English Middle Ages

At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital city of the Byzantine Empire, it was a center of art, culture, and commerce that had commanded trading routes between Asia, Russia, and Europe for hundreds of years. But in 1204, the city suffered a devastating attack that would spell the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Historian Ernle Bradford brings to life this powerful tale of envy and greed, demonstrating the far-reaching consequences this siege would have across Europe for centuries to come.

Girl Gang - Book 9: The Aftermath... This exciting addition to the series continues the story of the twin girls, Ali and Casey Jackson, their friends, and the other main characters from the best-selling series TWINS. In this story, Ali and Casey discover the consequences of their latest swap lead to unanticipated events, and they struggle to keep their secret intact. When Ronnie gets involved, the twins know they're in trouble. Ronnie, of course, does what she can to cause problems. She also faces her own issues in the form of bullying from the popular girls in her group, along with ...

The Chivalry series follows young William Gold, who runs away from London to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that people pay for using violence.

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.

New from Solaris Dreamscapes Publishing House, Juniper Penbrook invites readers ages 8-12 on an extraordinary adventure in her magical new Middle-Grade Novel, Selene and the Wild Song™! Our heroine, Selene Geller, is a vibrant eleven-year-old whose creativity knows no bounds until an evil spirit comes to claim it. Tempted by an enchanting song heard on an autumn breeze, Selene unwittingly unleashes an unseen menace whose ambition is to snatch away the vivid imaginations of unsuspecting children. The malevolent Man with Three Masks has captured her creativity and entwined it within the ...

The thought of trading her subservient role in her father’s home for that of being the dutiful wife of someone she had never met caused her to shudder with revulsion. No, she thought to herself, what I crave is the opportunity to adventure across the sea, to behold strange and wondrous sights far beyond the city walls of Lubeck. To do that even once would almost be worth submitting herself to a loveless marriage based solely on familial advantage. But not quite, she admitted to herself. For if there was one thing of which Christina Kohl was certain, it was that she wanted her independence...

Exiled after a battle that left all five Clans devastated, ThunderClan’s loyal deputy, Squirrelflight, must bring to light an earth-shattering truth: the identity of the cat ruling ThunderClan while wearing Bramblestar’s face. While the fate of his body hangs in the balance, the real Bramblestar’s spirit has vanished. Even Rootspring is powerless to reach him - and with tensions among the Clans at a breaking point, Squirrelflight may not be able to ensure Bramblestar has a body to which to return. If he returns at all.

Eva is dissatisfied with her marriage to Louis. She's a little older and has a little extra on her hips. Eva longs to feel sexy and desirable again, and to enjoy the intimate attentions of a man. Frustrated by her husband's disdain for her curvier, more mature body, Eva convinces Louis to go on vacation to Couplez. But Eva doesn't tell Louis that it's a resort for swingers or that she's harboring fantasies of sleeping with a luscious, dark-skinned Jamaican. After a big fight with Louis, Eva goes snorkeling and meets Amani, the drop-dead sexy and muscular snorkeling instructor. Amani is ...

The great poetic tradition of pre-Christian Scandinavia is known to us almost exclusively though the Prose Edda, a collection of narrative literature, and its companion, the Poetic Edda. The poems originated in Iceland, Norway, and Greenland between the ninth and 13th centuries, when they were compiled in a unique manuscript known as the Codex Regius. The poems are primarily lyrical rather than narrative.

Kevin and Ginny are best friends. They enjoy spending their summer vacations exploring Sharper's Woods, coming up with neat experiments, pretending to be Sherlock Holmes and Mister Watson, and sometimes just sitting in the clubhouse of The Holmes and Watson Mysterious Events and Objects Consortium. They are the only members of the club, but that doesn't stop them from having fun. Sometimes their exploring gets them into trouble, either for going somewhere they shouldn't have or by finding something that was better left unfound. In this case, it is a strange metal object, a talisman, which ...

