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I'm surprised no one has mentioned Karen Maitland! I love historical fiction, and I'm finding that I especially love medieval historical fiction! I loved her book Company of Liars, and I'm currently making my way through The Owl Killers. Both set in medieval England.
Another great medieval author is Elizabeth Chadwick:
To Defy a King
Lady of the English
Daughters of the Grail
The Scarlet Lion
A Place Beyond Courage
Author Susan Higginbotham has some great books, kind of set towards the end of the Middle Ages:
A Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II
Hugh and Bess
The Queen of Last Hopes: The Story of Margaret of Anjou
The Stolen Crown
And if you like historical fiction mysteries, there is a great series by Ariana Franklin:
Mistress of the Art of Death
The Serpent's Tale
Grave Goods
A Murderous Procession
Ariana Franklin used to write under Diana Norman, and she has some non-mystery historical fiction under that name:
Daughter of Lir
The Morning Gift
Another historical fiction mystery. This one is set in Scotland and has a split modern-day/past story line. I didn't enjoy it quite as much as the others, but it was by no means bad:
The Island House - Posie Graeme-Evans
These are in my TBR and look like they will be great reads:
The Forever Queen - Helen Hollick
Uneasy Lies the Crown, A Novel of Owain Glyndwr - N. Gemini Sasson
A Prince to be Feared - Mary Lancaster
Some of the books by Morgan Llywelyn may fit your requirements. Some, not all
"Morgan Llywelyn (born December 3, 1937) is an American-born Irish author best known for her historical fantasy, historical fiction, and historical non-fiction."
Yes, I have a lot of Morgan Llywelyn's books!
Although the last one I read was Etruscans and it was awful. It had a co-author, and I think he just paid her to slap her name on it. No meticulously researched historical details like she usually has, just weird fantasy gods & goddesses stuff. I didn't mind in her Irish and Europeans storieswhen she worked mythology/religion into stories, like she did with Celtic spirituality. But this was all about mythical or supernatural beings; definitely not my cup of tea.
What about Shakespeare? Okay, maybe don't read the plays but there are excellent adaptations available on DVD. The BBC just did the Richard II, Henry IV & Henry V series and they are amazingly good, especially Richard II with Ben Whishaw.
Hmmmmm..... Maybe a little Chaucer could help you with medieval life? Pretty good character fellow too. Those Canterbury Tales of his brings that era to life I think!
Love the Canterbury Tales! Read it more than once.
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