Bøger af Margaret Carradus

"Here he was, a free man; a lone wolf if you liked, and that was exactly as he liked it. " If only Leofwine knew what fated had in store.One of the greatest weapons of politics in the Medieval era was marriage, and Leofwine Godwinson finds himself caught unwillingly in such a prospect. As the only son of the house of Wessex available, King Edward decides he is the perfect choice to unite the English Court with the newly declared king of the warring Welsh. Unfortunately, as ever, the best laid plans go awry when Angharad, the strong willed Princess of the Welsh, decides that her heart must rule her head. Can reluctant groom Leofwine and his closest ally Gyrth track down the missing bride before she disappears forever with her lover, or meets death in the wild and dangerous Welsh landscape?

Godwin, Earl of Wessex is, for once, satisfied. His family have succeeded in defeating the Norman threat to England and he is looking forward to a time of peace as he returns home in triumph. But things at the court of Edward the Confessor are never quiet for long, and as ever Godwin's family are in the thick of the trouble. Can Gyrth and Leofwine prevent the Godwin clan from being expelled from their home once and for all? And can Gyrth save his neck from the executioner's blade? The brothers find themselves investigating a theft that threatens to tear the realm apart and see the Queen herself under threat of death. This is a tale of betrayal and intrigue set in the final years of Anglo Saxon rule in England. The story gives an insight into the whole raft of Anglo Saxon society from King and Church to ceorl and serf, each rank playing their part in the function of the royal court. It was a time when lives were short, women had the right to determine their own futures and the sense of humour was at its most basic.

Bambam is a little boy with a huge imagination. His best friend is the Chairman, a large and very intelligent cat. One day, the Chairman tells Bambam about a mysterious creature known as the Secret Owl. When Bambam finally gets to meet the Secret Owl it will lead him to a world of adventure. This book is an easy reader, designed to be read by an adult as a bedtime story or by a confident reader of age six upwards.

This book is for parents to read at bed time, or for confident readers aged six and upwards to read for themselves. Bambam and friends first appeared in 'Bambam and the Secret Owl'. This time there is excitement and adventure in Wales when they discover a creature who everyone thought was extinct.

In the Eleventh Century England was a bright jewel on the edge of the continent; wealthy, sophisticated and desired by all who knew of it. The constant threat of invasion hovered over the Earls and Thegns who bent their knee to its king. Everyone wanted their slice of power and they guarded it with guile and ruthlessness. Their stories are told, in the Chronicles and sagas, names known to every schoolchild; Edward the Confessor, King Harold and William The Conqueror. But what of the women? What of those shadowy figures who flit across the pages of history, just beyond the reach of knowing? Without the strength, wealth and connections of these wives history might have been so different. And how can anyone understand the minds of the great lords whose lives collided so shatteringly in 1066 without a little insight into the women who supported them through it all. None of these women is more difficult to know than Edith Swannhesa, handfasted wife to Harold of Wessex and one of the most beautiful women in England. She stands in history's shadow, only in the spotlight on the terrible killing feild of Hastings, where she alone had to identify the fallen body of the man she must have shared so much of her life with, mother to his children and condemned by the victors to be reviled as nothing more than his mistress. The only other tantalising glimpse of her is as the possible founder of the Shrine of Walsingham. She must have been a woman of wealth and power in her own right, and a perfect partner for a great Earl from a large and troublesome clan. Theirs is a love story; long standing and tragic in its ending but much more than that. It is the story of the status of women in Anglo Saxon England, when women held wealth and land in their own right and had the freedom to decide and manage their own futures. Edith must have made her own choices, must have decided to stay with Harold whichever way the tides of politics washed them: even when he married another to try to keep the nation together. Such a woman would be strong, independent, fierce, loving, generous of spirit and brave enough to give up all she held dear for the safety of the nation and its king. This is the story of how her tale might have woven itself, using what little is known of her and the family she and Harold were part of. It is the story of a land in fear for the future and a king willing to gamble everything he had to keep England safe. It is the story of Edith Swannhesa and her love, Harold ll of England