Two ancient Roman graffiti tell us a lot about the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and Ken Down draws upon a deep knowledge of history, ancient literature, and the geography of Palestine in general and Jerusalem in particular to identify the actual tomb of Christ - which is probably not where you thought it was!

As the new villagers settle in, life in Capelburgh begins to return to normal after the upsets of the Black Death. Work begins on a new keep for the castle and the influx of workmen creates its own strains and tensions. Meanwhile an Abyssinian maid enters George's life and he is called upon to solve the problem of a girl who doesn't want a baby, a man who doesn't want a wife, and a girl who does want lots of money. Into all this comes a visitor from the future who leaves vastly richer than...

Despite its isolation, Capelburgh continues to be a refuge to a wide range of mediaeval folk - a former Templar Knight, a man who doesn't want a wife, a group of Scottish captives who want to go home rich, even a tentative atheist.This peaceful world is threatened when the Scots attack and capture Berwick-upon-Tweed and King Edward III orders massive retaliaion. George Crandall finds himself playing host to royalty and in return is knighted - and then expected to take part in what ...

As George Crandall tries to rebuild Capelburgh he is faced by crisis after crisis. First the community is threatened by an attack from a company of runaway villeins led by men who call themselves the "True Witnesses" and lay claim to apocalyptic powers. It takes a bloody - but one-sided - battle to defeat them and unlock the secret of the silver reliquary Margaret could not resist buying.Then comes the greatest crisis of all: a new lord appointed by the king. Like so many mediaeval...

There may be official peace between Scotland and England, but lawlessness still reigns in the Debatable Lands along the border. As Lord of Capelburgh, George Crandall finds himself reluctantly drawn into executing judgement on robbers, fraudsters, and noble murderers. In the midst of it all he can't resist planting the idea for an epic poem in the mind of a talented author, the young Geoffrey Shoemaker. Alas, his successes bring him to the attention of authority and George and his son Ranu...

When George Crandall decides to change careers following a messy divorce, he chooses history and gets the idea of going back in time to observe the effects of the Black Death at first hand. The technical difficulties that defeated other historians he overcomes because of his engineering background and he soon finds himself back in the year 1340 - but instead of a comfortable sinecure at court, he is appointed to the lordship of Capelburgh, an insignificant castle on the Northumbrian coast....

On his return to Capelburgh George Crandall starts to implement his plans to make the place plague-proof. New houses, new habits, new diets, but his time is taken up with the day-to-day tasks of a mediaeval lord: peace-keeping, justice and above all, war.As well as a squire's wedding to arrange, George has to deal with vicious pirates, a case of rape, a dastardly witchfinder, and a wife who longs to give him a son. To placate the latter, George goes on pilgrimage to Holy Island, wi...

The Canterbury Tales by Night Omnibus features the first three novels in Paul Doherty's mystery series charting the progress of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the tales they tell along the way. Includes An Ancient Evil, A Tapestry of Murders and A Tournament of Murders. Perfect for fans of Ellis Peters and Susanna Gregory.An Ancient Evil:As the travellers gather at the start of a pilgrimage to Canterbury, they ag...

Discover the next gripping installment in the Hugh De Singleton's Chronicles series, following the life and adventures of Hugh de Singleton, surgeon in medieval Bampton, Oxfordshire.When the beadle of the manor of Bampton disappears after going out to enforce curfew, his young wife Matilda turns to Master Hugh de Singleton, surgeon and bailiff of the manor, for help. Two days later, Alan's mutilated body is discovered in the hedge near St Andrew's Chapel. His throa...

'Fans of medieval mysteries will revel in Starr's lively blending of intriguing suspense and telling historical detail.' - Library JournalIt is the autumn of 1367. Master Hugh is enjoying the peaceful life of Bampton, when a badly beaten man is found under the porch of St. Andrew's Chapel.The dying man is a chapman - a traveling merchant. Before he is buried in the chapel grounds, an ancient, corroded coin is found in the man's mouth.Master Hugh's q...

An engrossing read in the successful Chronicles of Hugh de Singleton, Surgeon series.Lady Philippa, the wife of Sir Aymer - a knight of the realm - disappears while travelling from her husband's manor to Bampton. She and her maid are travelling in an enclosed wagon, whilst her husband and his grooms and a squire are mounted. When the party arrives at Bampton Castle neither the lady nor her maid are within the enclosed wagon: they have simply vanished.As the...