Crusader: The perfect gift for Fathers Day
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Yet another of historys most brutal and dramatic chapters given the five-star Ben Kane treatment. Paul Finch KING. POLITICIAN. WARRIOR. CONQUEROR. 1189. Richard the Lionhearts long-awaited goal comes true as he is crowned King of England. Setting his own kingdom in order he prepares to embark on a gruelling crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. With him on every step of the journey is Ferdia his loyal Irish follower. Together they travel from southern France to Italy to the kingdom of Sicily and beyond. Finally poised to sail to the Holy Land Richard finds a bitter two-year-long siege awaiting him. And with it the iconic Saracen leader responsible for the loss of Jerusalem Saladin. No one can agree who should fill the empty throne of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Saladins huge army shadows Richards every move. Conditions are brutal the temperatures boiling and on the dusty field of Arsuf the Lionheart and his soldiers face their ultimate test...
