{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6761256ff444544373f2f68a/679c1d18d8ce1ea6bb1c7cb1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Melisende of Jerusalem","description":"<p>Melisende of Jerusalem was one of those rare characters in history - a Queen Regnant. She ruled the Kingdom of Jerusalem for over 20 years, and somehow managed to hold it together in the face of enormous opposition. </p><p><br></p><p>Sources/Further Reading</p><p>Pangonis, Katherine: Queens of Jerusalem- The Women Who Dared To Rule</p><p>Montefiore, Simon Sebastian: Jerusalem - The Biography</p><p>Jones, Dan: Crusaders- An Epic War for the History of the Holy Lands</p><p>Wikipedia</p>","author_name":"Amanda Paterson"}