Michael JECKS - The Templar's Penance

Здесь есть возможность читать онлайн «Michael JECKS - The Templar's Penance» весь текст электронной книги совершенно бесплатно (целиком полную версию без сокращений). В некоторых случаях можно слушать аудио, скачать через торрент в формате fb2 и присутствует краткое содержание. Год выпуска: 2014, ISBN: 2014, Издательство: Headline, Жанр: Исторический детектив, на английском языке. Описание произведения, (предисловие) а так же отзывы посетителей доступны на портале библиотеки ЛибКат.

The Templar's Penance: краткое содержание, описание и аннотация

Предлагаем к чтению аннотацию, описание, краткое содержание или предисловие (зависит от того, что написал сам автор книги «The Templar's Penance»). Если вы не нашли необходимую информацию о книге — напишите в комментариях, мы постараемся отыскать её.

The fifteenth Knights Templar Mystery It is
, and Sir Baldwin de Furnshill and Bailiff Simon Puttock have been granted leave to go on pilgrimage. Together they travel across Europe to Santiago de Compostela. But danger is never far away, and when a beautiful girl is found murdered on a hillside, the friends are among the first on the scene.
Baldwin and Simon lend their investigative skills to the enquiry, headed by the local pesquisidore. But the unexpected appearance of a face from Baldwin’s past could threaten the investigation, as well as the future of Baldwin himself. . .

The Templar's Penance — читать онлайн бесплатно полную книгу (весь текст) целиком

Ниже представлен текст книги, разбитый по страницам. Система сохранения места последней прочитанной страницы, позволяет с удобством читать онлайн бесплатно книгу «The Templar's Penance», без необходимости каждый раз заново искать на чём Вы остановились. Поставьте закладку, и сможете в любой момент перейти на страницу, на которой закончили чтение.

Тёмная тема
Сбросить

Интервал:

Закладка:

Сделать

Michael Jecks

THE TEMPLAR’S PENANCE

2003

To paraphrase P.G. Wodehouse…

This book is for the builder and his wife, without whose wine, food and conversation this book would have been finished in a third of the time.

Thanks, Bob and Heather.

The Templars Penance - изображение 1

About the Author

Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry to concentrate on his - фото 2

Michael Jecks gave up a career in the computer industry to concentrate on his writing. He is the founder of Medieval Murderers, has been Chairman of the Crime Writers’ Association, and helped create the Historical Writers’ Association. Keen to help new writers, for some years he organised the Debut Dagger competition, and is now organising the Aspara Writing festival for new writers at Evesham. He has judged many prizes, including the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Michael is an international speaker on writing and for business. He lives with his wife, children and dogs in northern Dartmoor.

Michael can be contacted through his website: www.michaeljecks.co.uk.

He can be followed on twitter (@MichaelJecks) or on Facebook.com/Michael.Jecks.author.

His photos of Devon and locations for his books can be found at: Flickr.com/photos/Michael_Jecks.

Glossary

Claveiro

Key-holder or castellan of a castle (in Portugal).

Espada

The symbol of the Knights of Santiago. The upper part was a cross, but the lower part was shaped like a sword’s blade.

Frey, Freiles

‘Brother’, ‘Brothers’: the term given to knight warriors.

Furtum sacrum

The theft of a set of relics by a rival church was a recognised crime, but it was condoned as being a pious act. Our forefathers took the view that if the Saint in question objected, he or she had it in their power to prevent it.

Hidalgo

A low class of noble, a hidalgo was on a par with a reeve, probably, but was born to his position rather than elected. Hidalgos would often work in the fields with other townsfolk, which meant that they were looked down upon by other, higher nobles.

Malfechor

During the troubled early years of the 1300s, a raider or thief who preyed on travellers, villagers and anyone else they could rob or kill.

Maestre

Master – in Castile.

Mestre

Master – in Portugal.

Mudéjar

A Moslem living under Christian rule after the reconquest.

Pesquisidores

The title given to certain ‘enquirers’ in Castile from the early thirteenth century. Its literal meaning is: well-informed men who fear God.

Cast of Characters

Sir Baldwin de Furnshill

A former Knight Templar who is well-known as a resolute investigator of crimes in Devon. It is a new experience for him to be investigating a murder in a different land, Galicia, without the support of his wife, Lady Jeanne, and his servant, Edgar.

Bailiff Simon Puttock

Baldwin’s friend for many years, the Stannary Bailiff from Dartmoor is less used to travelling and finds Galicia more intimidating than Baldwin does.

