

Guest Post: The Traitor's Son by Wendy Johnson
1461: Richard Duke of York, King by Right, has been branded a traitor and slain by his Lancastrian foes. For his eight-year-old son—Richard Plantagenet—England has become a dangerous place.
Archaeolibrarian
Nov 27, 2025


Excerpt: Inês: Queens of Portugal Trilogy by Catherine Mathis
In this engrossing launch to the Queens of Portugal trilogy, Catherine Mathis gives a fresh take on the tale of Pedro and Inês, Portugal's real-life Romeo and Juliet. Pedro's father would not have been king if not for his trusted advisor, Gonçalves. Once king, he wants no part in neighboring Castile's royal convulsions though his son, Pedro, befriends powerful Castilians.
Archaeolibrarian
Oct 28, 2025


Review: The Blackest Time by Ken Tentarelli
It's Europe in the 1300s, and Gino, a young man living in rural Italy, leaves behind the familiarity of his family's farm to seek a new life as an apprentice in an apothecary shop in Florence.
Merissa
Oct 10, 2025





