"Any historical novels about the Medieval era?" Topic

I'm looking for novels in the same vane as Sharpe, Macro and Cato etc.

Conan Doyle "The White Company"
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T.H. White "Once and Future King"
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Peter Ellis "Brother Cadfael" lots in the series
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Bernard Cornwell has a Grail Quest series based in HYW.

There's quite a lot out there

Bernard Cornwell has some:

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Jack Whyte has a series in Medieval scotland : PDF link

Conn Iggulden has his Ghenghis Khan series : PDF link

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The Relic Master by Christopher Buckley is good. About an individual in charge of acquiring and authenticaticating religious artifacts for various competing European leaders circa 1517.

Wrgmr1 surely Ellis Peters not Peter Ellis (real name Edith Pargeter a year)?

The name of the Rose.

These are more about mysteries/conspiracies than battles bu
t i really enjoyed them.
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I'd recommend The Crusader, by Michael Eisner.

Vintage wargaming- you are correct, typing to fast!

Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger is later than pure medieval, but a cracking read.

Christian Cameron – The Ill Made Knight, The Long Sword, The Green Count, et al, 14th C. stories about William Gold, a fictional mercenary

Thanks everyone

I'd second Christian Cameron, and some of Alfred Duggan's books are quite good too.

Graham Shelby's Angevin Quartet – The Knights of Dark Renown, The Kings of Vain Intent, The Devil is Loose, The Wolf at the Door
George Shipway's, The Paladin & the sequel The Wolf Time.
Robert Farrington's trilogy – The Killing of Richard III, The Traitors of Bosworth, The Tudor Agent.
Dorothy Dunnett's House of Niccolo, 8 books in the series starting with Nicolo Rising (set in the mid 15th Century Flanders).
Maurice Druon The Accursed Kings series (7 books)
Bernard Knight's Crowner John series link
Michael Jecks link
Paul Doherty link
Patrica Finney / P F Chisholm (a bit late, but her Sir Robert Carey series set during the time of the Border Reivers is definitely worth a look).

I'll put in a plug for Nigel Tranter's history of Scotland series. The range includes medieval such as the "Bruce" trilogy, a great version of William Wallace, and an historical treatment of Macbeth.

I would second the Shipway and Shelby recommendations. Shipway also wrote Knight in Anarchy.

David Gilman's Master of War series, set in the early part of the Hundred Years war. Sharon Penman's books are also a god read.

Salutations, gentlefolk !

Second the recommendations for Conan Doyle's _The White Company_, and for Alfred Duggan. Note that the Epubs of _The White Company_, and _God and My Right_ and _Lord Geoffrey's Fancy_ can be downloaded for free.

Mayhaps a thread on 'Best Military History/Fiction Works Downloadable for Free' would be apropos ?

King Hereafter by Dorothy Dunnett.
This tells the 11th century story of Earl Thorfinn of Orkney, whom Dunnett believed was King Macbeth. Long but DD gives a reminder when characters reappear. A fantastic read.

Katherine by Anya Seton.
Recommended to me by my aunt who pandered to my wargaming interests every now and again. The next bit was copied but portrays it better than my scribblings.
This classic novel tells the true story of the love affair that changed history—that of Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the ancestors of most of the British royal family. Set in the vibrant 14th century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the story features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets—Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II—who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue.

It's hard to get hold of--I don't own a copy--but "Red Adam's Lady" has a very nice siege.
I'll second the Graham Shelby recommendation, and mention specifically "The Oath and the Sword."
I see Conan Doyle's "The White Company" but there's also "Sir Nigel."
And Andrew Offut wrote (as John Cleve) the "Crusader" series--mostly sold as pornography, but between the sex scenes some very nice Third Crusade warfare.

If you want RPG possibilities there are some others. Judith Merkle Riley might be worth a look, for instance.

3rd on Cameron – his Red Knight fantasy stuff is also very good.

TomT

Robyn Young has written at least two medieval trilogies (one set in the crusades, the other about Robert de Bruis)

stecal – actually William Gold is a genuine historical mercenary, though obviously fictionalised for Cameron's purposes. See Caferro's biography of Hawkwood – link – for instance.

I'd highly recommend anything by Cameron – Irish Marine, if you get tired of the middle ages, read Cameron's Tyrant series (Macedonian) and Long War series (Persian War).

Toby Clement's series set in in the Wars of the Roses is a good read. Depending on where you draw the "Medieval" line, Justin Hill has written Shieldwall, set at beginning of 11th century.