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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
Novels Set in the Middle Ages by Helena Schrader currently in progress: Lion
of Karpas
The Kingdom of Jerusalem during the Fifth Crusade is the setting
for this novel. It follows a mismatched couple, the ageing
and ruthless Cypriot baron and his refined young second wife, as he
fights on the one hand to defend the independence of the Kingdom of
Cyprus against
Imperial tyranny, and on the other to win the love of his
bride.
EXCERPT
The BlackPrinceA fictionalized biography about Edward of Woodstock, the eldest child of King Edward III, who was born in 1330. He "won his spurs" at the Battle of Crécy, fighting in the front line when just 16 years of age. In 1356, against a vastly superior French army, he won the battle of Poitiers, taking the French King captive. He surprised the world, and probably his own father, by marrying his widowed and divorced cousin, Joan, the "Fair Maid of Kent." Despite his failing health he was the power behind the scenes which enabled "the Good Parliament" of 1376 to pass measures designed to strengthen the government against despotism. This will be a four part series. The titles of the novels are: Heir to England and France, Prince of Wales, Prince of Aquitaine, and The Shadow King Published Historical Novels Set in the Middle Ages by Helena Schrader: The
Cypriot
Knight
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.
EXCERPTSir
Jean of
AcreFiction, 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.
The
English
TemplarFiction, 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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