I have always been interested in how the British have influenced different parts of the world. There are few places on the planet where the British have not left some imprint, and Jerusalem and the Holy Land certainly do not fall in that category. Raiders of the Hidden Ark seeks to put the Parker expedition into the context of Europeans who have come to Jerusalem looking for treasures. It tells the story of those who went, and why they went, on the expedition. The book aims to explain what really happened on the expedition and what happened to them afterwards.