Medieval Era

Read by the author. An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England’s forgotten Queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. ‘Alice Loxton is the star of her generation’ – Dan Snow, historian and host of History Hit ‘I loved this...

In historian Tabitha Stanmore’s beguiling account, we meet lovelorn widows, dissolute nobles, selfless healers, and renegade monks. We listen in on Queen Elizabeth I’s astrology readings and track treasure hunters trying to unearth buried gold without upsetting the fairies that guard it. Much like us, premodern people lived in a bewildering world, buffeted by forces beyond their control. As Stanmore reveals, their faith in magic has much to teach about how to accommodate the irrational in our allegedly enlightened lives today.

Embark on an enthralling journey through the heart of Medieval England in this captivating exploration of one of history's most dynamic periods. Delve into the lives of kings and queens, knights and peasants, as the story of England unfolds against the backdrop of feudalism, chivalry, and religious upheaval. Experience the turbulence of the Magna Carta, the devastation of the Black Death, and the intrigue of the Wars of the Roses, all of which shaped the destiny of England.

Pulse-pounding action, wild magic and explosive passion! Travel back in time to medieval Scotland and ancient Ireland in a saga that merges history with the mystical. Five full-length, steamy novels teeming with riveting characters, non-stop adventure, and unforgettable love. A Scot's Pledge- From friends to lovers, forbidden passion sparks between a modern-day woman and a medieval warrior. Will Julie and Laird Tiernan MacLomain be able to defeat a dark threat nobody foresaw without the power of predestined love? Or will breaking the rules be their ultimate downfall and Scotland's ruin? A ...

The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and hugely transformative period - one not easily chronicled within a single book. Yet distinguished historian Chris Wickham has taken up the challenge in this landmark book, and he succeeds in producing the most riveting account of medieval Europe in a generation.

⚔️ LA PRISIONERA DEL VIKINGO — Dark Romance Histórico de Freda Arden El día que me tomó su prisionera, el cielo ardía. Juro que el fuego olía a él. 🔥 Soy Lady Alina Godwynsdóttir, hija de un Lord Sajón. Vivía entre libros, plegarias y silencio… hasta que los barcos del norte trajeron fuego, y con ellos, a Erik el Trueno — el hombre que camina entre las llamas como si los dioses lo obedecieran. Él es Jarl. Guerrero del hierro y del hielo. No habla más de lo necesario, pero cada vez que lo hace, el mundo se inclina. Salvó mi vida cuando debía tomarla. Y desde ...

In this exclusive book, Katie Kennedy of the hugely popular TikTok account @TheHistoryGossip delivers fascinating, witty, and salacious historical facts for every day of the year, proving that our shared histories are anything but boring. Sexy. Scandalous. Dodgy. If you were of the mind that...

Drawing on the records of national and regional archives as well as archaeological remains, James Clark explores the little-known lives of the last men and women who lived in England's monasteries before the Reformation. Clark challenges received wisdom, showing that buildings were not immediately demolished and Henry VIII's subjects were so attached to the religious houses that they kept fixtures and fittings as souvenirs. This rich, vivid history brings back into focus the prominent place of abbeys, priories, and friaries in the lives of the English people.

A young pretender raises an army to take the throne. Learning of his father’s death, the adolescent, dashing and charismatic and descended from the old kings of the North, vows to avenge him. He is supported in this war by his mother, who has spirited away her two younger sons to safety. Against them is the queen, passionate, proud, and strong-willed and with more of the masculine virtues of the time than most men. She too is battling for the inheritance of her young son, not yet fully grown but already a sadist who takes delight in watching executions.

A history of peasants in the Middle Ages, the story takes the listener into the life of Marion, the carpenter's wife, and her extended family as they struggle to survive through hardship, featuring a year in their lives at the mercy of the weather and the Lord of the Manor. Existing without soap, paper or glass and only with the most basic of tools, we learn how they survive starvation, sickness, fire and natural disaster in their home on the edge of the Weald.

Spanning the end of the Regency, Ackroyd takes listeners from the accession of the profligate George IV, whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, whose face was set against reform, to the "Sailor King" William IV, whose reign saw the modernization of the political system and the abolition of slavery. But it was the accession of Queen Victoria, at only 18 years old, that sparked an era of enormous innovation. Technological progress - from steam railways to the first telegram - swept the nation, and the finest inventions were showcased at the first Great Exhibition in 1851.

Heróis da Igreja - Era Medieval reúne escritos de pessoas que viveram um período de formação extremamente crítico e conturbado da história da Igreja. Começando com o Concílio de Niceia e estendendo-se até as vésperas da Reforma, esses documentos exalam o profundo amor desses cristãos pelo povo de Deus e sua sincera fidelidade a Cristo.

The Middle Ages have long sparked people's imaginations thanks to imagery of armored knights battling on horseback and armies of men trying to breach the walls of formidable castles. But medieval warfare was constantly adapting to the times with new techniques and technology. By the middle of the 15th century, artillery was knocking down castle walls that had stood for generations, while infantry were also proving their worth with powerful longbows and tight formations of polearms that upset the long dominance of mounted, heavily armored knights.

This audiobook contains the five speeches from the legendary orators Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cicero, and Pericles.

How do you find the strength to fight for yourself when you're suddenly married to a stranger? Lady Evangeline Clearpark has lived her life at the whims of her family, and they have treated her with little care and absolutely no affection. And without warning, she is suddenly wed to Asher Willvale, the Marquess of Oakheart, and the future Duke of Roselake. Under the scrutiny of a mother-in-law and household staff who don't want her there, and in a new role as a wife and Marchioness with no experience, Evangeline is thrust once again into a life she had no choice in. Can she find herself ...

En la Última Gran Guerra los magos arrasaron Thoria por completo y, por eso, se prohibió el uso de la magia. Los magos fueron cazados y ejecutados, sus nombres e historias borradas, sus restos quemados junto a todo lo que tocaron. Los reyes de los cuatro países que componen Thoria creyeron que así estarían a salvo, pero se equivocaron. Casi 300 años después, el rey de Pyebra decidió cambiar las reglas y empezar a entrenar magos para su ejército. Las consecuencias cayeron como una tormenta, de norte a sur. Los magos, a quienes se dio por extintos, volvieron. Algunos solo quieren ...

1931. The Depression. Economic devastation. Breadlines, flophouses, shantytowns. Brianna Quinn, ex-board racer, adventuress, widow, locksmith, and part time cat burglar (“A gal’s gotta eat.”) specializing in box jobs. One fine evening, as she was in the library of T. William Stilton’s townhouse cracking the combination to his safe, the lights go on. She’s caught, but Stilton has a need for a safecracker, which results in her becoming aware of a hidden vault containing a priceless Medieval Book of Hours. The vault keys are missing. This leads to a hunt for a missing nephew and the ...

In this classic of social history, the author describes the lives of six obscure men and women of the Middle Ages. She draws on account books, records, letters, diaries, and wills to make the life of those times as concrete and comprehensible as our own.

The Middle Ages witnessed almost constant warfare in Europe, so mercenaries were a constant on the battlefield, but the 15th century also saw the rise of mercenary usage by the increasingly wealthy aristocracy. At the time, England and France existed in smaller versions than in the modern age, while the Spanish had unified into a few large kingdoms and were slowly pushing the Moors off the Iberian Peninsula. Norway and Hungary were larger than they are now, but otherwise, most of Europe was a patchwork quilt of small, constantly warring states.

Listen to the stories, histories, and legends of medieval knights and the groups to which they belonged. Some are more well known than others, although all of them played a role in history.