{"product_id":"ironhand-paperback","title":"Ironhand - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHilary Green\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Full of narrative drive and historical insight. A must read for fans of the period.' Richard Foreman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1095.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePope Urban calls on the princes of Christendom to free Jerusalem from the infidel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohemond of Taranto arrives in Sicily seeking recruits for his force of Crusaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanulph of Erbistock, known as Ironhand, joins him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBohemond's army is beset by enemies without and dissension and treachery within, but Ranulph becomes one of his trusted councillors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crusaders fight their way onwards until halted by the impregnable walls of Antioch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanulph calls on the help of an old friend to find a way into the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of the ensuing slaughter he is reunited with Mariam, the woman he hoped to marry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesieged in their turn, the crusaders are saved by the discovery of the Holy Lance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerusalem falls to them at last, but Ranulph is sickened by the terrible slaughter that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost at the point of death, he is offered a chance to join a new Order of Brothers whose purpose is to care for the sick.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ranulph is one of God's warriors. And he will have to fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHilary Green\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several historical novels about the themes of love and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42108111487111,"sku":"9781797634623","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e3c16ca7a32f674399233d9b2b4d59fe.webp?v=1732462602","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ironhand-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}