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The Tainted Relic

Author : The Medieval Murderers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847396615
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The Tainted Relic written by The Medieval Murderers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-11-17 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: July, 1100. Jerusalem lies ransacked. Amidst the chaos, an English knight is entrusted with a valuable religious relic: a fragment of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ. The relic is said to be cursed: anyone who touches it will meet an untimely and gruesome end. Several decades later, the Cross turns up in the possession of a dealer, robbed and murdered en route to Glastonbury. Investigating the death, Bernard Knight's protagonist, Crowner John learns of its dark history. In Oxford in 1269, the discovery of a decapitated monk leads Ian Morson's academic sleuth William Falconer to uncover a link to the relic. In 1323, in Exeter, Michael Jecks' Sir Baldwin has reason to suspect its involvement in at least five violent deaths. Thirty years later, several suspicious deaths occur in Cambridge - and, once again, the tainted relic has a crucial part to play. Finally, it's despatched to London, where Philip Gooden's Nick Revill will determine its ultimate fate.

The Tainted Relic

Author : Bernard Knight
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780743267946
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (679 download)

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Download or read book The Tainted Relic written by Bernard Knight and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The anthology centres around a piece of the True Cross, allegedly stained with the blood of Christ, which falls into the hands of an English knight, Geoffrey Mappestone, in 1100 at the end of the First Crusade. The relic is said to be cursed and, after three inexplicable deaths, it finds its way to England in the hands of a thief. After several decades, the relic appears in Devon where it becomes part of a story by Bernard Knight, involving his protagonist Crowner John. In Oxford, in 1269, the discovery of a decapitated monk leads Ian Morson's academic sleuth, William Falconer, to discover a link to the relic. In 1323 in Exeter, Michael Jecks' Sir Baldwin, has reason to suspect its involvement in five violent deaths. Thirty years later, several suspicious deaths occur in Cambridge. As Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael are to discover, the tainted relic has a crucial part to play. Finally, it's despatched to London, where Philip Gooden's Nick Revill will determine its ultimate fate.

The Tainted Relic

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Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (115 download)

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The Tainted Relic (Talking Book)

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book The Tainted Relic (Talking Book) written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

King Arthur's Bones

Author : The Medieval Murderers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847377580
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book King Arthur's Bones written by The Medieval Murderers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1191. During excavation work at Glastonbury Abbey, an ancient leaden cross is discovered buried several feet below ground. Inscribed on the cross are the words: Hic iacet sepultus inclitus rex arturius... Here lies buried the renowned King Arthur. Beneath the cross are skeletal remains. Could these really be the remains of the legendary King Arthur and his queen, Guinevere? As the monks debate the implications of this extraordinary discovery, the bones disappear - spirited away by the mysterious Guardians, determined to keep the king's remains safe until the ancient legend is fulfilled and Arthur returns to protect his country in the hour of its greatest need. A missing right hand. A gang of ruthless bodysnatchers. Brother accused of killing brother. As the secret of the bones' hiding place is passed from generation to generation, those entrusted to safeguard Arthur's remains must withstand treachery, theft, blackmail and murder in order to keep the legend intact.

Relics of the Christ

Author : Joe Nickell
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813172128
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Relics of the Christ written by Joe Nickell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2007-03-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious relics, defined as “either portions of or objects connected with the body of a saint or other holy person,” are among the most revered items in the world. Christian relics such as the Holy Grail, the True Cross, and the Lance of Longinus are also the source of limitless controversy. Such items have incited people to bloodshed and, some say, have been a source of miracles. Relics inspire fear and hope among the faithful and yet are a perennial target for skeptics, both secular and Christian. To research the authenticity of numerous Christian relics, Joe Nickell takes a scientific approach to a field of study all too often tainted by premature conclusions. In this volume, Nickell investigates such renowned relics as the Shroud of Turin, the multiple heads of John the Baptist, and the supposedly incorruptible corpses of saints, first examining the available evidence and documented history of each item. From accounts of true believers to the testimony of the relics’ alleged fabricators, Nickell then presents all sides of each story, allowing the evidence to speak for itself. For each relic, Nickell evaluates both the corroborating and contradictory bodies of evidence and explores whether the relic and attributed miracles can be reconstructed. In addition to his own experiments, Nickell presents findings from the world’s top scientists and historians regarding these controversial objects of reverence and ire, explaining the circumstances under which each case was examined. Radiocarbon dating and tests to determine the validity of substances such as blood or patina indicate a variety of possible origins. Nickell even reveals some of the techniques used to create archaeological forgeries and explains how investigators have exposed them. Each relic is a mystery to be solved; guided by the maxim, “extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof,” Nickell seeks only the truth.

