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1) Mystique
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Lady Alice and Sir Hugh strike a bargain--she will help him recover the treasured stone he seeks in return for enough money to allow her to live independently. But Hugh, recognizing in Alice the wife he has longed for, makes her agree to a temporary betrothal, hoping it will turn into the real thing.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 65
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During the building of a cathedral in the fictional town of Kingsbridge, the ambitions of three men merge, conflict and collide through 40 years of social and political upheaval as internal church politics affect the progress of the cathedral and the fortunes of the protagonists.
3) Hood
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 22
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Robin Hood, the legend begins anew. For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. Steeped in Celtic mythology and the political intrigue of medieval Britain, Stephen R. Lawhead's latest work conjures up an ancient past and holds a mirror to contemporary realities. Prepare yourself for an epic tale that dares to shatter...
4) Scarlet
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Series
King Raven trilogy volume 2
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 21
Description
With the Normans threatening to overrun Wales, forester Will Scarlet is being sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit unless he betrays King Raven and his followers, and Bran ap Brychan makes a secret voyage to France to uncover a plot against the king.
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Pub. Date
2003
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March 1102, and Robert de Belleme, the Black Earl of Shrewsbury, is summoned to appear before King Henry's Easter Court, to answer for siding with the King's older brother, the Duke of Normandy, in an attempt to steal the King's throne.
Meanwhile, in the crowded and dangerous streets of Southwark, south of the river Thames, Crusader Knights Sir Geoffrey Mappestone and the hearty Sir Roger of Durham witness a man murdered by hanging from the window...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 61
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In the 12th Century, a king's daughter and her cousin fight for the crown of England. She is Maude, the only legitimate daughter of 23 children sired by Henry I. He is Stephen of Blois, who in a daring move seizes the crown. The people accept him, but Maude will obtain revenge through her son, the future Henry II.
8) Tuck
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Series
King Raven trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 19
Description
Abbot Hugo plans to bring the invading Norman marchogi to the forest in force, heralding the start of a campaign to wipe out King Raven and his band once and for all. But Friar Tuck, a most unconventional priest, may just have a solution to the band's desperate dilemma.
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[2011]
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For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life as it boldly relocates the setting to the Welsh countryside and its dark forests. Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne of Elfael, has abandoned his father's kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There, in the primeval forest of the Welsh borders, danger surrounds him--for this...
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Chronicles of Brother Cadfael volume 1
Pub. Date
1978, c1977
Description
In medieval times, an English prior becomes involved in a mystery when he leads a delegation into Wales to acquire the bones of Saint Winifred.