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The year is 1348 and the first plague victim has reached English shores. Panic erupts around the country and a small band of travellers comes together...
A gothic tale of secrets and alchemy in the Dark Ages
A gothic delight from Karen Maitland, author of the bestselling and much-loved Company of Liars, that will enchant readers of Kate Mosse's The Burning...
Murderous Tales from History
Step back in time with Karen Maitland, author of the much-loved Company of Liars, as she explores some true-crime cases of murderous children througho...
A gripping story of dark motives, love and survival in times of plague
1361. An unlucky thirteen years after the Black Death, plague returns to England. 'Fear and hysteria are portrayed with claustrophobic skill' THE TIME...
'A richly evocative page-turner ... with a disturbing final twist worthy of a master of the spine-tingler, such as Henry James' Daily Express England,...
Pagans tackle the Knights of St John with terrible consequences in the new medieval thriller by Queen of the Dark Ages, Karen Maitland. Set on the wil...
1210 and a black force is sweeping England. For a vengeful King John has seized control of the Church, leaving corpses to lie in unconsecrated ground,...
A dark historical tale of witchcraft and rebellion
Step back in time with Karen Maitland, author of the hugely popular Company of Liars. This dark tale is sure to thrill fans of The Witchfinder's Siste...
A fascinating free e-short accompaniment to The Raven's Head
A free e-short from 'Queen of the Dark Ages' Karen Maitland, author of Company of Liars, which explores medieval Dark Arts practices and the mysteriou...
An exclusive e-novella accompaniment to Company of Liars
Liars and Thieves is an exclusive e-novella featuring characters from Karen Maitland's much-loved Company of Liars, set against the backdrop of the pl...
The year is 1539 and the Portuguese Inquisition ushers in an era of torture and murder. When the Royal Falconer is imprisoned on false charges to remo...
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AD 848.Bernwyn of Lythe, the young daughter of an ealdorman, spurns marriage and chooses to remain a virgin dedicated to Christ. When she is found mur...
Bath Abbey, 1199. The Abbey's unpopular prior is found dead on Solsbury Hill. When Sir Symon Cole and his wife, Gwenllian, arrive to investigate, they...
A Historical Mystery
1154. When the first performance of The Play of Adam ends in tragedy, the author is compelled to pen a grim warning for the generations that follow. B...
In the spring of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, w...
"1606. A year to the day that men were executed for conspiring to blow up Parliament, a towering wave devastates the Bristol Channel. Some proclaim Go...
A History of Barton-on-Humber Grammar School, 1931-1975