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

by Thomas Asbridge

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’

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Publication date

2015

Format

Print edition

Pages

464

ISBN

9780062262066