The First Murder

Author : The Medieval Murderers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471102726
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The First Murder written by The Medieval Murderers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1154, Oseney Priory, Oxford. When the first performance of The Play of Adamends in tragedy, the author is compelled to pen a grim warning for the generations that follow: 'BEWARE THE SINS OF ENVY AND VAINGLORY, ELSE FOUL MURDER ENDS YOUR STORY' But his words are not heeded, and as the play is performed in many guises throughout the ages, bad luck seems to follow after those involved in its production. When a snow storm diverts two disparate parties of travellers to the busy market town of Carmarthen in the winter of 1199, an enigmatic stranger appears and requests to stage the play to alleviate tensions, but on the eve of the performance the actor chosen to play Cain is found dead. When the play is performed in the city of Ely in 1361, the townspeople fear the play has unleashed a demon upon the town after a gruesome discovery is made in the Cathedral. And from Shakespeare's London to war-time Surrey, no matter the time or the place, each production always seems to end in disaster. Perhaps it is simply the curse of thespian rivalry that is to blame. Or does the story of man's first murder somehow infect all who re-enact it?

The Sanctuary Seeker

Author : Bernard Knight
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1448301238
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book The Sanctuary Seeker written by Bernard Knight and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing crusader turned county coroner Sir John: the first book in the page-turning Crowner John medieval mystery series, set in twelfth-century England. 1194. Appointed by Richard the Lionheart as the first coroner for the county of Devon, Sir John de Wolfe, recently returned from the Crusades, rides out to the lonely moorland village of Widecombe to hold an inquest on an unidentified body found in a stream. But on his return to Exeter, the new coroner is incensed to find that his own brother-in-law, Sheriff Richard de Revelle, is intent on thwarting the murder investigation – particularly when it emerges that the dead man is both a Crusader and a member of one of Devon’s finest and most honourable families. Assisted by his loyal bodyguard Gwyn and his new clerk, defrocked priest Thomas, Sir John sets out to solve the mystery – whatever the cost.

Riftsiders: Unlawful Possession

Author : Paul A. DeStefano
Publisher : The Wild Rose Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1509241248
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Riftsiders: Unlawful Possession written by Paul A. DeStefano and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2022-04-18 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrique Marin wants a quiet life after the death of his wife. Just one problem stands in the way—he's possessed by the misanthropic English demon, Tzazin. A violent night under demonic influence accidentally leads Enrique to love, and it's anything but quiet. Shy, autistic yoga instructor Elle thought allowing herself to be possessed by the very-not-shy sex demon Key would help her find love. She finds Enrique, but she didn't count on coping with the anti-demon bigotry of society. Fate—and AA meetings for the possessed—brings them together, but hostile forces, demonic and human, fight to keep them apart. It might cost them everything to keep their love alive.

Holy Bones, Holy Dust

Author : Charles Freeman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300166591
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Holy Bones, Holy Dust written by Charles Freeman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relics were everywhere in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones, hair, teeth, blood, milk, and clothes, and items like the Crown of Thorns, coveted by Louis IX of France, were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint, who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. In the first comprehensive history in English of the rise of relic cults, Charles Freeman takes readers on a vivid, fast-paced journey from Constantinople to the northern Isles of Scotland over the course of a millennium.In "Holy Bones, Holy Dust," Freeman illustrates that the pervasiveness and variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals, disease, and hellfire. But relics were not only venerated--they were traded, collected, lost, stolen, duplicated, and destroyed. They were bargaining chips, good business and good propaganda, politically appropriated across Europe, and even used to wield military power. Freeman examines an expansive array of relics, showing how the mania for these objects deepens our understanding of the medieval world and why these relics continue to capture our imagination.

The Tarnished Chalice

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124489
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Tarnished Chalice written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers. ------------------------------------ The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Cambridge colleges are causing dangerous tensions between the town, Church and University. Matthew Bartholomew is called to look into the deaths of three members of the University of who died from drinking poisoned wine, and soon he stumbles upon criminal activities that implicate his relatives, friends and colleagues - so he must solve the case before matters in the town get out of hand... On a bitter winter evening in 1356, Matthew Bartholomew, Brother Michael and their book-bearer Cynric arrive in Lincoln. Michael is to accept an honour from the cathedral, and Bartholomew is looking for the woman he wants to marry. It is not long before they learn that the friary in which they are staying is not the safe haven they imagine - one guest has already been murdered. It soon emerges that the dead man was holding the Hugh Chalice, a Lincoln relic with a curiously bloody history. Bartholomew and Michael are soon drawn into a web of murder, lies and suspicion in a city where neither knows who can be trusted.

The Deadliest Sin

Author : The Medieval Murderers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471114392
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The Deadliest Sin written by The Medieval Murderers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1348, tales begin arriving in England of poisonous clouds fast approaching, which have overwhelmed whole cities and even countries, with scarcely a human being left. While some pray more earnestly and live yet more devoutly, others vow to enjoy themselves and blot out their remaining days on earth by drinking and gambling. And then there are those who hope that God's wrath might be averted by going on a pilgrimage. But if God was permitting his people to be punished by this plague, then it surely could only be because they had committed terrible sins? So when a group of pilgrims are forced to seek shelter at an inn, their host suggests that the guests should tell their tales. He dares them to tell their stories of sin, so that it might emerge which one is the best.That is, the worst ...

