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26 de abr. de 2022 · About William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. "William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Norman French: Williame le Mareschal), was an Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman. He served five English kings – The "Young King" Henry, Henry II, Richard I, John, and Henry III.
11 de may. de 2020 · Here are a few reasons why he is considered to be England’s greatest knight. 1. Born in 1147, he was used as a hostage by his father and King Stephen at just 5 years of age during the Civil War. Most historians agree that it was William’s charm, as well as the personality of King Stephen, that kept him alive until the end of hostilities in ...
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 ...
21 de may. de 2017 · William Marshal was born in 1146. At the age of 12 he was sent to Normandy where, in the care of his mother’s cousin, William de Tancarville, he began his training to become a knight. Marshal was knighted in 1166 while on campaign in Normandy and attended his first tournament the following year. Little did he know at that stage that he was to ...
2 de dic. de 2014 · Finally, in his later years, we see that William Marshall’s greatest accomplishment for posterity is his role in getting King Henry II of England to agree to the Magna Carta (although slippery Henry later got the pope to support his repudiation of consent), and, simultaneously, maintaining the concept of a king for England, which seems to have worked pretty well for England’s stability in ...
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Yet William Marshal – or William the Marshal – was one of the greatest men ever to have lived and arguably the greatest ever Englishman. Although inexplicably omitted from schoolroom history he has a dozen claims to fame. He unhorsed Richard, the future King Richard I, the Lionheart, in battle and spared his life.
