The King of Thieves

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The Templar's Penance

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The Outlaws of Ennor

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The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

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The Tolls of Death: Medieval West Country Mystery, Book 17

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The Butcher of St Peter's

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A Friar's Bloodfeud

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The Death Ship of Dartmouth

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The Templar, The Queen and Her Lover

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The Malice of Unnatural Death

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Dispensation of Death

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The Prophecy of Death

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The King of Thieves

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No Law in the Land

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The Bishop Must Die

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The Prophecy of Death

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The Templar, The Queen and Her Lover

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Murder by Misrule

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No Law in the Land

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A Friar's Bloodfeud

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The Bishop Must Die

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The Tolls of Death: Medieval West Country Mystery, Book 17

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The Malice of Unnatural Death

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The Death Ship of Dartmouth

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Dispensation of Death

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The Butcher of St Peter's

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The Chapel of Bones

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The Outlaws of Ennor

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The Templar's Penance

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A Missed Murder

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Tudor Warrior: Tudor Warrior Book 1

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A Murder Too Soon

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The Blood of the Fifth Knight

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The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

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The Fifth Knight

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Queen's Knight: Struggle for a Crown Book 9

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The Lord of Ireland

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The King's Hounds

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Longsword IV: The Hooded Men

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Longsword V: The King's Rebels

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The Merchant Murderers

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The Throne: Struggle for the Crown Book 3

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Oathbreaker

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King Henry IV: Struggle for a Crown Book 4

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Murdering the Messenger

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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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The Silence of the Lambs: 25th Anniversary Edition

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Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

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And Then There Were None

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None of This is True: A Novel

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The Complete Sherlock Holmes

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The 7 ½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

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Woman in the Library, The

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The River We Remember: A Novel

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Listen for the Lie: A Novel

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Hit and Run

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When No One Is Watching: A Thriller

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Did I Kill You?: A Thriller Novel

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What Lies in the Woods: A Novel

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Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

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Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

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Mother-Daughter Murder Night: A Novel

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This Tender Land

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The Unexpected Guest

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Heaven’s Crooked Finger

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The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

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Tell No One

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The Fifth Suspect

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One for the Money: A Stephanie Plum Novel

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If She Knew (A Kate Wise Mystery—Book 1)

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The Word is Murder: A Novel

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Hallowe'en Party: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

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Still Life: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel

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The Book of Extraordinary Impossible Crimes and Puzzling Deaths: The Best New Original Stories of the Genre

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Crooked House

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The Wars of the Roses: Endings: Part Three of our special miniseries on the civil wars that reforged England's destiny.

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Medieval Archives Podcast: Episode 01 – Thomas Becket: In the first episode of the Medieval Archives podcast we discuss Thomas Becket. We discuss his early life, his rise to power as the Lord Chancellor of England and ultimately his role as the Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Episode 1 - Rollo and the Viking Age: They were the great success story of the Middle Ages, a footloose band of individual adventurers who appeared out of nowhere to blaze across the face of Dark Age Europe. In the course of two centuries the Normans launched a series of extraordinary conquests, transforming Anglo-Saxon England into Great Britain, setting up a powerful Crusader state in Antioch, and turning Palermo into the dazzling cultural and economic capital of the western Mediterranean. Their story, however, begins rather humbly in the fierce Viking Age, when a group of Scandinavian raiders came crashing into Charlemagne's empire. Join Lars Brownworth as he follows the ferocious warrior Rollo, the first Norman, who began life as a simple raider and ended it as a great lord of the West.

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Demonic Possession in 17th-Century Canada: Prof. Suzannah Lipscomb talks to author Dr. Mairi Cowan, about the fascinating account of a case of demonic possession in early modern North America.

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The battle of Towton - a 550-year retrospective: This talk introduces the biggest battle of the Wars of the Roses, described as 'The largest, longest, bloodiest and most murderous battle ever fought in Britain'.

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Episode 6 - The Two Harolds: England on the eve of the Conquest was torn between the old King Edward the Confessor and the powerful house of Godwin. With no clear heir apparent chosen, a predatory Normandy and the terrifying Harald Hardrada of Norway waited for their chance to seize the throne, while Harold of England tried desperately to keep the peace. As the year 1065 drew to it's close a royal death started a chain of events that would drastically alter the political landscape. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the most famous date in English history and the three would-be kings who struggled for the crown.

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Alfred the Great: Why was Alfred the only King of England to be given the title "The Great"?

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Episode 5 - William the Conqueror: The young Duke William seemed destined not to survive his childhood. Orphaned before he was ten, he became a plaything of powerful nobles as one by one his guardians were killed off. Normandy descended into chaos as central authority disappeared and ambitious knights began to carve out their own independent kingdoms. The king of France, looking to exploit the situation, invaded the Duchy seizing castles and encouraging a general revolt. But against all these odds, William somehow triumphed, defying both king and nobility and stamping his authority over his Duchy as few others would. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the early career of Normandy's most famous Duke.

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The life and death of King John: King John's acts of misgovernment prompted his barons to demand reform, setting the kingdom on the road to civil war and leading to John's grant of Magna Carta. Why was he seen as such a terrible king and how did Magna Carta come about? Professor David C

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Episode 4 - Magnificent Devil: The reign of Robert I began under the dark suspicion of murder and descended into chaos as the young Duke struggled for control. Dogged by rumors of fratricide and a papal excommunication, he carried on a whirlwind romance with the beautiful Herleve and attempted the first invasion of England. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the tempestuous career of Robert I whose own subjects could never quite decide if he was Robert the Magnificent- or Robert the Devil.

