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The Greatest Knight
- The Remarkable Life of William Marshal, the Power Behind Five English Thrones
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
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The Greatest Knight
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Publisher's Summary
In The Greatest Knight, renowned historian Thomas Asbridge draws upon the thirteenth-century biography and an array of other contemporary evidence to present a compelling account of William Marshal's life and times. Asbridge charts the unparalleled rise to prominence of a man bound to a code of honor yet driven by unquenchable ambition.
Marshal was the true Lancelot of his era - a peerless warrior and paragon of chivalry. As a five-year-old boy, William was sentenced to execution and led to the gallows, yet this landless younger son survived his brush with death and went on to train as a medieval knight. Against all odds Marshal rose through the ranks - serving at the right hand of five English monarchs - to become a celebrated tournament champion, a baron and politician, and, ultimately, regent of the realm.
This knight's tale lays bare the brutish realities of medieval warfare and the machinations of the royal court and draws us into the heart of a formative period of our history. It is the story of one remarkable man, the birth of the knightly class to which he belonged, and the forging of the English nation.
What the critics say
"Readers seeking a deeper understanding of early tournaments and the origins of chivalry will be pleased." (Library Journal)
"Derek Perkins skillfully narrates Asbridge's history of the exemplary twelfth-century knight William Marshall.... Perkins's voice has something of the medieval in it, and he easily fills the contours of a narrative that ranges from the manufacture of knight's armor to its bloody use on the field of battle. Here is Arthurian legend at its core - and one of the year's true sleepers." (AudioFile)
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- braden
- 2020-04-13
Truly the greatest Knight
From start to finish, this is an amazing book, I wasnt sure at first if I'd enjoy it but it has to be one of my favorite books right now. To William The Great!
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- Giggs
- 2024-03-15
STORY OF MARSHALL IS AMAZING but not this one.
I do enjoy Medieval stories and the rare men & women who suceed. Will Marshall is a big favourite, but author wants us to know the minutia of the surrounding politics instead of the details of Will's life. There is an exciting version of events, but it is very difficult with this version.
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