Laurel A. Rockefeller Books

Life for women has always been somewhat of a treacherous experience filled with dangers.  With few or no legal rights or protections, women rarely decided for themselves who to have sex with, let alone marry.  Instead the men in their families, their governments, and their religions held almost complete control over their bodies.  Among women of high social status this meant that women’s bodies were tools for gaining wealth, power, and social status by those in position to us

Available in English in kindle, nook, and paperback editions.  Coming soon in Chinese language edition for kindle. In this excerpt from chapter five, Princess Anlei and her knight protector, Lord Corann meet Corann’s father and two of his half-brothers for the very first time. ———————————————————– “Make way.  Make way for her Royal Highness, Anlei, Crown Princess of Beinan,” cried the herald as Anlei entered the state dining room where the reception for the most important sui

Today’s historical person is King Henry the Fifth of England. Portrait of King Henry V of England. Series Name: The Legendary Women of World History Character name: King Henry V of England Parents names: King Henry IV (Henry Bolingbroke) and Welsh noblewoman Mary de Bohun Date of Birth: 16th September 1386. Place of Birth: Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. Reigned: 9th April 1413 to 31st August 1422. Died: 31st August 1422 while on campaign near Paris, France. Book appea

Every adventure n In book one, The Great Succession Crisis, we meet Corann, son of the legendary knight Cariadoc and Lady Priestess Cordelia.  At least one reviewer to date describes Corann as “archtypical” and in many ways they are right. Based in part on medieval literary figures such as King Arthur and Sir Lancelot of Camelot and historical figures such as King Richard I (Lionheart) and Prince Edward (the Black Prince) of Woodstock (historical note: Edward was not called t