France & Brittany

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Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Rachel
Maggie Anton

Rachel is the youngest and most beautiful daughter of medieval Jewish scholar Salomon ben Isaac, or -Rashi.- Her father-s favorite and adored by her new husband, Eliezer, Rachel-s life looks to be one of peaceful scholarship, laughter, and love. But events beyond her control will soon threaten everything she holds dear. Marauders of the First Crusade massacre nearly the entire Jewish population of Germany, and her beloved father suffers a stroke. Eliezer wants their family to move to the safety of Spain, but Rachel is determined to stay in France and help her family save the Troyes yeshiva, the only remnant of the great centers of Jewish learning in Europe.  Also on Kindle.

Before there was Charles the Fat and Charles the Mad or even Charles the Great, there was Clovis, King of the Franks.

Rashi's Daughters Trilogy

"Rashi's Daughters" is a trilogy of stories of the three daughters of the great Talmudic scholar Rashi, who lived in 11th century Troyes, France and had no sons. At a time when most women were illiterate and the rare educated woman was one who could read the Bible, Rashi's daughters studied Talmud. They were also vintners, merchants and mothers of the next generation of Talmudic scholars. On Kindle.

Rashi's Daughters, Book II:  Miriam

Rashi's Daughters, Book III: Secret Soldier

Built on seven years of exhaustive historical research and ten years of Talmud study, "Rashi's Daughters" explores what might have been, weaving actual events, as described in responsa literature and Talmud commentaries, into an account of the lives of these amazing women. Talmud is an integral part of these novels; readers will learn along with Rashi's daughters as he explains selected texts. This is also the story of the medieval French Jewish community, how they lived, loved, worked, ate, prayed and interacted with their non-Jewish neighbors.  MA

A Rib from Eve

A powerful saga of strong Celtic women in savage 7th century Gaul

Dreaming of the day he can leave the burn ward so he can kill himself,
the novel's horribly burned narrator is shocked when a beautiful woman
walks in and, instead of recoiling at his hideous appearance, simply
says, "You've been burned. Again." Claiming they were lovers in medieval
times, she begins regaling him with tales, Scheherazade fashion, that
slowly renew his interest in life…and love. But are her stories the
ramblings of a lunatic mind? The question becomes vitally important as
their own story unfolds and they confront the demons of their past.

Called the Sppider King because he wove his web so broadly.

Beautiful, talented Leonor de Balenguer y Hassam is more interested in music than marriage, while Templar knight Reynaud is seeking his true identity.  Traveling together, both keeping secrets, attraction flares, but Reyknows he can't offer Leonor what she deserves.

Young adult novel about Catherine de Medici.

Darius of Faucon had been sent on a king's mission-to thwart the local smugglers and protect the widow of Thornson Keep until a husband can be found for her. A seemingly simple task for such a noble knight-until he sets eyes on Marguerite, his childhood love. Thornson. Though Marguerite was forced to wed another, she never let go of the passion she once shared with Darius. Now she must send Darius away before he discovers the truth. NMJ

Young adult novel about the realities of love and marriage in the 12th
century. Eloise is a happy young girl until she is forced to marry a man
twice her age.

Two young men walked with peril in the year 1415: Robert Fairfield, in
danger because of his religion, and King Henry V, always surrounded by
deceit and treachery. Join these two unique men on the way to the Battle
of Agincourt

When Edward ascends to the throne, his wilful sister Margaret becomes a pawn in European politics. She falls in love with Anthony Woodville but Edward arranges for her to wed Charles, Duke of Burgundy, and soon Margaret is setting sail for her new life. Her official escort: Anthony Woodville. History tells us that the intelligent, wealthy and powerful Margaret of York had everything any woman could want, except for love. A vivid portrait of one of history's most enigmatic women.  NMJ

Henri of Navarre.

Demonic possession in a 16th century French convent.

Gynethe Mehaut is spied upon with hatred and horror as she tends a
convent's night-blooming gardens. On the way to Rome for a Papal
Inquisition, she meets Count Saint-Germaine. 

The first book in a trilogy about the Cathars.

Time traveling archaeologists (my favorite kind) find danger, adventure and romance in medieval France.  There's also a pretty nifty  movie.  NH

A complex action adventure set at the time of teh Cathars.

Fantasy and intrigue at the court ot Henri II and his jealous wife
Catherine de Medici.

A novel of France's first queen, Isabel of Hainault, wife of Philippe
II.

North African women are abducted for the silk industry in 16th century France.

Philip the Fair (Philippe le Beau) and the extermination of the Knights
Templars.

