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The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones

By Thomas Asbridge
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By Thomas Asbridge
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A renowned scholar brings to life medieval England’s most celebrated knight, William Marshal—providing an unprecedented and intimate view of this age and the legendary warrior class that shaped it.

Caught on the wrong side of an English civil war and condemned by his father to the gallows at age five, William Marshal defied all odds to become one of England’s most celebrated knights. Thomas Asbridge’s rousing narrative chronicles William’s rise, using his life as a prism to view the origins,...

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BiographyHistoryHistorical BiographyEuropean HistoryHistorical Biography - BritainBritish History - General & MiscellaneousBritain - Historical Biography - 1066-1485 (Medieval Period)1066-1485 (Medieval Period) - British History