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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.
12 de may. de 2019 · William Marshal's tomb in the Temple Church, London "William's father, John Marshal, backed Empress Matilda against King Stephen during the anarchy which raged during the mid 12th Century," he said.
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 nov. de 2018 · Little is known about the two years Marshal subsequently spent in the Holy Land on crusade, but he certainly sailed for Jerusalem in the winter of 1183. Marshal returned to England in either 1185 or 1186, joining the court of Henry II in the final years of the latter’s reign. 5. He fought and almost killed Richard the Lionheart.
7 de jul. de 2017 · William Marshal, First Earl of Pembroke, died in 1219. The Temple Church, London. By the 1170s, William had become a popular but professional participant in tournaments, giving him almost legendary wealth. He was a strong, brave man, and his skills with a lance, mace, and sword, along with horsemanship, largely contributed to his successes.
14 de oct. de 2021 · ix, 248 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm Previous edition: 1990 Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-232) and index Ch. 1. Childhood and Squirehood -- John Marshal: Father and Son -- William de Tancarville: the 'Good Master' -- Ch. 2.
The career of William Marshal, who rose from being the penniless, landless younger son of a middle-ranking nobleman to be regent of England in the minority of Henry III, is one of the most extraordinary stories of the Middle Ages.His biography was completed shortly after his death by a household minstrel and we are fortunate that it survives to give a unique portrait of a twelfth-century ...
