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The last years of the ninth century were a dangerous time for England. The health of Alfred of Wessex, his successor, an inexperienced young man, and the Vikings, who have so often seen their aspirations to conquer Wessex frustrated, believe that the time has come to strike. Utred, Alfred's warlord, despite himself, has a trap for the enemy and, at Farnham, inflicts one of the worst defeats on the Vikings. But after the victory, Uhtred will have to face both a family tragedy and the attacks of Alfredo's henchmen, suspicious of his popularity and the monarch's treatment of a pagan. Uthred breaks up with Alfredo, breaks his oath of allegiance and returns the norme, once again a Viking.

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY BERNARD CORNWELLWhen Andre-Louis witnesses the murder of his best friend by an arrogant and privileged aristocrat he swears to avenge his death. Forced to flee his hometown after stirring up revolutionary fervour in the citizens, he falls in with a travelling theatre company and disguises himself as the character of the wily rogue Scaramouche. His ensuing adventures involve hair-raising duels, romance, treachery and shocking family secrets all handled with brilliance and wit by this extraordinary hero.

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Sigtryggr, the Viking ruler of Northumbria, and the Saxon queen of Mercia, Eteflelda, have agreed to a truce. Faced with the unexpected calm, Uhtred of Bebbanburg finally has a chance to reclaim the home that his traitor's uncle stole from him so many years ago and is now still occupied by his scheming cousin. However, fate is inexorable. A new enemy is going to participate in the fight for the kingdoms of England: the fearsome Constantin of Scotland seizes the moment to begin his conquest and leads his armies south. Suddenly, the precarious peace threatens to turn into a bloody war. Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new nor the old enemies, will take him away from his rights and his heritage. He is the lord of Bebbanburg. And he will achieve his dream even if all the skills learned throughout a life full of battles are necessary.

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At the beginning of the 10th century, England was in turmoil. After the death of Alfred the Great, it is Edward, his son, who now reigns. Wessex survives as best it can, but it seems that peace is unsustainable: the Danes, to the north, led by the Viking Cnut Longsword, are prepared to invade the county, and they will not rest until they obtain the emerald crown. Uhtred, Alfredo's best and most important warrior, now has no favor with the new king, and must lead a group of outlaw men, including his son, to reconquer his old House, The Great Northumbrian Fortress, Bebbanburg. But the Viking warlord Cnut Longsword is gathering an army. When his warlords answer the call, loyalties will be divided and many men will die in the bloodiest battles to date between the Saxon peoples and the Danes. It will be Uhtred, lord of the outcasts, who will take the reins of the destiny of an entire nation in his hands.

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Against his will, Uhtred, the formidable warrior, is ordered to initiate conversations with the Vikings to seal the peace, but ends up discovering that they have laid a trap for him. The men who surround the king do not trust him, the Danes dream of killing him and his only trusted person, Etelfleda, Alfredo's daughter, is confined in a convent. Uhtred himself, confined to a miserable estate in Mercia, observes how the clerics closest to the king advise him a policy of pacification and conversion while, on the borders of the kingdom, the enemies of Wessex grow stronger every day. The Danes speak of peace, but they are preparing for war. They dream of seizing Wessex, the most prosperous of the Saxon territories. Rumors are running that Alfred the Great, the man who has ruled the kingdom's destiny for nearly thirty years, is dying, and there is no shortage of bad omens. Muerte de Reyes is a splendid novel about how a dream was forged, England, and how it was about to be ruined.

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Uthred, a young Anglo-Saxon of aristocratic descent, is now torn between fighting alongside those who have educated him, the Vikings or placing himself under the command of Alfred the Great, from whom he is separated by religious beliefs. The decision Uthred finally makes will lead him to become a spy, constantly putting his life in danger.

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After a time of precariousness and battles, the brave warrior Arthur has managed to establish peace between the British kingdoms, and everything seems to point to a perpetual happiness: the throne of Mordred is safe, Guinevere carries in her womb Arthur's son, Lancelot is about to get married. Yet Arthur, with his soldierly arrogance, has scorned the influence of the wayward pagan gods and his ally Merlin. This one tries to reunite the thirteen sacred objects scattered by all Britania to restore the empire of the chaos and to expel the Saxons; perhaps because magic exists, provided there is someone who believes in it.

