{"product_id":"an-empire-lost-austin-hernon-9780854952793","title":"An Empire Lost: The Third Crusade is coming to a bloody end...","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe final instalment of an absorbing Medieval saga! Perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, Robyn Young, Alison Weir and Anthony Riches.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill Berengaria's king ever return to her side?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1192\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edefeated Saladin's forces in Jaffa, \u003cb\u003e Richard the Lionheart \u003c\/b\u003ehas sent his queen, \u003cb\u003eBerengaria of Navarre\u003c\/b\u003e to Rome while he handles business elsewhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNot knowing when the king will return, Berengaria sets about making diplomatic connections with Pope Celestine III and Rome's high-ranking cardinals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDisaster strikes when the news arrives that Richard is being held hostage by Holy Roman Emperor Heinrich VI - a major political rival. Horrified, Berengaria and the king's mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, begin to raise funds to pay his ransom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut not everyone is so eager to see Richard's release. Having designs on England's throne and the king's French possessions, Richard's brother, Prince John, has revolted in his absence, supported by King Philip of France. Together, they conspire to prolong Richard's captivity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith tensions rising throughout Europe, Berengaria worries that she will once more be caught in the middle of a war. And without her husband by her side, she begins to despair of ever producing an heir to secure England's unwieldy throne... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWill Berengaria and Richard ever be reunited? Will they be able to secure England's line of succession and their lands in France?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr is Richard's empire destined to fall...?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Empire Lost\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the third historical novel in The Berengaria of Navarre Medieval Trilogy: Early Plantagenet novels set during the Third Crusade and the reign of Richard the Lionheart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BERENGARIA OF NAVARRE MEDIEVAL TRILOGY SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK ONE: The Lionheart's Bride\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: The Abandoned Queen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK THREE: An Empire Lost\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Austin Hernon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0854952799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780854952793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d","brand":"Austin Hernon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801019429119,"sku":"9780854952793","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-empire-lost-austin-hernon-9780854952793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}