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13 de may. de 2019 · 13 May 2019 By Elizabeth Chadwick. On 14 May, 1219, William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke, soldier, statesman and regent of England, died at his home in Caversham. To mark the 800th anniversary of his death, historian and novelist Elizabeth Chadwick looks at how this remarkable man’s fame grew, then disappeared until relatively recently.
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 ...
Earl of Pembroke. William Marshal, 1. Earl of Pembroke (* 1144; † 14. Mai 1219 in Caversham ), auch bekannt unter dem Namen Guillaume le Maréchal oder einfach nur the Marshal genannt, war ein anglo-normannischer Ritter, englischer Baron sowie ein Regent und Lord Marshal von England . Insbesondere aufgrund seiner Erfolge als Turnierkämpfer ...
When Sir William Marshal died on 14 May 1219, he was the most powerful man in England. As earl of Pembroke, he ruled vast estates stretching across England, Wales and Ireland (including Cartmel, where he founded the Priory in around 1189). He also governed the kingdom as regent on behalf of the eleven-year-old King Henry III (1216-1272).
Early Life and Rise to Fame. Born the second son of a minor noble named John FitzGilbert, The Marshal of the King’s Horses, William’s life started out in an extremely turbulent manner. He was born in 1146 or 1147 at Newbury Castle, during a time in history known as “The Anarchy”, when 2 rival factions laid claim to the Throne, King ...
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.
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.
