Helena Schrader - Historian & Novelist - Medieval & Knights Templar Index

Helena Schrader's research on the Middle Ages focused on England, France and the Holy Land. In addition to the Knights Templar, Helena has done research on other aspects of the Middle Ages. Particular areas of interest are Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine and the Kingdom of Cyprus in the 13th Century.

MEDIEVAL & KNIGHTS TEMPLAR INDEX Templar bullet

Published Historical Novels Set in the Middle Ages by Helena Schrader:

The Cypriot Knight Templar bullet

Fiction, published 1996

This is the first novel in Helena's Knights Templar Trilogy. Two young people with pasts they would rather forget meet by chance. They have been shaped and scarred by the Templars and the Cathars, the Crusades and the Inquisition. It is a story of shaken faith, lost illusions, and newfound hope.

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Sir Jean of Acre Templar bullet

Fiction, published 1997

This is the second novel in Helena's Knights Templar Trilogy. Jean joins the Knights Templar to defend the Holy Land. He embarks upon a crusade which eventually takes him to the siege of Acre and the loss of Christian Palestine to the Muslims. Confronted with his own failure, he is compelled to redefine himself, his beliefs and his goals.

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The English Templar Templar bullet

Fiction, published 1999
Republished March 2007

This is the third novel in Helena's Knights Templar Trilogy. Set against the backdrop of the destruction of the Knights Templar by Philip IV, this is a story of the struggle between good and evil in human hearts. Whereas the English Templar, Sir Percy, must learn to tame his hatred, his Cathar-raised rescuer, Félice, has to learn how to focus and define her love.

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Medieval & Knights Templar Symbol Gallery Templar bullet

Further Reading on Knights Templar and the Middle Ages Templar bullet

Descriptions and dates of future publications are to be found on the Home page.
The following has a more extensive description elsewhere on the site:

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ANCIENT SPARTA I MEDIEVAL/KNIGHTS TEMPLAR I WWII & AFTERMATH
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