Novel of the wife of Louis X who was convicted of adultery.

The last months of the life of Louis X,

The struggle for succession after the death of Louis X.

Isabella, wife of Edward II of England..

In England, Edward III shows his power by executing his mother's lover,
Roger Mortimer, while in France Philip VI is on the throne.

The stories of two women, one 14th century, one modern, are tied
together by a mysterious ring discovered during an archeological dig.

A novvel of the Cathars.

In 13th century France at the time of the Church's persecution of the Cathars, a descendant of Mary Magdalene finds that her ability to heal is both a blessing and a curse.

Dispossessed by a wicked uncle, a Breton lad finds a new life as a student and scholar n Paris.

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

A tale of the Cathars in Medieval France.

The relationship between Christians and Jews in 11th Century France.

Also called Harlequin.  Begins Thomas of Hookton's tale, son of a mad priest, archer in King Edward III's armies in France, caught up in a search for the Grail by a mysterious relative.

Thomas finds himself at the fall of Calais, and suddenly interesting to the Inquisition.

Thomas gets mixed up with a heretic woman who was sentenced to burn at the stake and finds his family's castle in ruins.

A novel of Gilles de Rais, whose dark voices led him to the scaffold and
hundreds of little victims to a ghastly death.

Novel of the making of the Unicorn Tapestries.

The love story of Heloise and Abelard.

The court of Henri III of France offers a young man the chance to make his fortune as a mignon--one of the King's pet boys. The second half of the story
takes place in Elizabethan London and involves poet and playwright
Christopher Marlowe and the underworld of spies, crime, and political
intrigue.

A novel about the famous lovers Heloise and Abelard.

A novel spanning three generations, about people who are caught up in the Cathar movement and the Inquisition's persecution of "The Good Men."  Chilling account based on the "confession" of a real woman.

A novel of Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henri II of France.  KIN

France under Charles the Mad. Beautifully written. Translated from the Dutch.

A romantic tale of revolution in medieval France. Some great jokes too.

Mystery, suspense, and romance unite as the Earl of Gunthar and a 
beautiful noblewoman work to uncover the truth behind the treason afoot in 
the French realms of King Henry II of England.  The Midwest Book Review calls Loyalty's Web "an historical tale of intrigue with multiple twists and turns, arranged marriages and true romance. It is a fast-paced, well-written, well-edited, fascinating 
read.

A historical novel for young adults about Catherine de Medici. Part of
the "Young Royals" series.

A wonderful novel about the women in the life of King Charles VII of
France: his mother, wife, mistresses, and Joan of Arc.

Theophilos and his wife, Claudia, investigate the murder of a Cistercian monk. The fate of the Fools' Guild may hinge upon
the outcome, but their only clue is a fragment of a lost song.

Theophilos and Claudia have been sent by the Fools'
Guild to depose a corrupt bishop, but the death of a local moneylender
draws them into a larger intrigue -- one that could mean war.

A fantasy/alternate universe novel of werewolves

A wolf-themed fantasy/alternate universe novel set during the reign of Charlemagne.

Charlemagne through the eyes of one of his sons. Young adult novel.

Charletmagne'e elephant.

Novel of a young woman torn between her love for the king and her
religious vows

A richly romantic retelling of the story of France's greatest knight.  I read this as a 12 year old and was completely enchanted.  NH

With France aflame in revolution, , the nuns of Montglane Abbey are
forced to unearth a secret buried for a thousand years within their
fortress walls. As the women scatter across the world they take with
them the pieces of a mystical chess set given to Charlemagne by eight
mysterious Moors. Embedded in each piece of the chess service is a code.
Whoever reassembles the pieces can play a game of unlimited power - a game
that will bring about the end of all kings.

Novel about one of Roland's fellow heroes.

This is a rendering of one of the more obscure offshoots of the legends surrounding the mythical King, Charlemagne; not the Charlemagne of history, but a different, more romantic person. The book concerns the son of one of the Companions of Charlemagne, one Huon, who encounters magic, evil foes, chivalric episodes and the King of Fairies, Oberon himself. A great read for pre-teens, teens and a nostalgic plunge for older readers.  

Jeanne d'Arc from early childhood until.. well, you know.

An investigation into the mysterious woman known as The Maid, Jeanne
d'Arc (Joan or Arc), by a loyal servant to the English throne, Matthew
Jankyn. 

François Villon.

François Villon

François Villon. Sequel to Vagabond's Way?

François Villon

François Villon.

1610 so pushing it..  Debauchery and demonic possession at a convent on the caost of Brittany presided over by a charlatan masquerading as a priest.