Ivanhoe

Synopsis

One of the bbc's '100 novels that shaped our world''fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives!'banished from england for seeking to marry against his father's wishes, ivanhoe joins richard the lion heart on a crusade in the holy land. On his return, his passionate desire is to be reunited with the beautiful but forbidden lady rowena, but he soon finds himself playing a more dangerous game as he is drawn into a bitter power struggle between the noble king richard and his evil and scheming brother john.