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“james howcroft”

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  • Viking Princess: Conqueror of Castile

    A true story based on a Viking saga.

    by James Howcroft ...
    A brave and resourceful 13th-century Viking Princess battles danger, deceit, and treachery to unite the two most powerful Kingdoms in Europe in a Holy Crusade. Join Princess Kristina on her dangerous journey from 13th Century Norway to wed the Prince of Castille.Her courage, grace, and intelligence allow her to win over her foes and shatter the norms and notions of the role of women in medieval ... Read more

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  • The Sea-Wolves

    by Lars Brownworth ...
    In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse ‘sea-wolves’ followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev ... Read more

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  • Conquest

    by Stewart Binns ...
    Series Book 1 - The Making of England Quartet
    1066 - Senlac Ridge, England. William the Bastard, Duke of Normandy, defeats Harold Godwinson, King Harold II of England, in what will become known as the Battle of Hastings.The battle is hard fought and bloody, the lives of thousands have been spent, including that of King Harold. But England will not be conquered easily, the Anglo-Saxons will not submit meekly to Norman rule.Although his heroic ... Read more

    $10.79 USD

  • Mercenaries

    The epic adventure of a true band of brothers

    by Jack Ludlow ...
    Series Book 1 - Conquest
    1033, the Norman/French border. Six brothers, the sons of Tancred de Hauteville, prepare to experience their first taste of battle. They have been trained since birth to become great warriors, following in their father's footsteps. As knights, they have but one true purpose: to fight. Nothing matters more to a Norman of noble birth than the ability to engage in battle; nothing has greater ... Read more

    $12.79 USD

  • Civilizations

    A Novel

    by Laurent Binet ...
    Translated by Sam Taylor ...
    An ambitious and highly entertaining novel of revisionist history from the author of the international bestseller HHhH, Laurent Binet's Civilizations is nothing less than a strangely believable counterfactual history of the modern world, fizzing with ideas about colonization, empire-building, and the eternal human quest for domination. It is an electrifying novel by one of Europe's most exciting ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • William the Conqueror

    by Jacob Abbott ...
    Series Book 2 - Makers of History Series
    One of those great events in English history, which occur at distant intervals, and form, respectively, a sort of bound or landmark, to which all other events, preceding or following them for centuries, are referred, is what is called the Norman Conquest. The Norman Conquest was, in fact, the accession of William, duke of Normandy, to the English throne. This accession was not altogether a matter ... Read more

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  • The Portugal Story

    Three Centuries of Exploration and Discovery

    by John Dos Passos ...
    This selective history of Portugal reflects the author’s fascination with his own Portuguese/Madeiran heritage. The work tracks the nation’s rise and fall as a world power, drawing from the author’s travels and archival research.“Dos Passos,” writes historian J. H. Plumb, “brings to his material a novelist’s acute eye for human character and a narrative skill that any historian might envy; and he ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • 1494

    How a Family Feud in Medieval Spain Divided the World in Half

    by Stephen R. Bown ...
    An "exciting" account of the feud between monarchs, clergy, and explorers that split the globe between Spain and Portugal and made the oceans a battleground ( Kirkus Reviews).When Columbus triumphantly returned to Spain in 1493, his discoveries inflamed an already-smoldering conflict between Spain's monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, and Portugal's João II. Which nation was to control the world's ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • 1066 The Conquest

    by Peter Fieldman ...
    ENGLAND'S DEFINING MOMENT IN HISTORY ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DATES IN ENGLISH HISTORY A NORMAN DUKE LED THE LAST INVASION OF ENGLAND TO BECOME KING OF ENGLAND APPOINTED DUKE OF NORMANDYAT THE AGE OF EIGHT ON THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER HE SURVIVED ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE AND GREW UP IN A MEDIEVAL WORLD FULL OF INTRIGUE, TREACHERY AND VENGEANCE AFTER YEARS OF CONFLICT HE BECAME ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Soldier of Rome: Traiana Victrix

    The Artorian Dynasty, #8

    by James Mace ...
    Series Book 8 - The Artorian Dynasty
    After decades of strife and a pair of bloodily savage wars, the Kingdom of Dacia is no more. With King Decebalus dead, and the surviving members of the royal family in captivity, an uneasy peace descends upon the new Roman Province of Dacia. The senate and people of Rome eagerly expect the return of the victorious Emperor Trajan. With equal eagerness, the people await the legendary great Dacian ... Read more

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  • Battle for the Island Kingdom

    England's Destiny 1000-1066

    by Don Hollway ...
    SHORTLIST FOR MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024Weaving together period sources and a fast-paced narrative, this is a rich history of the years leading up to 1066 when Vikings, Anglo-Saxons and Normans vied for the English crown.Includes all the key individuals that inspired the final season of Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla and the brand-new BBC drama King and Conqueror.Bloody battles, ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Vikings

    by Hourly History ...
    The saga of the Vikings rises and falls on the banks of history, ebbing and flowing with popular opinion and whimsical anecdotes. The Vikings are routinely typecast and labeled anywhere from bloodthirsty tyrants to valiant heroes. They have been condemned as pirates and praised as explorers. We have all heard the stories of the fierce warriors with long ships and horned helmets storming onto the ... Read more

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