Margery (gred): A Tale of Old Nuremberg — Volume 05
1898
Nuremberg, 1495. The Imperial Diet convenes in a city bristling with political intrigue and ancient privilege, and at its heart stands Margery, a young woman whose world is about to shatter beneath the weight of courtly celebration. As the Emperor and Empress approach, Margery and her companions prepare garlands of flowers for the grand greeting, but beneath the festive surface, currents of rivalry and resentment churn. Her brother Herdegen has clashed with the dangerous Junker Henning, and Margery's own heart belongs to Hans Haller, a man whose devotion may not be enough to shield her from the consequences of family honor. Georg Ebers constructs a meticulously researched portrait of late medieval German life, where every banquet conceals a blade and every smile masks calculation. This is historical fiction at its Victorian finest: a world where love and loyalty collide with the merciless machinery of social standing, and where a single woman's courage may determine whether her family rises or falls.
