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Cover of BLONDEL'S SONG: THE CAPTURE, IMPRISONMENT AND RANSOM OF RICHARD THE LIONHEART

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BLONDEL'S SONG: THE CAPTURE, IMPRISONMENT AND RANSOM OF RICHARD THE LIONHEART

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This book retraces and rediscovers Richard's secret journey across the Alps in winter, and uncovers the real story of the arrest of Europe's most powerful king, two thousand miles from home, and the effects of his gigantic ransom. It explains …

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This book retraces and rediscovers Richard's secret journey across the Alps in winter, and uncovers the real story of the arrest of Europe's most powerful king, two thousand miles from home, and the effects of his gigantic ransom. It explains for the first time the real meaning of the legend of Blondel, the song that revealed Richard's lonely cell, and the truth about who Blondel was.

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"This book retraces and rediscovers Richard's secret journey across the Alps in winter, and uncovers the real story of the arrest of Europe's most powerful king, two thousand miles from …"

— Margaret

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