The Greatest Knight (Audiobook)

from Medievalgirl

William Marshall is a popular subject for biography. I know of at least four such titles- mostly with a different focus or perspective. Richard Brooks 'The Knight Who Saved England' (2013), had an emphasis on battles and military history. David Crouch's 'Knighhood, War and Chivalry' is a more aca...

from bezoar44

This book offers a lively history of the life - and times - of William Marshal, who started as a minor squire but grew into an exemplar of the chivalric code and, as a major lord and caretaker of the throne for the child King Henry III, likely saved England from becoming a part of France. Along t...

from Stbalbach

The greatest Medieval knight of the High Middle Ages (1000-1300), what is not to love. Asbridge does a yeoman's job filling in the story of Marshal, and the broader context of the period in France and England. Marshal lived through the death of 5 kings so there is a lot of famous history of the s...

from jcbrunner

This is a good account of the life of William Marshal that suffers from the common defect of most biographies of the era. The source material just isn't sufficient to produce a full biography of persons who are not kings themselves. At times, therefore, the main protagonist almost disappears and ...

from Keith.G.Richie

Being a typical American, I don't know nearly as much English history as I should. I admit I had never heard of William Marshal before picking this book up. Marshal was a knight in service to Henry II, Henry The Younger, Richard I (the Lionhearted), King John, and finally to Henry III. He rose fr...