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Episode 3 - Richard the Good: Inventing the Past: At the start of Richard II's reign northern Europe was once again subjected to a wave of Viking attacks. The young Duke was faced with the question of what to do with his distant Norse brethren. Assist these pagans in their plunder and be labeled a pirate himself - or resist and become their next victim. His solution would intertwine the fate of Normandy with the kingdom of England, and lay the groundwork for the great conquest to come. In the process he would commission the first court historian and create a new identity for the Normans. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at both England and Normandy in the time of Richard the Good.

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Episode 14 - William the Bad: If Roger II had been the 'baptized Sultan', his son William forgot the water. Despised by his legendary father and never intended for the throne, William the Bad dedicated his life to the comforts of the palace, stirring only to lead his armies on the battlefield, the one area in which he excelled. Though he could at times be energetic and even brilliant as a general, his reign was stained by internal rebellions and the loss of international prestige. But however much his reputation was blackened by subsequent historians, William I was hardly the failure that he was made out to be. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the life of William the Bad, the Norman Kingdom's most maligned king.

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Medieval Archives Podcast: Episode 04 – The Anarchy: In this episode of the Medieval Archives Podcast we discuss "The Anarchy" a nineteen year period of civil war and chaos. The death of King Henry I set off a chain reaction of events that set England on a path of destruction. The Scots in the North,

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Episode 7 - After Hastings: King Harold wanted nothing more than a peaceful reign, but was destined to spend his time on the throne preparing for war. He had been crowned under the threat of a foreign invasion and had to fend of a major Viking attack in his first summer as king. Now as 1066 drew to a close he got word of the long-awaited Norman landing. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath.

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The Wars of the Roses, Part 3 of 3

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Episode 2 - Richard the Fearless: With the death of Rollo and his son, Normandy seemed poised on the brink of disaster. Its nobles were in open revolt and the King of France had seized the capital of Rouen. The legitimate heir, Richard I, was only nine years old- and a captive of the crown- yet against all expectations he grew into one of early Normandy's most formidable Dukes. Along the way he acquired the nickname of Richard the Fearless, and is remembered chiefly as the man who put Normandy on the map. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at the dramatic career of the first Norman Duke.

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The Battle of Agincourt: In 1415, King Henry V led an army to victory on the field of Agincourt. In this talk, which commemorated the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, Professor Anne Curry discusses the events leading up to the conquest, and the myths surrounding it

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Episode 8 - William Iron-Arm: In Duke Richard II's Normandy an impoverished knight named Tancred de Hauteville struggled to provide for his twelve sons. The eldest of them - William - declined his inheritance and headed to southern Italy to seek his trade as a mercenary. He was the first of the Normans to set foot in Sicily and, under the service of a Byzantine general, he found fame and fortune beyond his wildest hopes. Join Lars Brownworth as he looks at William Iron-Arm, the man who set the foundations of a family legacy that would one day outshine even the Duke of Normandy.

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Episode 18 - Bohemond - Part 1: A great father can be both a blessing and a curse, and no one was more aware of that than Bohemond de Hauteville. The first-born son of the adventurer Robert Guiscard, Bohemond spent most of his formative years trying to both prove himself worthy and escape his father's formidable shadow. At every turn, however, fate seemed to conspire against him. Disinherited before he reached the age of five, he was raised by a step-mother who was determined to keep him from an inheritance, and actively held back by more powerful members of his family. But Bohemond had Guiscard's blood flowing in his veins and an unwavering belief in his eventual triumph. Join Lars Brownworth as he traces Bohemond's struggle to claim a place in the sun.

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30YearsWar #45: It's All Connected: It's All Connected

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Episode 50 Fullcircle by John Buchan

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301 Lord Byron: Years of Fame: In the year 1812 Napoleon was defeated, the waltz was the new hit sensation of aristocratic Europe and Lord Byron became a literary superstar over night and the toast of high society England. He was born a gorgeous full lipped curly headed boy and as a ma

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Searching for Joan of Arc in rural France, Episode 284: On this trip report Annie takes you on a quest for the Maid of Orĺéans with her guest Kim Loftus. Have you ever wanted to go searching for Joan of Arc in rural France? She's in a lot of villages in northern France! That was the theme of Kim's latest...

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Ep 2: Vivir del Cuento - Muerte, Democracia y Bolsas de Dinero: A medida que su relación se intensifica, Corinna quiere saber más sobre Juan Carlos, el hombre, no el monarca. Pero cuanto más se acerca, más ve cosas que no entiende.

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30YearsWar #30: 'Will They, Won't They?': Will They Won't They

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30YearsWar: #4 - "The French Connection": The French Connection

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Episode 14: Carmilla by J S Sheridan Le Fanu (Part One)

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Sicilian Vespers, Part II: The Massacre and the War of the Vespers: (Josh) Manfred of House Hohenstaufen is dead; Charles of Anjou, in the name of the papacy, has claimed Sicily and awaits coronation. Across the Ionian and Aegean Seas, Michael Palaeologus looks to the Latin West and waits. In Germany, Conradin, son of th...

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French Quarter Vampire: Jacque Saint Germain

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S6E3: "Zimri" from "Absalom and Achitophel" by John Dryden: In this sixth season of The Well Read Poem, we will read a number of examples of classic satire in verse. English poetry is particularly rich in satire, and we will take a close look at some of the best instances of literary mockery that the past...