And in this year of our Lord, 1145, now drawing to its close, chaotic events had seemed to be offering promise, however faint as yet, that even the two cousins battling wearily for the throne must...
It is early in the twelfth century and the civil war between King Stephen and the Empress Maud rages with renewed vigor. In the battle of Lincoln, the sheriff of Shropshire is captured and the king...
In the summer of 1143, two important visitors arrive at the Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul one dead, one very much alive-and set to wreak havoc within the tiny Benedictine Community. William of...
Gervase Bonel, his wife and his servants are guests at the Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. They Have bequeathed their manor home to the monastery in exchange for care and lodging...
In the Summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and Empress Maud, the two royal cousins contending for the throne, have temporarily exhausted other. On the...