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WELCOME TO UHTRED’S FEAST . . . Over the course of writing the Last Kingdom series, Bernard Cornwell discovered an increasing fascination for the Anglo-Saxon world: its people, their culture, and their domestic lives beyond the battlefield. And so when he met renowned chef Suzanne Pollak, someone with a passion for Anglo-Saxon cookery, Uhtred’s Feast was born. A combination of beautifully crafted recipes which incorporate Anglo-Saxon ingredients and cooking techniques, and brand new Uhtred stories by Bernard which show the iconic warrior behind the shield, Uhtred’s Feast opens a door into the ordinary Saxon home – and an extraordinary moment in our history.

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Back in France, the siege of Calais gives Thomas de Hookton the opportunity to excel in combat and to have a group of men under his command. In front of them, he enters French lands, and by chance comes into contact with a young woman who is about to be condemned to the stake for being a heretic, and using the authority that has been conferred upon him saves her at the last moment. Parallel to this plot, the search for the Grail continues to unfold in this next installment of the series.

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In a country at war, a secret inheritance reveals a dark conspiracy … On a sunlit afternoon in seventeenth-century Dorset, a young girl falls in love with a stranger. But when her Puritan brother tries to force her into an unbearable marriage she flees, taking with her only the gift left to her by her unknown father, a gold pendant sealed by an engraving of an axe, and the words: St Matthew. One of four intricately wrought seals – each holding a secret within – it can, when combined with the other three, bring great wealth and power. This power is her true inheritance – but it’s a perilous legacy others will kill for …

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En el 866 Uhtred, un joven anglosajÓn de ascendencia aristocrÁtica, vive escindido entre dos mundos antagÓnicos. Desde pequeÑo vive entre vikingos, pues fue raptado por estos, lo que le otorga una situaciÓn privilegiada desde la que enjuiciar las costumbres, las creencias y los ritos de sajones y daneses. Poco a poco Uhtred va ganÁndose el respeto de los vikingos por su audacia y su valentÍa, pero, como no podÍa ser de otra manera, llega un momento en que la cuestiÓn de la identidad se convierte para Él en un peso difÍcil de soportar. La habilidad de Cornwell para presentar cuestiones de largo alcance mediante novelas de aventuras, ajustadas a los acontecimientos histÓricos y su innegable capacidad para narrar grandes y violentas batallas brilla en todo su esplendor. Bernard Cornwell es uno de los escritores vivos de mayores ventas en todo el mundo. Escogido en el aÑo 2000 como uno de los 25 autores del siglo XX preferidos por los lectores britÁnicos. Sus novelas han sido traducidas a veintitrÉs lenguas y adaptadas al teatro y la la televisiÓn. Recientemente se han calculado las ventas de Cornwell en todo el mundo en mÁs de 30 millones de ejemplares.In 866 Uhtred, a young Anglo-Saxon of aristocratic descent, lives split between two antagonistic worlds. Since he was little he has lived among Vikings, as he was kidnapped by them, which gives him a privileged situation from which to judge the customs, beliefs and rites of Saxons and Danes. Little by little Uhtred is gaining the respect of the Vikings for his audacity and his bravery, but, how could it be otherwise, there comes a time when the question of identity becomes a difficult weight for him to bear.

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A fort and a siege. Two fleets facing each other. Redcoats and revolutionaries. The birth of a nation between blood and pain and heroism and madness ... Few military images are more shocking than that of a fort under siege that must - against all logic and at all costs - resist. Bernard Cornwell embarks on one of his most extraordinary novels, recounting the famous Penobscot Expedition in the summer of 1779 in America.

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The young Uhtred, having helped Alfred the Great to turn Wessex into an independent Saxon kingdom, returns to the north with the purpose of finding his stepsister. But along the way he will find a land engulfed in chaos and war, and a Guthred who has gone from being a slave to a pretender to the throne. The gentlemen of the North takes the approach of the series a step further, dedicated above all to the presentation of settings, characters and political conflicts, and in this novel the ability to narrate military actions and describe their consequences, one of the signs of identity by Cornwell, shines higher, in perfectly recreated war-torn settings.

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WELCOME TO UHTRED’S FEAST . . . Over the course of writing the Last Kingdom series, Bernard Cornwell discovered an increasing fascination for the Anglo-Saxon world: its people, their culture, and their domestic lives beyond the battlefield. And so when he met renowned chef Suzanne Pollak, someone with a passion for Anglo-Saxon cookery, Uhtred’s Feast was born. A combination of beautifully crafted recipes which incorporate Anglo-Saxon ingredients and cooking techniques, and brand new Uhtred stories by Bernard which show the iconic warrior behind the shield, Uhtred’s Feast opens a door into the ordinary Saxon home – and an extraordinary moment in our history.

