Synopsis (from back cover):
Every step in thes fields is a step into history…
Why was the battle fought at all?
How did the armies come to meet at Branxton?
Why did the Scots move from Flodden Hill?
Why did Surry plan his attack?
Why did Home & Huntly leave the field?
These are just some of the questions asked about the [...]
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The Battle of Flodden Why & How by Clive Hallam-Baker
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 30th 2013
…The Forgotten Origins of the Sanctuary of Anubis
Synopsis (from book cover):
Shrouded in mystery for centuries, the sphinx of Giza has frustrated many who have attempted to discover its original purpose. Accounts exist of the Sphinx as an oracle, as a king’s burial chamber, and as a temple for initiation into the Hermetic Mysteries. Egyptologists have [...]
5 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2013
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The Templars… by Michael Haag
…History& Myth…
From Solomon’s Temple to the Freemasons, a guide to Templar History, Culture and Locations…
Synopsis from the book cover:
An order of warrior monks founded after the First Crusade to protect pilgrims to Jerusalem, the Templars became one of the wealthiest and most powerful bodies in the medieval world. Yet two centuries later, the Knights were [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 4th 2013
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The Perfect Heresy… By Stephen O’Shea
…The Life and Death of the Cathars
Synopsis from book cover:
The fascinating story of the Cathar movement in southern France, from a revolutionary flowering to its hideous suppression by crusade of Church and King.
Review:
The book was previously entitled The Perfect Heresy, The Revolutionary Life and Death of Medieval Cathars. The narrative brings to life the medieval world of Cathars, describing [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2013
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Citadel by Kate Mosse
Synopsis (from book cover):
Summer, 1942. A spirited and courageous young woman, Sandrine, finds herself drawn into the world of the Resistance in Carcassonne under German Occupation. Her network – codenamed ‘Citadel’ – is made up of ordinary women who risk everything to fight the sinister battles raging in the shadows around them. as the war reaches its [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Mar 2nd 2013
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The Knights Templar from Glory to Tragedy by Patrick Huchet
Synopsis (from book cover):
After the taking of Jerusalem by crusaders in the year of grace 1099, pilgrims started to travel to Palestine in ever greater numbers to worship at the tomb of Christ, the Holy Sepulchre. It was to ensure their protection that in 1119 – 1120, a knight from Champagne, Hugh de Payns, founded [...]
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The Old Kingdom Trilogy by Garth Nix
Description from the publishers site:
Only the Abhorsen can keep the living safe from the dead.
Sabriel: Every step she takes brings her closer to a battle that will pit her against the true forces of life and death – and bring her face-to-face with her own destiny.
Lirael: With only her faithful companion, the Disreputable Dog, Lirael [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Nov 15th 2012
