The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshall, the Power Behind Five English Thrones by Thomas Asbridge, Thomas Asbridge
The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshall, the Power Behind Five English Thrones
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Thomas Asbridge, Thomas Asbridge
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The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshall, the Power Behind Five English Thrones

Thomas Asbridge, Thomas Asbridge

464 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

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William Marshal (1147-1219) was the Lancelot of his era - a landless younger son who rose through the ranks to serve as right-hand man to five English monarchs, including Richard the Lionheart and his brother John. Drawing on contemporary evidence...

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