The life stories of the most interesting and vivid historical figures of the Middle Ages, told by the famous historian Natalia Basovskaya, are collected in this book. Heroes, villains, fatal women, lords of half the world and rebels loved, hated, fought, lost and won many years ago, but their fates still concern us. All their secrets are revealed to the reader by the famous historian. What connected Richard the Lionheart and the king of France? Who was more brutal than the Duke of Alba? Who did Joan of Arc actually love? All the answers in this book.