England: The Plantagenets

Eleanor of Aquitaine

Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard, Jogn, and Philip of France get together
after the untimely death of Number 3 Son, Geoffrey..  See also Movies.

Thomas á Beckett vs Henry II. - the early years.

Thomas á Beckett vs Henry II.

Death comes to the archbishop.

A novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine

Erotic novel about the vigorous and imaginative sex life of Eleanor
of Aquitaine

Novel about Eleanor of Aquitaine, narrated by the Queen herself.

In this suspense novel, Eleanor of Aquitaine sends the King of France's
sister to retrieve letters hidden in Canterbury Cathedral.

A biographical novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine.

First novel in Plaidy's Plantagenet Saga. Tells how Eleanor's
tempestuous relationship with Henry II began.

Eleanor encourages her sons to rebel against Henry II. Second book in
the Plantagenet Saga

Eleanor's and Henry's tempestuous  marriage grows sour as Eleanor ages.  NH

Sequel to Time and Chance *above).  Concern's Henry and Eleanors ovstreporous offspring.

Henry's and Eleanor's quarreling children.

Mystery, suspense, and romance in the reign of Henry II. Is his son,
Prince Richard, behind it all? 

A novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine and her husband's most famous mistress.

A novel of Rosamond Clifford, mistress of King Henry II.

In 1173 King Henry's efforts to crush his rebellious sons leads to bloody border skirmishes.

After his master, a maker of coins for the king, is brutally punished
for alleged cheating, seventeen-year-old Edmund finds himself traveling
to the Holy Land as squire to a knight on his way to join Richard the
Lionheart.

Really a rather silly book about William Marshall.  Anyone who read Chadwick's Lords of the White 
Castle (below) will find Fulke's dad's portrayal as mentally retarded a little surprising.  NH

A girl disguised as a boy finds herself courted by Richard the Lionhearted on crusade.

Story of Richard the Lionearted's imprisonment and how Blondel, his minstrel, found him.

How King John is the good guy - no, really!  Takes place during the reign of King Richard I and includes his escape from imprisonment.  A highly weird Robin Hood.

A novel of William Marshal and the turbulent reigns of Richard I and King John.

A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers
and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against
Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. 

Having returned to a politically unstable England after the Crusades,
brothers Will and Gavin--with the help of the red horse Hosanna--attempt
to rescue their friend Ellie who is being held prisoner by an enemy of
King Richard I. 

Concludes the trilogy.

Not Marian, but definitely Robin Hoodesque.

From her convent, Maid Marian looks back upon her life.

Robin Hood as a Saxon who fights off the invading King (and loses) during the Norman Conquest..

Continues the above with Robin sent overseas and eventually becoming a
body servant to William I and his two sons.  Yes, William I... this takes place in the late 11th century.

Lady Marian meets Robin of Locksley when he returns battle-scarred from
the Crusades and the rest is history.

The love story of Robin and Marian continues.  Down-to-earth, personal and adventurous.  NH

A Pagan or Wiccan version of the Robin Hood legend.

Sequel to "Sherwood Forest." 

A novel of Robin Hood's
lady-love.

A romance novel starring Maid Marian, spy for Eleanor of Aquitaine,
avenger of family wrongs, and she's out to find a husband too! Will she
choose Sir Guy of Guisborne or the handsome, daring outlaw Robin Hood?

A novel of 12th century England, the origins of the Robin Hood legend,
and a beautiful woman's search for love.

A young knight suffers for his defiance of Prince John when the little weasel becomes king.  Love story is 
wonderful.  NH 

Sins of the Knight  
Author: Dawn Halliday

An erotic novel involving a cousin of King John.

Rivalry of the dowager queens, Isabella of England and Blance of France.

The sexual attraction is undeniable and irresistible in this story of a woman in 
love with the man seeking her father's death for killing his own.  Hot.  NH

King John.

12th century whoremistress wants to clear one of her ex-whores' new 
lover of the murder of his wife.  Fun and ribald book.  NH

A novel set in England during the 1200s.

Politics and romanace at ccourt in the 12th century.

In 12th century England a young man becomes the squire and lover of a
Saxon knight and accompanies him on Crusade to the Holy Land.

The action starts with the loss of King John's treasure in the Wash.   A strong 
female protagonist is only one of the assets of this book. father and her husbandon opposite sides of the civil war that will reach its tragic climax on the fields of Evesham.

The story of William Marshal, royal protector, loyal servant, forgotten
hero.

