Dan Jones reviews “The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones,” by Thomas Asbridge.

Patricide, adultery, catapults and captives, the Magna Carta—just another day in the life of William Marshal, England’s most loyal and successful knight. Former Travel Editor An imprisoned and ...

The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones Thomas Asbridge. Ecco, $27.99 (432p) ISBN 978-0-06-226205-9 ...

The Greatest Knight chronicles the life of William Marshal – a peerless warrior and paragon of chivalry – at a time when the West was emerging from the Dark Ages into modernity.. The Greatest Knight, ...

Thomas Asbridge’s new book, The Greatest Knight: The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power behind Five English Thrones, aims to introduce Marshal to a wider audience.

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Books by two of our historians have been selected by Waterstones (link is external) as paperbacks of the year 2015. Chosen for the history category were The Greatest Knight (link is external), by Dr ...

The fascinating story of knighthood, told through the extraordinary life and times of William Marshal, whom many consider the world's greatest knight. From Europe's medieval castles to the holy ...