Suffolk Series by Norah Lofts

Sir Godfrey Tallboys: A knight-errant at the top of his profession and with little thought beyond the next tourney. A long way from being wealthy but in need of a house for his pretty young wife. Lady Sybilla Tallboys: A loving wife, tolerant of her husband’s shortcomings—and with a strong desire for a home where she could raise their four children instead of relying on the charity of relatives... moreSir Godfrey Tallboys: A knight-errant at the top of his profession and with little thought beyond the next tourney. A long way from being wealthy but in need of a house for his pretty young wife. Lady Sybilla Tallboys: A loving wife, tolerant of her husband’s shortcomings—and with a strong desire for a home where she could raise their four children instead of relying on the charity of relatives. Forethought was rare for Sir Godfrey but he decided to build a house even though it took the last of his money. A magnificent tourney in Spain would make his fortune so, leaving England, he went off to fight. But tourney turned to treachery and at home he was reported dead. It fell to Sybilla to fend for herself and her children in the hope that, one day, Sir Godfrey would return. less

Sir Godfrey Tallboys had come home from the Crusades. Home to Knight's Acre. But the years had brought many changes - and not only to his estate. His wife Sybilla, exhausted with struggling to keep poverty at bay, had grown old before her time. And with Sir Godfrey's return, there was further change. With him was the Moorish slave girl who had saved his life in Spain...Tana, beautiful and beguiling, his mistress - and now she was expecting his child... moreSir Godfrey Tallboys had come home from the Crusades. Home to Knight's Acre. But the years had brought many changes - and not only to his estate. His wife Sybilla, exhausted with struggling to keep poverty at bay, had grown old before her time. And with Sir Godfrey's return, there was further change. With him was the Moorish slave girl who had saved his life in Spain...Tana, beautiful and beguiling, his mistress - and now she was expecting his child. Aflame with all the jealous passions of the East, Tana saw Sybilla as the obstacle to her desire. Her arrival was to alter the fortunes of the quiet Suffolk house. And in a way none of them could have possibly foreseen... less

The third vol. Of a trilogy; the first is Knight's Acre, and the second is The homecoming. Subject: Historical fiction