Medieval Fiction: Elizabeth Chadwick
Explore the captivating world of medieval fiction with Elizabeth Chadwick's bestselling novels. Dive into richly detailed historical tales of knights, royalty, and intrigue. Discover her full book list here!
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To Defy a King
by Elizabeth Chadwick
* A spell-binding historical novel set in the 12th century
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Greatest Knight, The: The Story of William Marshal
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Based on fact, this is the story of William Marshal, the greatest knight of the Middle Ages, unsurpassed in the tourneys, adeptly manoeuvring through the colourful, dangerous world of Angevin politics to become one of the most powerful magnates of the realm and eventually regent of England. From minor beginnings and a narrow escape from death in childhood, William Marshal steadily rises through the ranks to become tutor in arms to the son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. A champion on the tourney field, William must face the danger and petty jealousy targeting a royal favourite. Dogged by scandal, banished from court, his services are nevertheless sought throughout Europe and when William's honour is vindicated, he returns to court and wins greater acclaim and power than before. A crusader and the only knight ever to unhorse the legendary Richard Coeur de Lion, William's courage and steadfastness are rewarded by the hand in marriage of Anglo-Irish heiress Isobel de Clare, 19 years old, the grandaughter of kings and his equal in every way.
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The Scarlet Lion
by Elizabeth Chadwick
William Marshal's prowess and loyalty as a knight in the English royal household has been rewarded by marriage to Isabelle de Clare, heiress to great estates in England, Normandy and Ireland. The couple's contentment and security is shattered when King Richard dies. He is succeeded by his brother John who takes the Marshals's sons hostage and seizes their lands. The conflict between remaining loyal and rebelling over these injustices threatens to tear William and Isabelle's marriage apart and ruin their lives.
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A Place Beyond Courage
by Elizabeth Chadwick
The early twelfth century is a time for ambitious men to prosper, and royal servant John FitzGilbert Marshal is one of them. Raised high, as the kin of the deceased King Henry battle each other for England's throne, John reaps rich rewards but pays a terrible price for the choices he makes - as do his family. His wife, fragile, na�ve Aline is hopelessly unequipped to cope with the demands of a life lived on the edge and, when John is seriously injured in battle, her worst nightmare is realised. Sybilla, bright, forthright sister to the Earl of Salisbury, finds herself used as a bargaining counter when her brother seeks to seal a truce with his troublesome neighbour, John FitzGilbert. And then there is Sybilla's small son, William, seized hostage by the King for John's word of honour. But sometimes keeping your honour means breaking your word...
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The Falcons of Montabard
by Elizabeth Chadwick
A love story, set both in medieval England and the Holy Land, this novel describes the attraction between a quiet, convent-raised young woman and the exiled illegitimate son of a Norman earl.
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The Wild Hunt
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Wed to worldly and attractive Guyon, Lord of Ledworth, in order to save her lands from the grasp of her greedy uncle, beautiful Judith of Ravenstow--fifteen-years-old and terrified of men--learns to love the stranger who is her husband
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The Leopard Unleashed
by Elizabeth Chadwick
Renard, heir to the earldom of Ravenstow, becomes entangled in the Welsh civil war and is forced to choose between his wife and a dancing girl