were Welsh Marcher barons, feuding for decades with the de
Powys family over the ownership of Whittington Castle. Fulke is a squire who
alienates Prince John when he beats him at chess and jousting. King Richard
agrees Whittington Castle belongs to the Fitzwarins and starts the official
paperwork, but dies before it is finished. King John is happy to reverse the
decision and give it to the de Powys family. Fulke fights Morys de Powys and
is wounded. He is nursed back to health by Mathilda, whom he's known since
childhood and who is married to a man much older than herself, though he is
ill. Fulke and Mathilda eventually marry and continue the fight for the
Fitzwarin home. |
Shadows
and Strongholds
by Elizabeth Chadwick
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| A Mediaeval tale of pride and
strife, of coming of age in a world where chivalry is a luxury seldom
afforded, especially by men of power. An awkward misfit, loathed by his
powerful and autocratic grandmother, nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin
leaves his family to be fostered in the household of Joscelin de Dinan,
Lord of Ludlow. Here Fulke will learn knightly arts, but before he
can succeed, he must overcome the deep-seated doubts that hold him back.
Hawise FitzWarin is Joscelin's youngest daughter and she befriends Fulke.
As they grow up, an implacable enemy threatens Ludlow and as the pressure
mounts, their friendship changes until one fateful day they find
themselves staring at each other across a divide. Not only does Fulke
have to overcome the shadows of his childhood, he faces a Welsh threat to
his family's lands, and the way he feels about Hawise endangers all his
hard won confidence. As the menace to Ludlow intensifies, he must either
confront the future head on, or fail on all counts, not knowing if Hawise
stands with or against him. |
| The
Keys to Avalon
by Steve Blake and Scott Lloyd |
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This text finally reveals the true birthplace of Arthur and establishes a
radical view of the history of Ancient Britain. The authors relocate the
myths of Arthur and Avalon and place them firmly in the reality of the geographical
landscape of North Wales. |
The
Medieval Garden
by Sylvia Landsberg
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| As well as food and medicine, the medieval
garden provided pleasure, repose and refreshment to the senses. From
detailed manuscript descriptions and illustrations, this work presents a
picture of the various styles of medieval garden from the small enclosed
herber to vast cultivated parks of royalty.. |
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