Books like Knights of the Cross by Tom Harper

A historical novel set in the 12th century, focusing on the building of a cathedral and the surrounding community's fortunes amidst historical events of the time.

Hugh De Luc's quest to find Sophie, kidnapped during the Crusades, is fraught with danger and historical intrigue.

A Scottish crusader named Sir Kenneth proves his honor and discovers his destiny in Sir Walter Scott’s tale of chivalry, romance, and deceit during the Third Crusade.

Cotton Malone, a retired Justice Department operative turned antiquarian bookseller, is drawn back into a perilous treasure hunt for the lost riches of the Knights Templar, pursuing a rival of assassins and uncovering a conspiracy that could alter the modern world.

A scholarly investigation into parchments found in a small French church, proposing new insights into the Holy Grail myth while connecting the mystery to the Knights Templar, Rennes‑le‑Château and secret societies.

In 1209 Languedoc, bookish Isidore becomes scribe to Pagan Kidrouk, Archdeacon of Carcassonne, and is thrust into the violent clash of papal forces against Cathar heretics as the Crusade approaches the city.

Set on the eve of the last Crusade, "Brethren" follows knight Will Campbell as he seeks a stolen Book of the Grail while former slave Baybars Bundukdari plots a new Holy War, weaving intrigue, battle and mystery into a vivid medieval drama.

A boy travels to Jerusalem to save his family’s lands and discovers a legendary relic in 'The Celtic Crusades' trilogy.

A young Englishman becomes a Knight of St. John, defending Christendom against pirates and the Ottoman Turks during the First Siege of Rhodes.

A young knight's journey through the Middle Ages, following Richard the Lionhearted's Third Crusade.

Set in 11th‑century Palermo under Norman rule, The Ruby in Her Navel follows young knight Thurstan Beauchamp as he navigates politics, faith, and personal loyalties while uncovering conspiracies against the king.

In any numbering of the great captains of history, the name of Erwin Rommel must stand in the first rank. He was the outstanding Axis field commander of the Second World War, and was respected, even admired, as well as feared by his opponents. Here, it seemed to the Allies, was a supremely professional soldier: chivalrous, decent, untainted by the crimes of the Nazi regime, carrying out his duty with often dazzling success. David Fraser's book - surely the definitive study - brings to Rommel's career not only the perceptions of an acclaimed biographer, but those of a distinguished soldier too: his insights into Rommel's mind and methods carry the authority of experience. He shows how inspiringly spontaneous and superficially haphazard Rommel's style of leadership could be: 'Rommel believed that war is a reckless, untidy business, and that the habits of mind of a methodical manager are alien to what is required.' Instead, his hallmarks were boldness of manoeuvre, ferocity in attack, and tenacity in pursuit. These were the qualities he displayed in his great battles in the North African desert; they were, David Fraser demonstrates, evident from his earliest battles in the First World War to his last, defending Fortress Europe from the Allied invasion of 1944. This is, first and foremost, a biography of a soldier. But Rommel reached a position in which he almost inevitably became embroiled in politics. When he realized that the Allied invasion was going to succeed, he realized also that the only way to save Germany was somehow to negotiate a peace settlement. He tried to present Hitler - to whom he had always been devoted, and who had always shown him a particular respect and affection - with the military realities: he was branded a defeatist and ignored. But his opinions, and his apparent links (meticulously discussed by Fraser) with the Stauffenberg plotters of July 1944 - one of them, under interrogation, mentioned Rommel as a possible head of post-Hitlerian Germany - condemned him in the eyes of the Fuhrer he had served so loyally. He was offered the choice of trial by a People's Court - a sham of course - or suicide, a state funeral and protection for his family. He chose the latter . Rommel is not, to David Fraser, a flawless hero: his failings as well as his genius are recorded here. But he had that instinct for battle and leadership which sets him apart from his contemporaries and places him among the great commanders.

Set in 1187 Jerusalem, the novel follows Knight Rannulf Fitzwilliam as he witnesses the clash of Crusader politics, religious fervor, and the looming threat of Saladin while intertwined with King Baudouin’s fragile reign and Princess Sybilla’s defiant claim.

Ursula, accused of witchcraft for her healing knowledge, avoids a fiery execution by joining her father and thousands of pilgrims on Peter the Hermit’s first crusade from Cologne to Jerusalem in 1096.

Set in the 13th century, Lord Geoffrey's Fancy follows Sir Geoffrey de Bruyere, acclaimed as the finest knight in Romanie, through hunts, jousts, and fierce battles against the Turks, blending courtly love, chivalry, and crusading conflict.