A lady is mistaken for a peasant by a warlord bent on rape.

An Amazon Short.  HTML, PDF.   In thirteenth-century England one young
woman, Aline le Despenser, finds the men she loves, her father and her 
husbandon opposite sides of the civil war that will reach its tragic climax 
on the fields of Evesham.

Simon de Montfort and his barons challenge Henry III.

A novel of love, heartbreak, and arranged marriages at the time of King
Henry III.

Perhaps Plaidy's heart wasn't in this one.  It feels like it was written in ten 
paragraph sessions and ends ratherr abruptly with Edward I in the Holy Land 
just saying, "Whaddya know, my dad's dead." NH

I got at least three good cries from these/this book(s), NH

A strange and excellent stone mason novel with the weirdest Robin Hood you will ever 
encounter. Roger Bacon is in it too.NH

In 1252, the Lady Alisoun hires a knight to protect her, with predictable results

In 1297, the daughter of the king falls in love with a lowly knight
despite her father's increasingly determined attempts to keep them
apart.

Against a vivid background of everyday life on a medieval English manor,
14 year old Catherine rebels against her  mother's determined attempts
to make Catherine into a gentle and patient lady, and her father's plans
to marry her off--profitably. Catherine is determined not to be sold
like a cheese. What is she to do?

Murder mystery set in 13th century Lincoln.

This novel examines the marriages of Edward I, II, and III.

Edward I and his wars in Wales.

A novel of Edward I.

Edward I's wars in Wales.

Takes place during the reign of Edward II.

Romance set during the wars with William Wallace.

At the court of King Edward II, the heroine of this romance novel falls
for the King's enemy Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick.

Companion book for movie.

The reign of Edward II as witnessed by his niece, Eleanor de Clare, wife
of his favorite, Hugh Despenser. 

The famous play about "the pliant king" and "that wicked Gaveston."

A novel of Isabella, wife of King Edward
II, explores her transformation from "Isabel the Fair" to "The She-Wolf
of France."

Queen Isabella takes a lover and ousts Edward II from the throne to make
way for her son. Part of "The Accursed Kings" series. 

Edward II tells the story of the man who became his magnificent obsession.

With the help of her secret lover, Isabella plots to take control of the
throne. 

Isabel's hopes for a happy marriage are dashed when she discovers her
husband's passion for Piers Gaveston.

Also available in trade paperback.  King Edward II had two expensive weaknesses: Piers Gaveston and Hugh
Despenser. They cost him the respect of his subjects and ,eventually,
his crown.

Danger, intrigue, and romance, and lots of sex too, in this steamy
romance set at the court of King Edward II.

This historical novel casts Piers Gaveston as an orphan seeking the
truth about his past. 

A novel about the notorious and ill-fated Piers Gaveston.

The court of Edward II as seen through the eyes of one of Queen
Isabella's ladies-in-waiting.

The heroine of this novel is the  mistress of Piers Gaveston.. yeah, 
you read that right.  Gaveston.  NH

Queen Isabella and her lover.

A novel of the wife of Edward II.

Isabella.. who else would it be?

About  Piers Gaveston and Hugh
Despenser.

In 1366, while England is at war with Spain, young Alleyne Edricson becomes a squire to Sir Nigel Loring and travels to France to join a bold band of archers known as the White Company.

In Edward III's England, the daughter of a newly made earl and the son of a 
disgraced traitor must make their marriage work.

Also available in trade paperback and audio CD.  A novel set in late 14th century England about the secret trade in
English translations of The Bible.

Also available in trade paperback.  The story of "The Illuminator" continues.

A novel of Joan of Kent, wife of the Black Prince, set at the court of King Edward III.

Biographical novel of Edward III.

Sequel to Pillars of the Earth - see under Stephen and Maud - about the struggle to build a new
bridge and save the town's wool fair. A subplot concerns a secret about Edward II.

This mystery novel, set during the reign of Edward III, investigates the
mysterious cicumstances surrounding the death of King Edward II.

Drawing on official records, Morgan skilfully interweaves Chaucer's
actual experiences as an English diplomat into a gripping tale of murder
and intrigue. 

Science fiction about time travel to the 14th century.  The traveler meant to land 20 years before the Black Death.  Oops.  OK, I know a lot of people just love this book.. I just don't see it.  Though it is unblinking about plague.

Ex-knight turned criminal investigator Crispin Guest finds that a routine case of adultery turns to 
murder involving an Italian syndicate and a mysterious veil with the face of Christ.  On sale 
November 2008

The love story of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt.