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The Rote Player: Coming of Age in Medieval France

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By age sixteen, Adenet was an accomplished musician and poet. His uncle, Cadenet, a trouvére, had taught him to play the rôte, a small stringed instrument, and now he feels that he’s ready to pursue his dream of becoming a court entertainer. He leaves his childhood home south of Chartres and begins his journey that will take him to hamlets and market towns in the northeast region around Paris in ... Read more

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By age sixteen, Adenet was an accomplished musician and poet. His uncle, Cadenet, a trouvére, had taught him to play the rôte, a small stringed instrument, and now he feels that he’s ready to pursue his dream of becoming a court entertainer. He leaves his childhood home south of Chartres and begins his journey that will take him to hamlets and market towns in the northeast region around Paris in
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The Name of the Rose

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Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” —New York Times“Whether you're into ... Read more

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Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” —New York Times“Whether you're into
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The Omega Factor

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**From celebrated, #1 internationally bestselling author Steve Berry comes an exciting standalone thriller about the most stolen artwork in history and the shocking secret it conceals."One of the best thrillers of the year.” ―Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author**The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled, ... Read more

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**From celebrated, #1 internationally bestselling author Steve Berry comes an exciting standalone thriller about the most stolen artwork in history and the shocking secret it conceals."One of the best thrillers of the year.” ―Douglas Preston, #1 New York Times bestselling author**The Ghent Altarpiece is the most violated work of art in the world. Thirteen times it has been vandalized, dismantled,
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How the Irish Saved Civilization

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift!Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he ... Read more

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A book in the best tradition of popular history—the untold story of Ireland's role in maintaining Western culture while the Dark Ages settled on Europe. • The perfect St. Patrick's Day gift!Every year millions of Americans celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but they may not be aware of how great an influence St. Patrick was on the subsequent history of civilization. Not only did he
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The Knights Templar - Medieval Cult or Modern Nemesis?

by M.E. Brines ...

The Knights Templar – Medieval Cult or Modern Nemesis? -- History of this famous group and the organizations that claim descent from them. Were they really destroyed in the fourteenth century or do they survive and even prosper to this day? Who are their descendants? Are there ties to the Nazis and the Mormon Church? A must-read for anyone interested in conspiracies or the occult. ... Read more

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The Knights Templar – Medieval Cult or Modern Nemesis? -- History of this famous group and the organizations that claim descent from them. Were they really destroyed in the fourteenth century or do they survive and even prosper to this day? Who are their descendants? Are there ties to the Nazis and the Mormon Church? A must-read for anyone interested in conspiracies or the occult.
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Rapture

A fierce, feminist, sexy retelling of the life of the first and only female pope

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⭐ Longlisted for the Stella Prize ⭐ Shortlisted for the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year award'A complex heroine who wrestles with the demands of faith, lust and ambition... A forceful wonder'The Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month'A gripping, gorgeous story of faith and feminism... A rapturous read'Daily Mail'Mesmerising from beginning to end'Glamour<... ... Read more

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⭐ Longlisted for the Stella Prize ⭐ Shortlisted for the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year award'A complex heroine who wrestles with the demands of faith, lust and ambition... A forceful wonder'The Times, Historical Fiction Book of the Month'A gripping, gorgeous story of faith and feminism... A rapturous read'Daily Mail'Mesmerising from beginning to end'Glamour<...
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The Dark Queens

The Bloody Rivalry That Forged the Medieval World

by Shelley Puhak ...

* National Bestseller *“A well-researched and well-told epic history. The Dark Queens brings these courageous, flawed, and ruthless rulers and their distant times back to life.”--Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden FiguresThe remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to ... Read more

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* National Bestseller *“A well-researched and well-told epic history. The Dark Queens brings these courageous, flawed, and ruthless rulers and their distant times back to life.”--Margot Lee Shetterly, New York Times-bestselling author of Hidden FiguresThe remarkable, little-known story of two trailblazing women in the Early Middle Ages who wielded immense power, only to be vilified for daring to
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Life in a Medieval City

by Frances Gies, Joseph Gies ...

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From acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day-to-day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwest Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. ... Read more

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From acclaimed historians Frances and Joseph Gies comes the reissue of their classic book on day-to-day life in medieval cities, which was a source for George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.Evoking every aspect of city life in the Middle Ages, Life in a Medieval City depicts in detail what it was like to live in a prosperous city of Northwest Europe in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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The Rebel Nun

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Marj Charlier’s The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church.At that time, women are afforded few choices in life: prostitution, motherhood, or the cloister. Only the latter offers them any kind of independence. By the end of the sixth ... Read more

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Marj Charlier’s The Rebel Nun is based on the true story of Clotild, the daughter of a sixth-century king and his concubine, who leads a rebellion of nuns against the rising misogyny and patriarchy of the medieval church.At that time, women are afforded few choices in life: prostitution, motherhood, or the cloister. Only the latter offers them any kind of independence. By the end of the sixth
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Odd True Tales, Volume 5

Odd True Tales, #5

by Mimi Riser ...

Series Book 5 - Odd True Tales
The fifth installment of the "Odd True Tales" series… This volume focuses exclusively on the Inquisition, and is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. It's divided into four chapters: Profit & Pain, Cries in the Dark, A Miscellany of Madness, Letter from Hell… ... Read more

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The fifth installment of the "Odd True Tales" series… This volume focuses exclusively on the Inquisition, and is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach. It's divided into four chapters: Profit & Pain, Cries in the Dark, A Miscellany of Madness, Letter from Hell…
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Hildegard of Bingen

The Woman of Her Age

by Fiona Maddocks ...

Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. Despite her cloistered life she had strong, often controversial views on sex, love and marriage too - a woman astonishing in her own age, whose book of apocalyptic visions, Scivias, would alone have been enough to ... Read more

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Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was also a religious leader and visionary, a poet, naturalist and writer of medical treatises. Despite her cloistered life she had strong, often controversial views on sex, love and marriage too - a woman astonishing in her own age, whose book of apocalyptic visions, Scivias, would alone have been enough to
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The Island of Books

by Dominique Fortier ...

Translated by Rhonda Mullins ...

A rich portrait of the beauty of words – painted by a 15th-century illiterate scribe.A 15th-century portrait painter, grieving the sudden death of his lover, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until a monk assigns him the task of copying a manuscript – though he is illiterate. His work slowly heals him and continues the ... Read more

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A rich portrait of the beauty of words – painted by a 15th-century illiterate scribe.A 15th-century portrait painter, grieving the sudden death of his lover, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until a monk assigns him the task of copying a manuscript – though he is illiterate. His work slowly heals him and continues the
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