Elizabeth Chadwick Books in Order

Set in 1360 and beyond, this sequel finds Jeanette of Kent widowed, a mother and determined to protect her children and estates. When Prince Edward offers marriage, love and security come hand in hand with crushing responsibility and the constant danger that surrounds the heir to the throne.

In 1338, Jeanette of Kent, cousin to Edward III, travels with the royal court to the Low Countries and falls in love with household knight Thomas Holland. Their secret marriage is threatened when politics force her into a second match and powerful families work to keep them apart.

In 1093 Wales, princess Nesta’s secure life shatters when her father is killed and she is taken hostage to the Norman court. Made the unwilling mistress of Henry and later married to knight Gerald FitzWalter, she is still drawn toward rebel prince Owain and a choice between duty and desire.

Raised as a chamber lady at Henry III’s court, Joanna of Swanscombe unexpectedly becomes a great heiress and is married to the king’s half-brother William de Valence. As resentment of the newcomers explodes into civil war, Joanna must use all her wits to safeguard her family and fortune.

On the Welsh borders in 1069, Englishwoman Christen sees her home overrun and her husband killed by Norman raiders. Their leader, Miles le Gallois, offers to spare her brother if she marries him, drawing them both into a fraught union tested by war, mistrust and slowly growing respect.

Aoife MacMurchada is only fourteen when her father, king of Leinster, is driven from his throne and forced into exile. As he bargains with Henry II and ambitious lord Richard de Clare for help, Aoife refuses to be a passive prize, shaping the invasion of Ireland with her own choices.

Lying on his deathbed, William Marshal sends for the Templar burial shrouds he brought back from Jerusalem and looks back on the pilgrimage of his youth. The story shifts between his final days and his time in the Holy Land, where politics, danger and forbidden love test his vows.

In her later years, Eleanor of Aquitaine endures imprisonment, widowhood and the bitter rivalries of her sons. Freed after Henry II’s death, she travels across Europe to secure Richard’s crown, ransom him from captivity and negotiate uneasy peace with his ambitious brother John.

Now queen of England beside Henry II, Eleanor of Aquitaine helps rule a vast empire and raise a growing brood of children. As Henry sidelines her and flaunts a mistress, Eleanor risks supporting rebellion, knowing that defiance could cost her freedom, family and future.

First in the Eleanor of Aquitaine trilogy, this novel follows teenage Alienor as she inherits Aquitaine and becomes queen of France. From arranged marriage and crusade to courtroom intrigues, she learns how little power a queen can wield—and how much she might still claim.

Two very different women—Empress Matilda, heir to Henry I, and Adeliza of Louvain, his young widow—are bound together by friendship and a disputed crown. While civil war rages between Matilda and Stephen, both women must navigate love, loyalty and the limits placed on their power.

Mahelt Marshal, spirited daughter of William Marshal, marries Hugh Bigod and enters one of England’s most powerful families. As King John turns on the Marshals and Bigods, Mahelt must decide how far she will go to protect her children, her marriage and her own fierce independence.

Roger Bigod, heir to the earldom of Norfolk, arrives at Henry II’s court to fight for his inheritance and meets Ida de Tosney, the king’s young mistress and mother of his child. Their marriage offers hope and heartbreak as royal demands, past grief and political duty strain their bond.

Set during the bitter civil war between Stephen and the Empress Matilda, the book follows John FitzGilbert Marshal, William’s ruthless and resourceful father. Besieged castles, shifting allegiances and one notorious gamble with his small son’s life show the high price of ambition and loyalty.

In this continuation of William Marshal’s story, his marriage to heiress Isabelle de Clare brings vast estates—and dangerous attention. Under King John’s suspicious gaze, with his sons taken as hostages, William must balance honour, rebellion and the safety of his family and the realm.

Following the real William Marshal, this novel charts his rise from landless younger son to famed tournament champion and trusted knight to Henry II and Queen Eleanor. Court rivalries, dangerous loyalties and a risky bond with the royal heirs shape his path toward power.

Nine-year-old Fulke FitzWarin, scorned by his grandmother and unsure of himself, is sent to be fostered at Ludlow Castle with Lord Joscelin de Dinan. Growing up alongside Joscelin’s daughter Hawise, he must overcome self-doubt, family enmities and Welsh threats to claim his place as a knight.

Disgraced noble bastard Sabin FitzSimon joins hardened knight Edmund Strongfist on campaign to the Holy Land, warned to steer clear of Strongfist’s daughter Annais. In the heat and danger of northern Syria, war, scandal and an unwanted betrothal force Sabin and Annais to fight for love and survival.

Saxon earl Waltheof of Huntingdon falls in love with Judith, the strong-willed niece of William the Conqueror, in the uneasy years after 1066. Their politically charged marriage, and the lives of their children, play out amid rebellion, royal suspicion and the first stirrings of crusade.

Based on a true story, this novel follows Fulke FitzWarin from awkward young courtier to feared outlaw after a disastrous quarrel with Prince John. Fighting to reclaim Whittington Castle and the love of Maude Walter, he defies a ruthless king across ambushes, sieges and shifting alliances.

Forced into a convent, Miriel of Wisbech longs to escape the cloister. When prisoner Nicholas de Caen survives the disastrous loss of King John’s treasure in the Wash and finds refuge there, the pair seize a dangerous chance at freedom that entangles them in secrets, stolen riches and betrayal.

During England’s civil war between Stephen and Matilda, soldier Oliver Pascal rescues young widow Catrin and a boy who is the late king’s illegitimate son. Drawn to Oliver yet restless with court life, Catrin trains as a midwife and risks everything to keep her vocation and her love.

Half-brothers Alexander and Hervi de Montroi, landless and restless, earn their living on the brutal tournament circuit. When Alexander falls for Monday, a young woman who later catches King John’s eye, love, ambition and politics collide in a story of risk, reinvention and survival.

After the Norman Conquest shatters her peaceful life, Saxon woman Ailith loses her husband and child and finds unexpected refuge with Norman knight Rolf de Brize. Years later, their daughter Julitta struggles to claim her own happiness amid brothels, bad marriages and perilous journeys across Europe.

Based on the film of the same name, First Knight retells the Arthurian legend of Camelot through the eyes of Lancelot and Guinevere. As their forbidden attraction grows, both must decide where loyalty lies when a traitor challenges King Arthur’s ideal of honour.

Mercenary knight Josceline de Gael, illegitimate son of a powerful ally of Henry II, wins both honour and the love of spirited Linnet de Montsorrel. Jealousy, buried secrets and a deadly enemy from Josceline’s past threaten their fragile marriage and their hard-won future.

In thirteenth-century France, healer Bridget inherits mystical gifts said to descend from Mary Magdalene’s bloodline. Hunted by the Church and torn between her love for Catholic knight Raoul and loyalty to her heritage, she and her children fight to keep their wisdom alive during crusade.

Renard, heir to Ravenstow, returns from the crusader city of Antioch with a captivating mistress, Olwen, even though he is pledged to the heiress Elene. As civil strife and family feuds erupt, his divided loyalties threaten his marriage, his lands, and his life.

Set in 1126, The Running Vixen follows Heulwen FitzMiles, who has always sparked against her childhood friend Adam de Lacey. Widowed and pushed toward a new marriage, she must choose between duty and desire while border rivalries turn deadly.

On the turbulent Welsh border under King William Rufus, nobleman Guyon FitzMiles is ordered to wed Judith of Ravenstow, a terrified young heiress scarred by her upbringing. Their uneasy arranged marriage is tested by family secrets, political treachery, and brutal frontier warfare.