Medieval

The Medieval period is subdivided into the Early (c. 476-1000), the High (c. 1001-1300), and the Late (c. 1301–1500) Middle Ages.
Historical fiction novels set within this time-frame in Europe are labelled medieval.

Medieval Europe offers the historical backdrop of the grandeur of medieval royalty contrasted with the stark struggle for survival of the common folk. Medieval historical fiction features, among others, conflicts between Christianity and the remnants of paganism, the open warfare of the Crusades, the medieval Celts, Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, the Wars of the Roses, the Vikings a
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Illuminating Women in the Medieval World
The Battlemage (The Summoner, #3)
The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2)
The Traitor's Kiss (Traitor's Trilogy, #1)
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)
The Scribe of Siena
The Noble Servant (A Medieval Fairy Tale, #3)
The Shadow Queen
The Vexing (Age Of Faith #6)
The Secret Slipper (Tales of Faith, #2)
The Battlemage (The Summoner, #3)
The Queen and the Cure (The Bird and the Sword Chronicles, #2)
Gathering Darkness (Falling Kingdoms, #3)
Lady Danger (The Warrior Maids of Rivenloch #1)
For Love and Honor (An Uncertain Choice, #3)
Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession (Six Tudor Queens, #2)
Tower Lord (Raven's Shadow, #2)
The Crown Tower (The Riyria Chronicles, #1)
Ignite (Defy, #2)
Falling for the Highlander (Highlanders, #4)
The Scribe of Siena
The King's Curse (The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #7; The Cousins' War #6)
An English Bride In Scotland (Highlanders, #1)
The King's Man (Welsh Blades #1)
A Bit of Heaven on Earth
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The Pillars of the Earth
Beowulf
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
The Name of the Rose
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
A Clash of Kings  (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
World Without End (The Pillars of the Earth, #2)
A Kingdom of Dreams (Westmoreland, #1)
The Bride (Lairds' Fiancées, #1)
Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
The Secret (Highlands' Lairds #1)
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century
The Song of Roland
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)

Christine de Pizan
“ How was she created? I'm not sure if you realize this, but it was in God's image. How can anybody dare to speak ill of something which bears such a noble imprint? ”
― Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies

Marie de France
“ Whoever has received knowledge and eloquence in speech from God should not be silent or secretive but demonstrate it willingly. When a great good is widely heard of, then, and only then, does it bloom, and when that good is praised by man, it has spread its blossoms. ”
― Marie de France

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