Series
Series about Anglo-Saxon England (5 series)
Saints and Sinners in Order
The Saints and Sinners trilogy dramatizes the rise of Mercia from the late seventh century through the reigns of Æthelbald and Offa. Its rulers seek dominance over neighbouring kingdoms while navigating murder accusations, disputed succession, rebellion, dynastic marriage and the growing authority of the Anglo-Saxon Church. The sequence…
The Dark Age Chronicles in Order
The Dark Age Chronicles follows warriors and rulers in the violent centuries when Mercia, Northumbria, Wessex and neighbouring kingdoms competed for supremacy. The trilogy combines shield-wall warfare, dynastic ambition and divided loyalties, using the lives of fighting men to show how personal oaths and royal rivalries shaped early…
The First Queen of England in Order
The First Queen of England trilogy follows Elfrida, or Ælfthryth, from an ambitious noblewoman to queen consort of King Edgar and a central figure in the politics of late tenth-century England. The series explores royal marriage, motherhood, succession and the competing interests surrounding the young princes Edward and…
The King’s Mother in Order
The King's Mother trilogy follows Lady Elfrida through the reign of her son Æthelred II and the political crises that engulf England at the turn of the eleventh century. As queen dowager and royal mother, she must defend her family and influence events amid Viking attacks, factional rivalry…
Wyrd of the Wolf in Order
The Wyrd of the Wolf trilogy follows Cynethryth and her son Æthelheard through the political and religious conflicts of seventh- and eighth-century southern England. Cynethryth’s forced marriage, captivity and divided loyalties place her at the centre of the wars that brought the last pagan communities of the south…