IN COMPOSTELA

Dom Afonso

The son of a religious man, Afonso is burning with the determination to avenge his father’s death.

Caterina

The widowed sister of Domingo, and cousin of Joana, Caterina was rejected by her Christian father when she married her Moorish husband against his will. Now she is forced to beg in the streets.

Sir Charles

Once a proud supporter of Earl Thomas of Lancaster, Sir Charles now has no protector and must find a living as best he can.

Domingo

Leader of a small group of thieves, Domingo is distraught to witness the death of his son Sancho at the hand of Sir Charles; he is determined to exact revenge.

Gregory of Coventry

The ex-husband of Doña Stefanía, he has become a sad, disillusioned man. Now a cleric, he is appalled to see his ex-wife in Compostela.

Guillem

The clerk to Munio, who keeps notes and records all the Pesquisidor’s enquiries.

Joana

A lowly-born woman, she has been maid and confidante to Doña Stefanía for some years.

Margarita

Although she has the dark beauty of a Castilian lady, Margarita is in fact an Englishwoman from Oxford, who married Munio while he studied there.

María de Venialbo

A beggarwoman seen in the streets of Compostela. Like other mendicants, she is unpopular, for even pilgrims object to paying out good money to beggars!

Matthew

Baldwin made many friends when he was a Knight Templar, but most have faded from his memory over the last fifteen years. Matthew’s is one face he recognises. When the Order was destroyed, Matthew was left with nothing, and now he must beg his daily allowance from pilgrims.

Munio

In the city of Compostela, there are elected official investigators, the pesquisidores, of whom Munio is one. He studied in his youth at Oxford, and speaks fluent English.

Parceval Annesen

Forced to go on pilgrimage to atone for the murder of a fellow merchant in Ypres, Parceval is anxious lest he be seen to be wealthy, and thereby robbed or captured and held hostage. To avoid this, he conceals his wealth.

Paul

Squire and general man-at-arms to Sir Charles, he also sees to Dom Afonso’s needs.

Frey Ramón

One of the famous Knights of Santiago, Frey – or Brother – Ramón is apparently a devoted Soldier of Christ.

Don Ruy de Benavente

A knight forced to go into exile, unjustly accused of crimes against a young woman.

Doña Stefanía de Villamor

The Lady Prioress of the convent at Vigo is fearful that her money might be stolen, but still more worried about the contents of her purse. They are not hers, and she shouldn’t have kept them.

Author’s Note

It is impossible. I find, to hope to fire a reader’s interest in a subject without already being intrigued by it myself.

I know that is not an astute observation, yet it’s something many of my friends don’t appreciate, because I have often been asked to write on subjects which are well outside my sphere of interests. As a crime writer concentrating on medieval England, I was bemused to be advised that I should write a novel about Formula One and Indie motor racing. ‘Millions watch racing, Mike, you’d make a fortune!’

Thanks, Ramsey, but there are some things I do not want to write about!

The converse of this is also annoying. Sometimes I really do want to cover a subject in more detail, but can’t.

When you have spent months of your life researching a subject until you really live and breathe it, it’s very hard to discard the bulk of what you’ve learned in order that your editor won’t tell you off for trying to preach about your era. Sadly, though, she’s usually right. All the fascinating little details which get culled would have slowed the story down.

For example, there are two strands which led me to write this book. First is the difference (or lack of one) between English justice and law and the European model. The second is the theme of the ‘warrior monk’.

Читать дальше
Тёмная тема
Сбросить

Интервал:

Закладка:

Сделать

Похожие книги на «The Templar's Penance»

Представляем Вашему вниманию похожие книги на «The Templar's Penance» списком для выбора. Мы отобрали схожую по названию и смыслу литературу в надежде предоставить читателям больше вариантов отыскать новые, интересные, ещё непрочитанные произведения.


Michael Jecks - The Prophecy of Death
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks - The King of Thieves
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks - The Chapel of Bones
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks - The Tolls of Death
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks - The Outlaws of Ennor
Michael Jecks
Michael Jecks - The Templar
Michael Jecks
Michael JECKS - The Oath
Michael JECKS
Michael JECKS - The Devil's Acolyte
Michael JECKS
Michael JECKS - The Last Templar
Michael JECKS
Отзывы о книге «The Templar's Penance»

Обсуждение, отзывы о книге «The Templar's Penance» и просто собственные мнения читателей. Оставьте ваши комментарии, напишите, что Вы думаете о произведении, его смысле или главных героях. Укажите что конкретно понравилось, а что нет, и почему Вы так считаете.

x