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Historical Mysteries: Middle Ages
Mysteries set in the Middle Ages (c. 450 - c. 1500)
(NOTE: Mysteries set in the Byzantine Empire are listed under Historical Mysteries: Ancient World)
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Historical Mysteries: 5th Century
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- Noyer, Albert: Getorius and Arcadia series

- The Secundus Papyrus

- The Cybelene Conspiracy

- Noyer, Albert: The Saint's Day Deaths

Historical Mysteries: 7th Century
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- Tremayne, Peter: Sister Fidelma series (aka Celtic Mystery series)
- Absolution By Murder

- Shroud for the Archbishop

- Suffer Little Children

- The Subtle Serpent

- The Spider's Web

- Valley of the Shadow

- The Monk Who Vanished

- Act of Mercy

- Our Lady of Darkness

- Smoke in the Wind

- The Haunted Abbot

- Badger's Moon

- The Leper's Bell

- Master of Souls

- A Prayer for the Damned

(short stories) Hemlock at Vespers 
(short stories) Whispers of the Dead

A Sister Fidelma short story appears in Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories (edited by Anne Perry)

Historical Mysteries: 11th Century
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- Harper, Tom: First Crusade series
- The Mosaic of Shadows

- Knights of the Cross

- Siege of Heaven

- Marston, Edward: Domesday Books series (England, c. 1066)
- The Wolves of Savernake

- The Ravens of Blackwater

- The Dragons of Archenfield

- The Lions of the North

- The Serpents of Harbledown

- The Stallions of Woodstock

- The Hawks of Delamere

- The Wildcats of Exeter

- The Foxes of Warwick

- The Owls of Gloucester

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- Parker, I.J.: Sugawara Akitada series
- Rashomon Gate

- The Hell Screen

- The Dragon Scroll

- Black Arrow

- Island of Exiles

Historical Mysteries: 12th Century
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- Ash, Maureen: Templar Knights series

- The Alehouse Murders

- Beaufort, Simon: Sir Geoffrey Mappestone series (Crusades, c. 1100)
- Murder in the Holy City

- A Head for Poisoning

- Franklin, Ariana: Mistress of the Art of Death

- Gear, Kathleen O'Neal & W. Michael: Anasazi series
- The Visitant

- The Summoning God

- Bone Walker

- Gellis, Roberta: A Mortal Bane

- Knight, Bernard: Crowner John series (aka Sir John deWolfe series)

- The Sanctuary Seeker

- The Poisoned Chalice

- Crowner's Quest

- The Awful Secret

- The Tinner's Corpse

- The Grim Reaper

- Fear in the Forest

- The Witch Hunter

- Figure of Hate

- The Elixir of Death

- The Noble Outlaw

- The Manor of Death

- Newman, Sharan: Catherine LeVendeur series (France, 12th century)
- Death Comes As Epiphany

- The Devil's Door

- The Wandering Arm

- Strong As Death

- Cursed in the Blood

- The Difficult Saint

- To Wear the White Cloak

- Heresy

- The Outcast Dove

- Penman, Sharon Kay: Justin de Quincy series
- The Queen's Man

- Cruel as the Grave

- Dragon's Lair

- Prince of Darkness

- Peters, Ellis: Brother Cadfael series (England, c. 1145)
- A Morbid Taste for Bones

- One Corpse Too Many

- Monk's Hood

- St. Peter's Fair

- The Leper of Saint Giles

- The Virgin in the Ice

- The Sanctuary Sparrow

- The Devil's Novice

- Dead Man's Ransom

- The Pilgrim of Hate

- An Excellent Mystery

- The Raven in the Foregate

- The Rose Rent

- The Hermit of Eyton Forest

- The Confession of Brother Haluin

- The Heretic's Apprentice

- A Rare Benedectine

- The Potter's Field

- The Summer of the Danes

- The Holy Thief

- Brother Cadfael's Penance

- Wolf, Joan: Medieval Mystery series
- No Dark Place

- The Poisoned Serpent

Historical Mysteries: 13th Century
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- Gordon, Alan: Theophilos series (aka Fool's Guild series)
- Thirteenth Night

- Jester Leaps In

- A Death in the Venetian Quarter

- The Widow of Jerusalem

- An Antic Disposition

- The Lark's Lament

- The Moneylender of Toulouse

- Morson, Ian: Medieval Oxford series (aka Falconer series)
- Falconer's Crusade

- Falconer's Judgement

- Falconer and the Face of God

- A Psalm for Falconer

- Falconer and the Great Beast

- Morson, Ian: Niccolò Zuliani series

- City of the Dead

- Robb, Candace: A Trust Betrayed

- Royal, Priscilla: Brother Thomas series

- Wine of Violence

- Tyrant of the Mind

- Sorrow Without End

Historical Mysteries: 14th Century
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- Doherty, P.C.: Hugh Corbett series (England, c. 1300)
- Satan in St. Mary's

