13th Century
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Rebellion by Richard Cullen
The start of an epic new historical adventure series from Richard Cullen introducing The Black Lion As war approaches, the lion will roar… 1213AD. King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of Continue reading
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Crusaders and Revolutionaries of the Thirteenth Century: De Montfort by Darren Baker
One of the families that dominated the thirteenth century were the de Montforts. They arose in France, in a hamlet close to Paris, and grew to prominence under the crusading fervour of that time, taking them from leadership in the Albigensian wars to lordships around the Mediterranean. They marry into the English aristocracy, join the Continue reading
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Ladies of the Magna Carta by Sharon Bennett Connolly Blog Tour Post and Review
Magna Carta clause 39: No man shall be taken, imprisoned, outlawed, banished or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed against or prosecute him, except by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land. This clause in Magna Carta was in response to the appalling imprisonment and starvation of Continue reading
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