General Military: The Knight Who Saved England : William Marshal and the French Invasion, 1217 (Paperback)

from jbennett

I found this very interesting about a person who I had never header about and a time I knew very little about apart from the cliches of bad King John and the warrior Richard the Lionheart.I read it very piecemeal so did find it tricky to keep track of everything that was happening and how the dif...

from Medievalgirl

This was the first biography of William Marshal I have read, though I recently became more interested in him, due perhaps in part to Thomas Asbridge's recent BBC Documentary. I can't make comparison with others, though I really should make an effort to read David Crouch's William Marshal: Knighth...

from Melisende

The chronicler Roger of Wendover, who wrote an account of events (Flower of History trans by JA Giles London 1849), said ... "This battle, which, in derision of Louis and the barons, they called "The Fair," took place on the 19th of May, which was on the Saturday in Whitsun-week; it commenced bet...

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I have always been fascinated by this period of history and I knew a little about William Marshal, which is why I picked up this book - but I had no idea quite how big of a hero he really was! I worried this the book might have been a bit of a heavy read, but it wasn't at all: it was a vivid and ...

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I have always been fascinated by this period of history and I knew a little about William Marshal, which is why I picked up this book - but I had no idea quite how big of a hero he really was! I worried this the book might have been a bit of a heavy read, but it wasn't at all: it was a vivid and ...