It is the year 1051. Something is amiss in the sleepy seaside village of Gorleston and the young brothers Gyrth and Leofwine are sent to investigate, hoping to avoid the ire of their father the might Earl Godwin of Wessex after one of their pranks went awry. Reknowned as fools among the ruling class, they have been given a chance to redeem their reputations. The bright and busy village of Gorleston has suddenly become suspiciously quiet and the brothers are tasked by the Earl Harold to find out why. The unexpected discovery of a naked body only serves to complicate things for the pair. They...

A short story. A prequel to the Knights of Acre series. In the scorching summer of 1191, as the Third Crusade rages on, Sir Alaric of Normandy finds himself at the heart of a treacherous plot that threatens to unravel everything he holds dear. On the eve of a crucial battle against Saladin's forces near the strategic city of Arsuf, Alaric uncovers a shocking conspiracy led by the ambitious Lord de Marcy and his own mentor, Sir Geoffrey. Torn between loyalty and duty, Alaric must navigate a dangerous web of deceit as he races against time to expose the betrayal and save the Crusader army ...

A girl wakes up to find herself in a strange land called the Domain of Wishes. There she meets Min, a sarcastic bamboo-loving panda who becomes her guide. She soon learns from Min that her quest is to fulfill a series of wishes and that an evil group called the Negative Beings will try to prevent her. If she fails in her mission she will end up being stuck in the Domain forever. Together the girl and the panda join forces and embark on a series of adventures filled with excitement and danger.

36-year-old Serenity owned and operated a small garage — which she had inherited — by herself in the Arizona desert, with her living quarters in the back of the garage. From an early age, Serenity learned how to fix nearly any vehicle. Looking at her, some might never expect her to be an expert mechanic even better than most men — she was gorgeous and poised enough to be a high-end fashion model. But Serenity loved defying norms and stereotypes. One especially hot day, off in the distance Serenity saw a beautiful woman all by herself trudging down the road toward the garage with a gas...

The whispers of a lost city are calling… For Audrey Carter and the Phoenix Circle, being grounded by the Directorate is just the beginning. Matt’s dangerous connection to Kavriel, the spell shadow trapped within the Tree of Whispers, grows stronger, threatening everything. Ellyette’s search for her forgotten past leads her to the legendary Verdantshade Dragon and a shocking revelation: she is a descendant of lost Elderfall. Now, its ancient magic is their only hope against a terrifying new enemy – Morwen, Kavriel’s own descendant, who races them to harness Elderfall’s power to ...

This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own.

Today, Russia is the biggest and one of the most populous countries in the world. From the early, primitive state-like formations in the 9th century, all the way to the creation of the first true tsardom of Russia in 1547, the history of medieval Russia is one filled with constant struggles for power, personal rivalries between various princes, bloody wars, and a search for identity.

In this riveting account, renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe. Drawing on anthropology, archaeology, literature, and history, Hutton shows how hags, witches, the fairy queen, and the Green Man all came to be, and how they changed over the centuries. Looking closely at four main figures—Mother Earth, the Fairy Queen, the Mistress of the Night, and the Old Woman of Gaelic tradition—Hutton challenges decades of debate around the female figures who have long been thought versions of pre-Christian goddesses.

What adventures do you have when you visit your grandparents? When I visit mine, we do things I love, like having fun in Grandpa’s garage. This weekend, Grandpa is teaching me something new. He's going to show me how to change the oil in his car. Have you ever done that before? Do you know what tools to use? I'm excited to find out what it takes to do the oil change. ***** This book is at a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of 3.2, making this most appropriate for independent readers aged 7 - 12. With the universal appeal of the content, even parents and teachers will enjoy the story when ...

Oh no! A decade birthday is approaching, one with a big "0" in it, and he's losing it. Wake-up call required. Coulda. Woulda. Shoulda. Marvin Baines seemingly has it all: a loving family and a great job. He is about to turn forty, and just like that, the realization hits him--his own mortality is straight up the road. That's not his only problem. Suddenly he is unable to distinguish fantasy from reality, and his often quirky decision-making causes his whole life to begin to unravel. All he wants is an escape from his humdrum life. What he gets is something quite unexpected. "The humour is ...