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William Marshal, primer conde de Pembroke, también conocido como Guillermo el Mariscal, William the Marshal o Guillaume le Maréchal, fue un militar y noble anglonormando. Descrito por Stephen Langton como el «más grande caballero que jamás vivió», sirvió a cuatro reyes —Enrique II, Ricardo Corazón de León, Juan I y Enrique III— y a lo largo de su vida pasó de ser un simple ...
15 de ene. de 2015 · ‘A rip-roaring new life of Marshal … [a] splendid account of a great medieval life' Dan Jones, author of Crusaders‘A thoroughly entertaining account of England’s most colourful and courageous medieval knight’ Sunday Times Drawing upon an array of contemporary evidence, renowned historian Thomas Asbridge’s authoritative and dramatic account brings to life the often overlooked figure ...
Henry III. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke ( c. 1146 — 14 May 1219), sometimes called William, the Marshal or simply the Marshal amd also William Marshal I and nicknamed the Great or the Fearless was an English knight and a nobleman who served four kings of England during his time as a knight: Henry II, Richard I, John, and Henry III.
William Marshal's involvement in the enactment and promotion of the Magna Carta was a defining feature of his political career, particularly during his tenure as the Regent of England. The Magna Carta, originally sealed by King John in 1215, emerged from the turbulent relationships between the monarch and his barons, driven by grievances over heavy taxation and arbitrary rule.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Marshal, William (c.1147–1219).William the Marshal began life as the fourth son of a minor lord who was hereditary royal master marshal. From such modest beginnings, he rose to become earl of Pembroke (from 1189), through marriage to the heiress Isabella, and ultimately regent of England (1216–19) at the time of Henry III's minority, a spectacular example of the open-endedness of English ...
3 de feb. de 2019 · Dort erfuhr William Marshal nun also, was es bedeutete wirklich Krieg zu führen: Bei Ausfällen ins Land der Aufständischen richteten Heinrichs Ritter Verwüstungen an, plünderten Siedlungen und verbrannten Ernten und so konnte die Rebellion innerhalb eines Monats niedergeschlagen werden.
1 de may. de 2019 · William Marshal had a number of lucky breaks, to be sure, and there were periods when he fell from favour, particularly under the notoriously fickle “Bad” King John. Marshal certainly must have been a smart operator to negotiate the tricky politics of the medieval court, but his loyalty to the kings he swore allegiance to gave him a reputation for steadfastness which helped make his fortune.