Embodying the Dharma

Author : David Germano
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791484408
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Embodying the Dharma written by David Germano and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embodying the Dharma explores the centrality of relic veneration in Asian Buddhist cultures. Long disregarded by Western scholars as a superstitious practice reflecting the popularization of "original" Buddhism, relic veneration has emerged as a topic of vital interest in the last two decades with the increased attention to Buddhist ritual practice and material culture. This volume includes studies of relic traditions in India, Japan, Tibet, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, as well as broader comparative analyses, including comparisons of Buddhist and Christian relic veneration.

Beyond Cadfael

Author : Lucy C. Barnhouse
Publisher : Trivent Publishing
ISBN 13 : 6156405828
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (564 download)

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Download or read book Beyond Cadfael written by Lucy C. Barnhouse and published by Trivent Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medievalism and medieval medicine are vibrant subfields of medieval studies, enjoying sustained scholarly attention and popularity among undergraduates. Popular perceptions of medieval medicine, however, remain understudied. This book aims to fill that lacuna by providing a multifaceted study of medical medievalism, defined as modern representations of medieval medicine intended for popular audiences. The volume takes as its starting point the fictional medieval detective Brother Cadfael, whose observations on bodies, herbs, and death have shaped many popular conceptions of medieval medicine in the Anglophone world. The ten contributing authors move beyond Cadfael by exploring global medical medievalisms in a range of genres and cultural contexts. Beyond Cadfael is organized into three sections, the first of which engages with how disease, injury, and the sick are imagined in fictitious medieval worlds. The second, on doctors at work, looks at medieval medical practice in novels, films and television, and public commemorative practice. These essays examine how practitioners are represented and imagined in medieval and pseudo-medieval worlds. The third section discusses medicine designed for and practiced by women in the Middle Ages and today, with a focus on East Asian medical traditions. These essays are guided by the recognition that medieval medical practices are often in dialogue with contemporary medical practices that fall outside the norms of Western biomedicine.

City of Fiends

Author : Michael Jecks
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0857205242
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book City of Fiends written by Michael Jecks and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling new novel from historical master, Michael Jecks. It's 1327 and England is in turmoil. King Edward II has been removed from the throne and his son installed in his place. The old man's rule had proved a disaster for the realm and many hope that his removal may mean the return of peace to England's cities. Keeper of the King's Peace Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and his friend Bailiff Simon Puttock had been tasked with guarding Edward II, but they have failed in their task and now ride fast to Exeter to inform the sheriff of the old king's escape. In Exeter, the sheriff has problems of his own. Overnight the body of a young maid has been discovered, lying bloodied and abandoned in a dirty alleyway. The city's gates had been shut against the lawlessness outside, so the perpetrator must still lie within the sanctuary of the town. When Baldwin de Furnshill arrives, along with Sir Richard de Welles, a companion of old, he is tasked with uncovering the truth behind this gruesome murder. But, in a city where every man hides a secret, his task will be far from easy…

The Sacred Band

Author : David Anthony Durham
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0307947157
Total Pages : 786 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book The Sacred Band written by David Anthony Durham and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-04-17 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “David Anthony Durham has serious chops. I can’t wait to read whatever he writes next." —George R. R. Martin David Anthony Durham’s acclaimed fantasy saga, the Acacia Trilogy, continues . . . As The Sacred Band begins, Queen Corinn bestrides the world as a result of her mastery of spells from the Book of Elenet. Her younger brother, Dariel, has been sent on a perilous mission to the Other Lands. And her sister, Mena, travels to the far north to face an invasion of the feared race of the Auldek. As their separate trajectories converge, a series of world-shaping, earth-shattering battles will force the surviving children of the Akaran dynasty to confront their fates head on—and right some ancient wrongs once and for all.

Until We Meet Again

Author : Renee Collins
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 149262117X
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (926 download)

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Download or read book Until We Meet Again written by Renee Collins and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country clubs and garden parties. The last thing Cassandra wants is to spend the summer before her senior year marooned in a snooty Massachusetts shore town. Cass craves drama and adventure, which is hard when she just feels stuck. But when a dreamy stranger shows up on her family's private beach, claiming that it is his property—and that the year is 1925—Cass is swept into a mystery a hundred years in the making. As she searches for answers in the present, Cass discovers a truth that thrusts Lawrence's life into jeopardy. It won't matter which century he is from if he won't live to see tomorrow. Desperate to save the boy who's come to mean everything to her, Cassandra must find a way to change history...or risk losing Lawrence forever. "Until We Meet Again is tragically beautiful with twists you won't see coming."—Martina Boone, author of Compulsion and the Heirs of Watson Island trilogy "A beach house, a mystery, and time-travel love make Until We Meet Again a romantic, engaging read."—Deb Caletti, National Book Award Finalist for Honey, Baby, Sweetheart