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‘No one has done more than Michael Livingston to revive memories of the battle, and you could not hope for a better guide.’ BERNARD CORNWELL Bestselling author of The Last Kingdom series Late in AD 937, four armies met at Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On the other side, a remarkable alliance of rival kings – at least two from across the sea – who had come together to destroy the Anglo-Saxons once and for all. The stakes were no less than the survival of the dream that would become England. The armies were massive. The violence, when it began, was enough to shock a violent age. Brunanburh may not today have the fame of Hastings, Crécy or Agincourt, but generations later it was still called, quite simply, the ‘great battle’. For centuries now, its location has been lost but after an extraordinary effort, uniting enthusiasts, historians, archaeologists and linguists the location of these bloodied fields may well have been identified. This groundbreaking new book tells the story of this remarkable discovery and delves into why and how the battle happened. Most importantly, though, it is about the men who fought and died at Brunanburh, and how much this forgotten struggle can tell us about who we are and how we relate to our past.

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Eduardo y su hermana Eteflelda, hijos del rey Alfredo, dirigen ahora los destinos de Wessex, Mercia y Anglia Oriental. A su alrededor, los hombres del norte, siempre inquietos, siguen deseando las riquezas que contienen las tierras e iglesias inglesas, y ya preparan nuevas incursiones. Uhtred de Bebbamburg, el mejor de los guerreros de todos los reinos, mantiene controlados a sus enemigos desde la fuertemente fortificada ciudad de Chester, pero la situaciÓn parece que se complica por momentos. Los hombres del norte, aliados ahora con los irlandeses, dirigidos por el feroz guerrero Ragnall Ivarson, se estÁn reuniendo en Northumbria, y su fuerza podrÍa resultar aplastante. Si bien la amenaza crece dÍa a dÍa, Eduardo y Eteflelda se mantienen reacios a salir de la seguridad de sus fortalezas. Y, pese a que la propia hija de Uhtred estÁ casada con el hermano de Ivarson, ¿realmente se puede confiar en ellos? En una lucha entre la familia y la lealtad, entre la ambiciÓn personal y el compromiso polÍtico, no existe un camino fÁcil. Pero, si hay alguna salida, un hombre recto con el coraje suficiente puede ser capaz de encontrarla. AsÍ es Uhtred, y Éste puede ser su momento…Eduardo and his sister Eteflelda, children of King Alfred, now direct the destinies of Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. Around him, the men of the north continue to desire the riches contained in the English lands and churches, and are already preparing new raids. Uhtred of Bebbamburg, the best warrior of all kingdoms, keeps his enemies in check from the heavily fortified city of Chester, but the situation seems to get complicated. The Northmen, now allied with the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are gathering in Northumbria, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Although the threat grows by the day, Eduardo and Eteflelda remain reluctant to leave the safety of their strongholds. In a struggle between family and loyalty, personal ambition and political commitment, there is no easy path. But, if there is a way out, a righteous man of sufficient courage may be able to find it. This is Uhtred, and this may be his moment.

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In 911 the forces of Wessex and Mercia are once again united against the Danes, but instability and the threat of Viking raids are still threatening. Etereldo, the king of Mercia, has died without leaving an heir and the dispute for the throne is expected to be conflictive. Uhtred has always supported Eteflelda, sister of King Edward of Wessex and widow of Etereldo. Loved and respected, Eteflelda has all the qualities of a great leader, but could Saxon warriors accept a woman ruling their destinies? Worried about this, Uhtred also continues to drag the wounds received during the last battle with Cnut Longsword. She knows she needs to find the sword with which she struck him, but lost in the blood and mud of battle, where could she be now? In this eighth installment of the epic Vikings, Normans and Saxons saga, Bernard Cornwell brings to life the heartbreaking and turbulent story of a nation torn apart by sectarian and religious violence.

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In their eagerness to collect once and for all the thirteen objects scattered throughout Britain, Merlin and Nimue commission Derfel Cardan to obtain the last of them: the mythical sword of King Arthur, Excalibur. As Arthur's men prepare to face the decisive battle against the Saxons by invoking their gods, Merlin and Nimue initiate a bloody ritual involving the sacrifice of a king. However, through strange paths in which the captivity of Geneva at the hands of Morgana crosses, the sorcerers and King Arthur will join forces to face a new invasion of Dumnonia launched by the Saxons, whose outcome will be the terrible and most violent battle of Camlann.