- The Crown in Darkness

- Spy in Chancery

- The Angel of Death

- The Prince of Darkness

- Murder Wears a Cowl

- The Assassin in the Greenwood

- The Song of a Dark Angel

- Satan's Fire

- The Devil's Hunt

- The Demon Archer

- The Treason of the Ghosts

- Corpse Candle

- Eco, Umberto: The Name of the Rose

- Gregory, Susanna: Matthew Bartholomew series (England, c. 1348)
- An Unholy Alliance

- A Bone of Contention

- A Plague on Both Your Houses

- Jecks, Michael: West Country series (aka Sir Baldwin Furnshill & Simon Puttock series) (aka Knights Templar series)
- The Last Templar

- The Merchant's Partner

- A Moorland Hanging

- The Crediton Killings

- The Abbot's Gibbet

- The Leper's Return

- Squire Throwleigh's Heir

- Belladonna at Belstone

- The Traitor of St. Giles

- The Boy-Bishop's Glovemaker

- The Tournament of Blood

- The Sticklepath Strangler

- The Devil's Acolyte

- The Mad Monk of Gidleigh

- The Templar's Penance

- The Outlaws of Ennor

- The Tolls of Death

- The Chapel of Bones

- The Butcher of St. Peter's

- A Friar's Bloodfeud

- The Death Ship of Dartmouth

- The Malice of Unnatural Death

- Dispensation of Death

- Jinks, Catherine: The Inquisitor (1318)

- Roe, Caroline: Isaac of Girona series (1350s)
- Remedy for Treason

- Cure for a Charlatan

- Antidote for Avarice

- Solace for a Sinner

- A Potion for a Widow

- A Draught for a Dead Man

- A Poultice for a Healer

- Consolation for an Exile

- Morgan, Philippa: Chaucer series
- Chaucer and the House of Fame

- Chaucer and the Legend of Good Women

- Chaucer and the Doctor of Physic

- Robb, Candace: Owen Archer series (England, c. 1370)
- The Apothecary Rose

- The Lady Chapel

- The Nun's Tale

- The King's Bishop

- The Riddle of St. Leonard's

- A Gift of Sanctuary

- A Spy for the Redeemer

- The Cross-legged Knight

- Doherty, P.C.: Canterbury Tales series (aka Nicholas Chirke series) (England, c. 1390)
- An Ancient Evil: The Knight's Tale

- A Tapestry of Murders: The Lawyer's Tale

- A Tournament of Murders: The Franklin's Tale

- Ghostly Murders: The Priest's Tale

- The Hangman's Hymn: The Carpenter's Tale

Historical Mysteries: 15th Century
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- Doherty, P.C.: Matthew Jankyn series
- The Whyte Harte

- The Serpent Amongst the Lilies

- Dove Amongst the Hawks

- Doherty, P.C.: The Fate of Princes (England, 1483)

- Frazer, Margaret: Joliffe series (England, c. 1430)
- A Play of Isaac

- A Play of Dux Moraud

- Frazer, Margaret: Sister Frevisse series (England, c. 1430)
- The Novice's Tale

- The Outlaw's Tale

- The Piroress' Tale

- The Servant's Tale

- The Bishop's Tale

- The Boy's Tale

- The Murderer's Tale

- The Maiden's Tale

- The Reeve's Tale

- The Squire's Tale

- The Clerk's Tale

- The Bastard's Tale

- The Hunter's Tale

- The Widow's Tale

- The Sempster's Tale

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- Grace, C.L.: Kathryn Swinbrooke series (England, c. 1470)
- A Shrine of Murders

- The Eye of God

- The Merchant of Death

- The Book of Shadows

- Saintly Murders

- A Maze of Murders

- A Feast of Poisons

- McIntosh, Pat: Gil Cunningham series (Scotland, 1490s)

- The Harper's Quine

- The Nicholas Feast

- The Merchant's Mark

- St. Mungo's Robin

- The Rough Collier

- Sedley, Kate: Roger the Chapman series (England, 1470s)
- Death and the Chapman

- The Plymouth Cloak

- The Weaver's Tale (aka The Hanged Man)

- The Holy Innocents

- The Eve of Saint Hyacinth

- The Wicked Winter

- The Brothers of Glastonbury

- The Weaver's Inheritance

- The Goldsmith's Daughter

- The St. John's Fern

- The Lammas Feast

- Nine Men Dancing

- The Midsummer Rose

- The Burgundian's Tale

- The Prodigal Son

- Stuckart, Diane A.S.: Leonardo da Vinci series

- The Queen's Gambit

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