Chronicles the history of children in England from Anglo-Saxon times to the sixteenth century, discussing how children were named and baptised, the significance of age and birthdays, family life, the misfortunes of childhood, and the different roles children have played in English society.
In Kingsbridge during the year 1327, four children witness two men being killed in the forest; and years later, even though they have grown apart, they are connected by what they saw.
Bedivere, a handsome young knight, meets and falls in love with Rowena, the youngest daughter of Sir Ethan, while she and her sisters were dancing in the magical forest; however, accepting Sir Ethan's challenge puts both Bedivere and Rowena in a dangerous situation.
Examines the history of the Norman Conquest by William the Conquerer in the eleventh century including an overview of pre-conquest England and Normandy.
In Kingsbridge during the year 1327, four children witness two men being killed in the forest; and years later, even though they have grown apart, they are connected by what they saw.
Thirteen-year-old Arthur, now serving as a squire to Lord Stephen of Holt Castle, turns his attention to fulfilling some of his other dreams, such as meeting his birth mother, marrying the beautiful Winnie, and most of all, becoming a Crusader.
In England in the late thirteenth century, a young chorister at the Cathedral of Saint Aelred, outcast because of his crippled foot, sympathizes with the city's other outcasts, the Jews, and sets out to prove their leader innocent of murder.