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The warrior Uhtred, now married with two children and a landowner, seems destined to enjoy a peace similar to that in England, where the Danish kingdom of the north and the Sanon kingdom of Wessex enter a new era of peace. But the Vikings are still lurking in Londinium, ready to conquer Wessex, for which they need the help of their old comrade Uhtred. For his part, King Alfred the Great trusts that he will be the one to lead an operation aimed at expelling the Vikings, which will lead Uhtred to face his ambivalent identity again, and to weigh his Viking origin and loyalty. to their king; in any case, his warrior ardor will outweigh his familiar placidity.

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DespuÉs de la batalla de CrÉcy (1346), episodio central de la primera entrega de este ciclo narrativo, Thomas de Hookton es enviado por el rey de nuevo a Inglaterra, donde los escoceses, a peticiÓn de los franceses y aprovechando la merma de las defensas, han invadido el norte del paÍs provocando la que pasarÁ a la historia como la batalla de Neville's Cross y en la que homas se ve envuelto a su pesar. Eso no impide que siga su peregrinaje en busca del Grial, que le llevarÁ de vuelta a su pueblo natal y a Francia, donde asistirÁ a otra batalla memorable: la de La Roche Derrien, en la que Carlos de Blois fue derrotado y hecho prisionero y en la que nuestro protagonista tendrÁ un destacado protagonismo. Bernard Cornwell es considerado el mejor autor de novela histÓrica de aventuras en activo. Es de los pocos autores capaces de situar dos de sus novelas entre las diez mÁs vendidas en el Reino Unido.After the Battle of CrÉcy, the central episode of the first installment of this series, Thomas de Hookton is sent by the king back to England where the Scots, at the request of the French and taking advantage of the decline in defenses, have invaded the north of the country causing what will go down in history as the battle of Neville's Cross and in which Thomas is involved despite himself. That does not prevent him from continuing his pilgrimage in search of the Grail, which will take him back to his hometown and to France, where he will attend another memorable battle: that of La Roche Derrien, in which Charles de Blois was defeated, taken prisoner and in which our protagonist will have a prominent role.

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Agincourt is one of the most famous battles in English history, a defining part of the national myth. This groundbreaking study by Mike Livingston, author of Never Greater Slaughter, presents a new interpretation of Henry V's great victory. 'It’s quite a feat to write an account of England’s most famous battle that makes the reader feel like they’re experiencing history that is fresh, new and exhilarating.' Dan Snow King Henry V’s victory over the French armies at Agincourt on 25 October 1415 is unquestionably one of the most famous battles in history. From Shakespeare’s ‘band of brothers’ speech to its appearances in numerous films, Agincourt rightfully has a place among a handful of conflicts whose names are immediately recognized around the world. The English invasion of France in 1415 saw them take the French port of Harfleur after a long siege, following which Henry was left with a sick and weakened army, which he chose to march across Normandy to the port of Calais against the wishes of his senior commanders. The French had assembled a superior force and shadowed the English Army before finally blocking its route. The battle that followed was an overwhelming victory for the English, with the French suffering horrific casualties. Agincourt opened the door for Henry V’s further conquests in France. Agincourt provides a new look at this famous battle. Mike Livingston goes back to the original sources, including the French battle plan that still survives today, to give a new interpretation, one that challenges the traditional site of the battlefield itself. It is a thrilling new history that not only rewrites the battle as we know it, but also provides fresh insights into the men who fought and died there.

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When landowner Washington Faulconer frees young Nate Starbuck (the son of an antislavery preacher) from the clutches of an angry mob hostile to the Yankees, Nate is filled with gratitude and respect for the idealist who has rescued him. He decides to leave behind the life he led in Boston and enlist in the newly formed Faulconer Legion, even if it means fighting against the North that saw him born. However, Nate's is just one of the many dilemmas present in that motley Legion. Faulconer's son can't bring himself to fight, while his daughter's fiancÉ plots to take control of the family fortune. When they come together to march into battle, these men are ready to start a war ... but unprepared for the changes that will forever affect themselves first, and then the entire nation, thanks to the solemn oath they have sworn to their beloved South.

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