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1154-1399, plantagenets

Hood

"Sixteen-year-old Isabelle learns that she is the daughter of Robin Hood when her mother, Marien, sends her from their priory to get an urgent message to her father, aided by the Merry Men"--Provided by publisher.

Ivanhoe for pleasure reading

1961
A simplified version of the famous novel about life in medieval England during the reign of King Richard I.

Death and the maiden

2020
"England. 1191. After the death of her friend and patron, King Henry II, Adelia Aguilar is living comfortably in retirement and training her daughter, Allie. Learning the practical knowledge of anatomy, forensics, and sleuthing that catches murderers, Allie is already a skilled healer, with a particular gift for treating animals. Her father, Rowley, Bishop of Saint Albans, and his patron, the formidable Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, have plans to marry Allie to an influential husband. When a friend in Cambridgeshire falls ill, Allie's path crosses with Lord Peverill, a young aristocrat who would be a most suitable match for the young healer. Allie learns a village girl has disappeared--and over the past few months, several girls from the villages surrounding Ely have vanished. A monstrous predator is on the loose--will Allie's stubborn pursuit of the truth help her find the killer... or make her the next victim?"--Provided by publisher.

Crispin

the cross of lead
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
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The Middle Ages

While telling about his life in Medieval England, eight-year-old Robin includes information about families and homes, food and clothes, castles, markets, tournaments, and beliefs of the people.
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You wouldn't want to work on a medieval cathedral!

a difficult job that never ends
A young boy learns from his grandfather what it takes to become a master stonemason and work at the cathedral in Canterbury in the fourteenth century.

Maid Marian

a novel
Heiress Marian Fitzwater, wed at the age of five and widowed at seventeen without having seen her husband in years, turns to Robin Hood for help in discovering who the queen has selected as her new bridegroom and when the choice is not to her liking, she runs off with the handsome prince of thieves and begins life as an outlaw.

Ivanhoe

A romantic and heroic account of England in the time of the crusades, all experienced by the noble, young Ivanhoe. This edition edited by A.N. Wilson, including an introduction and notes.
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Ivanhoe

An abridged version of Sir Walter Scott's tale of the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, narrated by Wishbone the television dog. Includes information about the author and setting of the story, as well as a list of characters.
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Crispin

the cross of lead
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.

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